{"id":9294,"date":"2024-07-17T20:39:49","date_gmt":"2024-07-17T20:39:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/?p=9294"},"modified":"2024-07-23T14:09:55","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T14:09:55","slug":"covid-19-flirt-variants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/covid-19-flirt-variants\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 FLiRT Variants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GettyImages-2155120224.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9296 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GettyImages-2155120224-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GettyImages-2155120224-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GettyImages-2155120224-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GettyImages-2155120224-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GettyImages-2155120224-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GettyImages-2155120224-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GettyImages-2155120224-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>There has been a recent surge in COVID-19 infections, and data shows that FLiRT variants have been linked to a significant number of cases.<\/p>\n<p>FLiRT is a term used to describe a family of mutated COVID-19 variants, which include KP.1.1, KP.2, KP.3, JN.1.7, and other variants starting with KP or JN. The name is based on the technical names for locations of the virus\u2019 mutations.<\/p>\n<p>There is still much to learn about FLiRT variants, but here are some important facts we can share:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It is the most dominant strain of COVID-19 in the United States at this time<\/li>\n<li>Symptoms are consistent with those of other variants and include body aches, sore throat, cough, runny nose, fever, chills and shortness of breath<\/li>\n<li>People can protect themselves by wearing a mask, testing for COVID-19 if they have been exposed, and getting the latest vaccines (It is important to note that while vaccines may not prevent infections, they can lessen the severity of illness.)<\/li>\n<li>Antivirals such as Paxlovid work effectively against FLiRT variants<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Additionally, we can stop the spread of COVID-19 by practicing good hand hygiene, and staying home or away from others when we are sick.<\/p>\n<p>If you are experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 and are at risk of developing serious illnesses due to an underlying health condition, speak to your doctor about the best treatment options for you.<\/p>\n<p class=\"disclaimer\">All content of this newsletter is intended for general information purposes only and is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.  Please consult a medical professional before adopting any of the suggestions on this page.   You must never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking medical treatment based upon any content of this newsletter.<strong>  PROMPTLY CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN OR CALL 911 IF YOU BELIEVE YOU HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY.<\/strong> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There has been a recent surge in COVID-19 infections, and data shows that FLiRT variants have been linked to a significant number of cases. FLiRT is a term used to describe a family of mutated COVID-19 variants, which include KP.1.1, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/covid-19-flirt-variants\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1962],"tags":[2284,2283],"class_list":["post-9294","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-covid-19","tag-covid-variants","tag-flirt"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9294","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9294"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9294\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9298,"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9294\/revisions\/9298"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9294"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9294"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9294"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}