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What to make of the new COVID variants, FLiRT

Boxes of N95 masks sit in storage.
"Is this more transmissible? It is. That’s why it has become more dominant. But the really important question is, is it going to get people to become more sick than previous versions? And all the evidence right now we have is no," Dr. Ashish Jha said.
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