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Feb 6, 2023 · Updated Feb. 6, 2023. Print. What You Need to Know. New variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, will continue to occur. CDC coordinates collaborative partnerships which continue to fuel the largest viral genomic sequencing effort to date. The Omicron variant, which emerged in November 2021, has many lineages.
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4 days ago · 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 ...
Dec 27, 2023 · What to Know About the New Covid Variants JN.1 has overtaken HV.1 as the leading variant in the U.S. The latest vaccines provide some protection against each of them.
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- Where did JN.1 come from, and how is it different? The JN.1 strain surfaced in the U.S. in September. It is a close relative of BA.2.86 (informally referred to as “Pirola”), a lineage of the Omicron variant that the CDC has been tracking since August.
- What do we know—and not know—about JN.1? Although there is not yet enough evidence to say anything definitively, JN.1 does not seem to cause more cases of severe disease or symptoms that differ from those associated with previous strains.
- How can people protect themselves against these new coronavirus subvariants? Anticipation of three viruses—SARS-CoV-2, influenza, and RSV—hitting around the same time in the fall and winter has contributed to fears of a “tripledemic” in recent years.
Mar 1, 2024 · The most common Covid symptoms haven’t changed much since the start of the pandemic, and they remain consistent for the latest dominant variant, JN.1, said Dr. Soniya Gandhi, the associate chief...
Jun 14, 2022 · Omicron: What We Know About the Dominant Coronavirus Variant Versions of Omicron are highly transmissible and less susceptible to vaccines, but seem to cause less severe illness and fewer...
May 3, 2024 · Currently circulating COVID-19 Variants of Interest (VOIs) as of 3 May 2024. Recombinant of BA.2.10.1 and BA.2.75 sublineages, i.e. BJ.1 and BM.1.1.1, with a breakpoint in S1.
