LB.1, or D-FLiRT, is the newest COVID subvariant. What do we know about it? Where has it come from?
- Written by: Adrian Esterman, Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of South Australia
Mayboon/ShutterstockHeadlines are again warning of a new COVID variant in Australia. This time it’s LB.1, or as some experts have dubbed it, “D-FLiRT”.
Emerging evidence suggests LB.1 could be more transmissible than earlier Omicron subvariants, though there’s nothing to suggest it will cause more severe disease.
But before...