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JN.1 Covid Variant: WHO Charts Its Rapid Global Spread [1]
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Date: 2023-12-20
From Reuters 12.19.23
WHO says JN.1 COVID strain a 'variant of interest', poses low risk
JN.1 was previously classified a variant of interest as part of its parent lineage BA.2.86, but WHO has now classified it as a separate variant of interest.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said earlier this month the subvariant JN.1 makes up about an estimated 15% to 29% of cases in the United States as of Dec. 8, according to the agency's latest projections.
www.reuters.com/…
From the BBC 12.20.23
JN.1 Covid variant: WHO charts its rapid global spread
JN.1 has been found in many countries around the world, including India, China, UK and the United States. The risk to the public is currently low and current vaccines continue to offer protection, the WHO says. But it warns Covid and other infections could rise this winter.
JN.1 is spreading fast in all regions, probably because it has an additional mutation in the spike protein compared to the BA.2.86 variant from which it's descended.
www.bbc.com/…
From the CDC 12.8.23
SARS-CoV-2 Variant JN.1 Being Tracked by CDC
The continued growth of JN.1 suggests that it is either more transmissible or better at evading our immune systems. At this time, there is no evidence that JN.1 presents an increased risk to public health relative to other currently circulating variants.
The rapid growth of JN.1 compared with other variants raises the question of whether this variant might drive an incremental increase in infections.
www.cdc.gov/...
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