次の新型コロナ禍を『フラート2024サマー』なんて命名されるのかも?!迫っているパリ五輪で世界で多くの人が動きます

【FLiRT】の意味を調べると、いちゃつく、浮気する、ナンパする 、軽く見る、もてあそぶ、色っぽくしゃべり、振舞う、なんて和訳されていますが・・・

新型コロナ禍で一躍有名になったのが、ジョンズ・ホプキンズ大学(米著名経済紙ブルームバーグ紙の創業者「前ニューヨーク市長」が多額の寄付を同大学にしているので、同大学名はJOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL of PUBLIC HEALTH:ブルームバーグの公衆衛生大学が出す各種レポートとか統計数字でしたが

米ジョンズ・ホプキンス大システム科学工学センター(CSSE)がまとめている直近の感染症の集計表

 

 

 

今また、同大学がこんなアナウンスを

What to Know About COVID FLiRT Variants

Virologists are keeping an eye on several COVID variants that have all picked up the same set of mutations. Here’s what that means.13May2024

At the end of March, the KP.2 variant was causing about 4% of infections in the U.S., according to the CDC, while its parental strain, JN.1, was causing over 50% of infections at that time. As of early May, KP.2 makes up about 28% of infections, overtaking JN.1 as the dominant variant.

KP.2 is one of several variants being referred to as “FLiRT variants,” named after the technical names for their mutations. The prevalence of these variants comes at a critical time, when experts are deciding how to formulate the fall COVID vaccine.

In this Q&A, Andy Pekosz, PhD, a professor in Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, explains what virologists like him are seeing, whether these variants might cause a summer wave of infections, and how people can protect themselves.

What are these “FLiRT variants”?

This is the term being used to describe a whole family of different variants—including KP.2, JN.1.7, and any other variants starting with KP or JN—that appear to have independently picked up the same set of mutations. This is called convergent evolution. They are all descendants of the JN.1 variant that has been dominant in the U.S. for the past several months.

The particular mutations that people refer to as “FLiRT”s or “FLip”s refer to specific positions in the spike protein—in this case, positions 456, 346, and 572.

Viruses like SARS-CoV-2 mutate frequently, and when they mutate to evade recognition by antibodies, this often weakens their ability to bind to the cells they want to infect. We then see mutations appear that improve that binding ability. This is a cycle we have seen many times with SARS-CoV-2. The fact that these different variants are picking up the same mutations tells virologists that this combination of mutations is helping the virus accomplish these goals most efficiently.

What are the usual symptoms and transmission timeline for FLiRT variants?

When it comes to symptoms, we’re not seeing anything new or different with these variants. We continue to see more mild disease, but that’s likely not because the virus is milder, but because our immunity is so much stronger now. After years of vaccinations and infections, most of the population is better able to fight off an infection without as much concern for severe disease.

The period of infectiousness for these FLiRT variants remains the same as with JN.1 and previous omicron variants: After exposure, it may take five or more days before you develop symptoms, though symptoms may appear sooner. You are contagious one to two days before you experience symptoms and a few days after symptoms subside. And as with previous variants, some people may have detectable live virus for up to a week after their symptoms begin, and some may experience rebound symptoms.

 

韓国紙はそれを即座に伝えていますね

2024年夏、新型コロナウイルス感染症が再流行する可能性があるという警告が出てきた。』

 

新型コロナ変異株「フラート」が感染拡大中…今夏は「爆発と強さ」に要警戒

2024年6月17日

<新型コロナウイルスの新たな変異株「FLiRT(フラート)」がアメリカで拡大中。既存の変異株より感染力が強い可能性が指摘されている>

新型コロナウイルスの新たな変異株がアメリカで拡大中だ。今夏、感染の波が来る可能性を専門家は警告している。

新たな変異株の通称はFLiRT(フラート)。米疾病対策センター(CDC)によれば、アメリカでは5月、フラートの1種のKP.2が新型コロナ感染症例のうち最多を占めた。

6月に入ってからは新手のKP.3が流行し、その割合は25%に上っている。どちらも既存の変異株より感染力が強い可能性がある。

 

 

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