COVID Variant LP.8.1 is Now The Dominant Strain in the U.S.

COVID Variant LP.8.1 is Now The Dominant Strain in the U.S.

Following a fall surge of the COVID variant XEC, which led to flu-like symptoms and "wiping people out," there's a new variant spreading rapidly across the United States: LP.8.1. It now represents the majority of cases.This SARS-CoV-2 variant LP.8.1 fast-tracked from a fraction of cases in the U.S. in January to nearly half by the end of March, and now it's in the clear majority, the CDC confirms, about 59-70% of U.S. cases. It's global too: Thr…

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