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. From XBB to JN.1 to FLiRT to FLuQE Our current COVID vaccines are based on XBB.1.5, a subvariant of omicron. Along Read More
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