LB.1, or D-FLiRT, is the newest COVID subvariant. What do we know about it? Where has it come from?

Thu, 15 Aug 2024 11:58:15 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
<https://theconversation.com/lb-1-or-d-flirt-is-the-newest-covid-subvariant-what-do-we-know-about-it-where-has-it-come-from-235217>

"Headlines are again warning of a new COVID variant in Australia. This time
it’s LB.1, or as some experts have dubbed it, “D-FLiRT”.

Emerging evidence suggests LB.1 could be more transmissible than earlier
Omicron subvariants, though there’s nothing to suggest it will cause more
severe disease.

But before we look more closely at LB.1, how did we get here in the first
place? The COVID virus is a crafty thing, continuing to evolve so it can keep
infecting us."

Cheers,
       *** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net               Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/            Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/               Manager, Serious Cybernetics

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