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Jan 19, 2024 · A highly mutated version of the COVID-19 virus called JN.1 is currently driving a surge of infections in the United States. The extremely transmissible variant now accounts for about 86 percent of ...
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Dec 15, 2023 · Nearly all COVID-19 cases in the United States right now are being caused by one, highly contagious variant called JN.1. The fast-spreading omicron subvariant currently accounts for over 93% of ...
- Caroline Kee
- kathy.katella-cofrancesco@yale.edu
- 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.
Jan 8, 2024 · The covid virus is continually changing, and a recent version is rapidly climbing the charts. Even though it appeared only in September, the variant known as JN.1, a descendant of omicron, is ...
Dec 27, 2023 · JN.1 has overtaken HV.1 as the leading variant in the U.S. The latest vaccines provide some protection against each of them. For the past year, Covid-19 variants have circulated in a sort of ...
Jan 25, 2024 · Health. JN.1 takes over as the most prevalent COVID-19 variant. Here's what you need to know. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that up to 86% of new COVID-19 cases stem ...
Dec 2, 2023 · A Covid variant called HV.1 remains the predominant strain in the United States as of Nov. 25, accounting for about 32% of new cases, according to the CDC. There are signs, however, that other ...
