Mutations

New variants of Covid have started to spread across the UK. ...new strains of Covid named N FLiRT and LB.1.

Dr Mariyam Malik, an NHS and private GP at Pall Mall Medical.:

“The FLiRT variant has specific changes in its spike protein that might make it spread more easily and dodge immunity from past infections or vaccines,” says Dr Malik. “Similarly, the LB.1 variant has mutations that help it spread and possibly weaken the protection we get from previous immunity, making these variants different from earlier versions of the virus.

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