FLiRT and LB.1 are the latest covid variants. Heres what to know – The Washington Post

Three years after President Biden hoped July 4, 2021, would mark the countrys independence from covid, the coronavirus is still here as new variants drive yet another summer uptick.

The country is indeed free from the waves of mass death that once overwhelmed hospitals and morgues, as well as policies restricting how Americans had fun and went to school and work.

But just as the American Revolution didnt fully eradicate the British threat (see: the War of 1812), the coronavirus remains a public health issue, inflicting milder but disruptive illness on most people and posing a greater danger to the medically vulnerable.

If youre hearing about more people testing positive or getting sick, its no surprise, as data shows another wave forming, especially in the West. Heres what to know about the latest with the coronavirus:

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