2 new COVID variants called ‘FLiRT’ are making the rounds: Here are the symptoms

A new set of COVID-19 variants are spreading in the U.S. after being detected in wastewater surveillance, according to tracking by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Given the name “FLiRT” after their mutations, those variants are now the dominant strains in the nation. From April 14 through April 27, one of the variants, called KP.2, is responsible for 25% of all current cases in the United States. This variant overtook the JN.1 variant, which was the predominant strain …