He covid-19 It continues to generate alarm in different countries around the world due to the appearance of new variants. One of them strains is the ‘FLiRT’, which has become the dominant one in the United States surpassing JN.1.
Researchers of the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC). They discovered the new variant in their work monitoring wastewater.
“One of those features is changes in the spike protein, which plays a key role in how COVID-19 colonizes our body and makes us sick”said the dean of the Yale School of Public Health, Megan Ranney.
In addition, researchers have highlighted that simultaneously fewer and fewer people are catching up on updated vaccines.
Vaccine against covid-19.
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In the United States population the update rate of the covid-19 vaccine is quite low, about 22%, Therefore, Dr. Ranney warns that “when immunity is weakened, the risk of a wave of cases occurs.
The symptoms of the new variant
- Fever.
- Shaking chills.
- Cough.
- Sore throat.
- Congestion.
- Runny nose.
- Headache.
- Muscle pains.
- Trouble breathing.
- Fatigue.
- Loss of smell or taste.
- ‘Brain fog’ (feeling less awake or aware).
- Gastrointestinal symptoms.
The scientists clarified that people with covid-19 may have a more varied range of symptoms, and that the clinical symptoms range from mild to severe disease. Additionally, they noted that signs of infection tend to appear between two and 14 days after exposure.
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