What to know about the new FLiRT COVID-19 variant
A new coronavirus variant is spreading through the U.S., according to the CDC. KP.2, also known as the "FLiRT" variant, is a mutation of the Omicron strain. Amira Roess, professor of global health and epidemiology at George Mason University, joins CBS News to discuss.
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There's still money to be made from this. Keep milking it.
I don't know anybody who regrets NOT getting the vaccine.
@user-gx8by7vv7m
10 күн бұрын
All I know is a hell of alot of young men women have had heart attacks , since being vaccinated... I'm not saying anything that is what caused them im just saying 🤷
@lovetruth5518
10 күн бұрын
Liar, All my workers regret it! They don't feel the same. Its like a dark shadow of being more sad.
@dgunearthed7859
9 күн бұрын
Alot of health workers resist aspirating the needle
@wshyangify
8 күн бұрын
@@lovetruth5518I regret having gotten it too
@WilHagan
5 күн бұрын
Soon you wont need an injection, new and improved delivery systems coming soon, Chem' spraying, Food, Beef, Fish, baby food, milk, toothpaste, you name it we are under attack, help those who would listen and those who wont, god bless
Just in time for the elections.
@WilHagan
5 күн бұрын
yeah just turn it on and off when you want, lock ups lock downs, anytime.
No vaccine no booster no mask no symptoms don’t know how I survived 🤔
@Crystal.Iraq.Vet.
14 күн бұрын
Ditto
@angry_Australia
13 күн бұрын
ATCG to ATCCCG
@FJB-TRUMP2024
13 күн бұрын
I second that.
@DianeMyers-dt1pp
13 күн бұрын
Amazing, isn't it? Me too!😂
@nancyfarkas3592
13 күн бұрын
Luck?
What's going on with the heart problem study? Is it still 160 blank pages? Will the media be held responsible? Will the president be held responsible for wishing harm on us?
@sonofamountie
10 күн бұрын
Why not blame Trump too? He claims responsibility for the vaccines and has had many shots. Why don't you criticise him as well?
@bcumike
9 күн бұрын
@@sonofamountie he was a mean guy, but I dont remember him forcing anything or wishing the country illness and death for the holidays? Do you? I'm interested in learning, especially if it can change my opinion
@sonofamountie
9 күн бұрын
@@bcumike I don't remember Biden wishing the country illness or death for the holidays either. Both urged people to get the vaccine and Trump wants to take credit for getting the vaccine done as he puts it. It's true that Biden tried to put Federal mandates in place but states put their own in place when Trump was president including Red and Blue states. I don't see how you can blame one but not the other.
@bcumike
9 күн бұрын
@@sonofamountie Google: biden wishes illness Everyone wanted a cure all, but then it was mismanaged, and forced on us, and studies withheld for profit
@eddiea2446
6 күн бұрын
Is that all you people think about is politics
Who the hell names these variants?
@PhilipMarcYT
15 күн бұрын
Don't forget the "Monkeypox" which was considered "racist." lmao These names are just hilarious.
@JillKnapp
14 күн бұрын
Virologists. They didn't invent the name out of thin air, though. There are two genes that have been swapped in this variant. The genes are like a line of code, and two segments in that code got switched in this particular mutation-- an F for an L got switched, and an R for a T got switched. So virologists remember these FLRT changes by calling it FLiRT. It's just a mnemonic. I suppose they could have chosen FLaRT too. 😁
@user-nm3tm6ob5f
14 күн бұрын
Biden.
@PaulLorenzini-ny2yw
14 күн бұрын
Fauci
@PaulLorenzini-ny2yw
14 күн бұрын
@@JillKnapp So did this variant come from Wuhan too?
What to know ? Gain of Function Research Continues ...
40000 days to slow the spread!!!
The variant flirt? That sounds pretty cool. A lot of people wouldn't mind having it. lol
@DianeMyers-dt1pp
8 күн бұрын
It sounds so romantic! I don't mind if a guy chases me.....but not with a needle!😲🤯
@TwoGrainsOfGold
6 күн бұрын
Best comment and reply ever 👍
@WilHagan
5 күн бұрын
yeah be like some morbid status, oh that's already happened.
Ferrets have one of the closest immune type to humans. UK has roughly 500000 (half million) Ferrets. Ferrets spread influenza to humans. Not a single case of 1 Ferret contracting, spreading or dying of Sars Cov2. Which animal has been chosen to test model CV19 vaccines on? The Ferret.
When will the media be held accountable?
Flirt is a terrible name. This is my first infection and it SUCKS. Been sick as a dog.
@877swissmiss
11 күн бұрын
What were your symptoms? Maybe it would help to restore your gut bacteria. It helped me. My last infection had a terrible impact on my intestines 🙈 for weeks after acute infection. The acute infection didn‘t feel that bad to me but there are long lingering minor seeming symptoms that could be not that minor when lasting chronically.
@antonioortega2588
11 күн бұрын
Both of my granddaughters are sick age 5½ and 8. Younger one got it 1st - presented as ear infection + fever first then stomach ache and 5 days later she is feeling better. 8 year old now just got sent home from school with stomach ache and fever and bad headache. This strain is different
@J-rt9ez
10 күн бұрын
I have it too. Sore throat was biggest thing for myself. Drenching sweats, bad chills, body aches, sore throat that lasted 5 days, some nausea, some cough. @@877swissmiss
@user-gx8by7vv7m
10 күн бұрын
@@antonioortega2588 why would you send your child to school knowing she is or could be sick seeing your other 5yr old was.? Poor little girl...
@lovetruth5518
10 күн бұрын
@@877swissmiss I say prayer!🥰🙏 Dont feed on vaccines that are faulty, like man.
here they go again...every 4 years now...
@samuelguzmann
13 күн бұрын
Indeed
@nancyfarkas3592
13 күн бұрын
Oh hush up
If there's ever a variant that's found to be even just a tiny bit more deadly everyone will absolutely lose their minds, we'll never be allowed out again. Not without some kind of digital passport anyway.
@raelene101
9 күн бұрын
Thats the ultimate plan from these psychopaths
NO!
You have to be really dense to not understand what they're doing with all these magic unicorns floating around. 😂🤣🤪
It's not long covid...it's Long Jab!
So what is the difference from a normal flue that can keep you in bed for 5 days?
I’m supposed to wear a mask, but I don’t want to be the only one with a mask. People would stare. I just take my chances with no mask
@lovetruth5518
10 күн бұрын
Just pray, and say, "I CHOOSE GOD! to look after me."🎯🙏👍
@unknownuser6757
8 күн бұрын
@@lovetruth5518That’s a good idea, prayer. I need good karma
Lies lies lies lies lies lies
Why are we still talking about this?
@mimicoolwhip5991
13 күн бұрын
And why would anyone name a virus"Flirt?" That said, living in CA we still got people who wear masks 24/7 inc in the car alone & outdoors so thats a big reason were talking about it. The other is theres a certain something happening in Nov that some feel is why the topic is ramping up....shall we say theyre flirting with the idea?😂
@J-rt9ez
10 күн бұрын
bc its still happening.
@burtstineman449
10 күн бұрын
@@J-rt9ez it’s been going on for four years. Nothing new and nobody cares anymore
@rgerwin.3378
10 күн бұрын
@@mimicoolwhip5991 I name the virus: CRAP!
@sonofamountie
10 күн бұрын
We still talk about the Flu and ALL other viruses and diseases don't we? Why wouldn't we still talk about covid?
Ahh, the new election variant.
Who names these? So flirty! 😹😹😹
They’re still making money from the fear mongering. 😂😂😂
@LostChildOfTime
14 күн бұрын
From who?
@dunkinherdonut8471
14 күн бұрын
@@LostChildOfTime from people who pays for the shot. If you have healthcare insurance then it’s given to you. Also the lobbyist like, Fauci, and government funnel money to the drug companies like Moderma, Phisher, etc. Do you still believe that it’s not from China? The doctors has admit to it that it was created in China, CNN has reported on this after so many denials.
@dunkinherdonut8471
13 күн бұрын
@@LostChildOfTime taxpayers. Government are funding the drug companies to manufacture the vaccines. Medicine cost more in America than anywhere else. 🙄
@nancyfarkas3592
13 күн бұрын
Get off it. Covid is real whether you want to believe it or not.
@Denov3
11 күн бұрын
😂😂😂
Lies and more lies.
@user-yd3fk9ng6c
6 күн бұрын
Not lie i have pain in my tounsile flue and i feel extraim tiredness. My kids all ill cry if u dont have it u gona its just time line
More BS .
@chasefancy3092
14 күн бұрын
You’re right! It is complete nonsense. No variant can form without the vaccine. Trust me, they are not this stupid. This is why Bill Gates is my role model.
@lovetruth5518
10 күн бұрын
👏👏👏👏👏👏Best comment EVER and very few words.
Will it ever end?
@Hellena_Keningale
14 күн бұрын
Yes, when they stopped purposely throwing it into the air to infect us.
@nancyfarkas3592
13 күн бұрын
No.
@kinster02
10 күн бұрын
Yes, after the election. They come out right before the presidential election.
Not again 😢
We’re still dealing with the economic chaos from the Covid and now this.
@johntnguyen9917
2 күн бұрын
It’s something else man. Both individuals and businesses are getting hit one way or another.
Geert Vanden Bossche!
KP.2 is not "the" FLiRT variant-- it is one variant of many that has a mutation known as FLiRT. So it's "a" FLiRT variant.
Yall still testing and taking them shots🙃
@PhilipMarcYT
15 күн бұрын
If it makes them more flirty. lmao
@Luna-wg6ic
14 күн бұрын
I don't drink.
@nancyfarkas3592
13 күн бұрын
They never said r the vaccines will keep you from getting covid! But it will make it less severe.
We are going to need some Ivermectin 🎉
The clot shot!
@TruFlyFox
10 күн бұрын
Lol. I've had all the shots and the boosters and I'm just fine. All my family too. Darn vaccine kept us all healthy.
@ian-qi5ho
9 күн бұрын
@@TruFlyFoxyeah whatever you reckon
@ThePhilosophicalOne
8 күн бұрын
@@TruFlyFox You 70 years ago: "Lol I smoke cigarettes every day and I'm still fine. No cancer. Even the surgeon general says they don't cause cancer. You anti-science weirdos need to grow up." 😂
@Arvidje
7 күн бұрын
@@TruFlyFox say that again after a couple of years
@TruFlyFox
6 күн бұрын
@@Arvidje lol. Same thing they told me years ago. Still alive and really healthy. Thank you for your concern. 😂
Still trying to convince people to get the jab eh?
@GeForce1080
12 күн бұрын
whats so bad about getting it?
@kathrynpiper3235
12 күн бұрын
@@GeForce1080 well my MIL got Vaccine-induced Immune Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia. It's a severe and chronic blood clotting disease.
@ImranBaloch-gl9zn
10 күн бұрын
@@kathrynpiper3235how many month it make blood clot?
@kathrynpiper3235
10 күн бұрын
@@ImranBaloch-gl9zn she has the condition for the rest of her life. She must take medication now. She went to the hospital twice to treat clots and has had a stroke.
@ian-qi5ho
9 күн бұрын
@@GeForce1080 pay attention damn it
I know someone who i believe had this variant. She was over it in about 3 days. However she had this weird sensitivity to salt. It would make her cough.
Thank you for the information 👍
I ended up getting this variant
@rgerwin.3378
10 күн бұрын
You lived didn't you?
@user-uv5vc1gr7z
9 күн бұрын
@@rgerwin.3378 Of course I lived; I got vaccinated, so I got only flu-like symptoms: fever, lack of taste and smell, coughing, headache, muscle aches, etc. If I weren't vaccinated and/or I were a senior citizen, it would have been a lot worse.
OH NO!!!! WHAT SHALL WE DO???????? LOL!
Just tested positive- Montréal Canada 🇨🇦
I Regret Not Getting Vaccinated😢 I Will Not Be Allowed To Join The Massive Lawsuit That Is Most Likely Coming Down The Pike. I Could Use The Money$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$🤑
Nicely cooking stories
No shot for me lol
@nancyfarkas3592
13 күн бұрын
Then good luck if you get covid. The shot does NOT prevent covid. It DOES keep you from getting really sick. They never said it prevented covid!
@malachia908
11 күн бұрын
@@nancyfarkas3592 Stop bs There are wiretaps If I were you I would stay out of it
@malachia908
11 күн бұрын
@@nancyfarkas3592 🤡🤣🤣🤣🤣
I haven’t flirted since I got my ex pregnant
@latamorewilliams6443
14 күн бұрын
😂😂😂🤝
@malachia908
11 күн бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Dang, it's an election year already? Time really is passing by fast
Unfortunately, this is always something to consider to maintain good health. Stay healthy for yourself and others.
The "Our sham trials are failing" Variant
Whatever
As Geert Vanden Bossch predicted....
I ride the bus- germ central... sanitized and still do mask depending no covid
O stop
@DianeMyers-dt1pp
13 күн бұрын
Why? It's the truth. Wake up!
flirt? this is getting old lol
Can you guys please bring back the lock downs and stimulus checks? We could really use the break😢
Lies lies lies
@williamhemsworth
14 күн бұрын
The entire video is a scientist explaining how MILD this strain is, and how UNLIKELY it is to cause serious illness. You're saying those are lies? Or you didn't bother to listen and just jumped straight to tin foil hat mode attacking her credibility.
Election year!!!! What a coincidence! NOT!!
@nancyfarkas3592
13 күн бұрын
Seriously? Get off it
@ian-qi5ho
9 күн бұрын
@@nancyfarkas3592 child
Long COVID is no joke, no matter how severe the COVID infection. Protect yourself.
@shaniceervin1465
14 күн бұрын
It’s not fun but it does get better when you learn not to fear long Covid. I’m talking from experience as I have it.
@DonoVideoProductions
14 күн бұрын
@@shaniceervin1465 The mother of a good friend now has a pacemaker because COVID attacked her heart. And another has been in and out of the hospital with lung problems, including a mass in her lung due to her COVID infection. I'm glad you're doing better...but I'll stay away from COVID if at all possible.
@terranceoliver6984
13 күн бұрын
It's not long covid, it's long vaccine.
@DonoVideoProductions
13 күн бұрын
@@terranceoliver6984 Proof? Oh, that's right. You have none. Stop spreading misinformation.
@user-mq3ib1zq6g
12 күн бұрын
Sorcery in the book of Revelations is pharmakia which is pharmacy. And so humanism is one denying the divinity of Christ believing that mankind can reach perfection on their own which leads in philanthropy were we meet Bill Gates billing everyone at the gate on the broad and spacious road.
Lmfao still pushing this story
@Mike-om4tv
14 күн бұрын
Got your view didn't it?
@DavidHo-nq7np
2 күн бұрын
@@Mike-om4tv ya mam
garbage news
Ain't no way
What I want to know is where they come up with the names for these variants and why flirt for this new one what's flirty about it And why are we still talking about covid it's a bad flu get over it
@jepoyvalencia
3 күн бұрын
Ask they guy who name the MonkeyPox first.
😭😭why they give that name tho. We still waiting for Z variant 👍🗿
More bull!
Yeah ok ELECTION YEAR INTERFERENCE!
CDC = 🤥👖🔥
Lies
Rubbish rubbish rubbish
This romantic flirt movie did not receive much hype I would bet on Money, crime action movie
God forbid, don't sick Fauci on us again.
@FJB-TRUMP2024
13 күн бұрын
He has never left. They just stopped talking about him.
@nancyfarkas3592
13 күн бұрын
Get over it.
I a m a flirt Brilliant thanks so much Ha ha ha ha ha
More labs making more virus????!!
@ian-qi5ho
9 күн бұрын
as admitted by pfizerrrr
Two vaccines and a booster. Nothing since 2021. Then last month got I Covid. Debilitating for 2-3 weeks. Ugh. Never felt bad after vaccines
@Luna-wg6ic
14 күн бұрын
After my second, I was lying in bed, shivering and sweating, then I realised, why am I treating this like infection? It's just my immune system reacting to the vaccine. I got up, got some paracetamol in me and I was fine after. Trying to sweat out a vaccine. 😂
@FJB-TRUMP2024
13 күн бұрын
Probably shouldn’t have got the injection. I got Covid once I was down for a day and never had it since, I believe I got it from wearing that face mask suppressing my immune system. I have never in my life gotten any flu never and I am 51 years old.
@TS-jj1wi
13 күн бұрын
Give it a few years, plandemic unbelievable 😮
@nancyfarkas3592
13 күн бұрын
@@Luna-wg6icwrong
@marc-ow7jx
12 күн бұрын
sounds like you need a booster young lady!
Demons
Did Joe name this one? 🗳👋😆
@elymariahsanchez219
13 күн бұрын
Ur mama did it
All you need to n ow is your stupid if you fall for this again.
hahahahahaha..............................HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
Another boogeyman 😂
I’m just here to see all the MAGA comments about “oh election year better come up with a COVID issue” comments
@PhilipMarcYT
15 күн бұрын
Are you here to flirt or what?
@alk3078
14 күн бұрын
Take your Trump derangement pill if you can afford it because of Dem entia Joe's bidenomics
@Ravi-rl8tt
14 күн бұрын
@@PhilipMarcYT I mean if the Trump supporter is cute, sure
@leonardofabbri7930
14 күн бұрын
take another booster to stop the spread
@FJB-TRUMP2024
13 күн бұрын
I did think any MAGA TOOK THE INJECTIONS. We left that for the dummies.
Thank you for covering this…the paid not over for the immunocompromised.
I love science Including medical science (Not a flat earther)
@rc-st9pg
15 күн бұрын
Is there a difference anymore?
@ThePhilosophicalOne
8 күн бұрын
Not a flat earther? So you believe Australians are spinning upside down right now?😂
@rc-st9pg
8 күн бұрын
@@ThePhilosophicalOne They sure are. You should see what the moon looks like to them. Have an Aussie take a pic of the moon and send it to ya.
@ThePhilosophicalOne
7 күн бұрын
@@rc-st9pg Yeah. I've sat across from someone at a dinner table too. He said my dinner plate was on the top half of the table. I said it was on the bottom half.
This arc has already been over
😁
Why don’t these ladies have their masks on?!?! Lol
♻️🌏🕵🏻♂️🦥
🤣aww it’s just flirting
Just in time for the elections in 6 months, lol. How convenient 😮
“Twust duh soyance and go geht cha boostah” - Dawktah Tony
@etienne_173
10 күн бұрын
😂😂😂
Omfg what now I'm free of it all bc I'm and American
Blah blah blah !!!
People still getting tested lol 😆
@PoeLemic
14 күн бұрын
My privates hurt real bad and are leaky -- after getting around lately with new girl, so I better get tested too. I never glove, so I'm kindof worried.
@FJB-TRUMP2024
13 күн бұрын
@@PoeLemic😂😂😂😂 better go get that checked out
@malachia908
11 күн бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🤣
"What to know about the new FLiRT COVID-19 variant" so let's "Convince It Forward" with Laus DEO
Can't it understand that i want to be single. Why does it have to flirt with me.😢🥹😭