Is the ”that thing” that has plagued us for three years returning? ... ”There is a risk of it becoming an epidemic this summer” = US media

A warning was issued that "COVID-19 virus infection may become prevalent again this summer." On the 9th (local time), Newsweek reported that the COVID-19 "Omicron strain"
Professor Lawrence Young of the University of Warwick in the UK cited data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and said, "FLiRT" is a sub-strain of the FLiRT strain.
"T was first discovered in a sewer in the United States, but its exact origin is unknown," the report said, adding, "FLiRT is spreading not only throughout the United States, but also beyond its borders."