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Dec 14, 2023 · Health News. News. Homepage. What to Know About the New COVID-19 Variant JN.1. JN.1 is the fastest growing variant in the U.S., making up more than 1 in 5 new coronavirus infections,...
Sep 1, 2023 · The World Health Organization (WHO) names new coronavirus variants using the letters of the Greek alphabet, starting with the Alpha variant, which emerged in 2020. Below is a list of—and information about—some of the variants that have been top-of-mind.
Jun 14, 2022 · First identified in Botswana and South Africa in November 2021, the Omicron variant quickly surged to global dominance, faster than any previously known form of the coronavirus. Over the winter,...
Jan 31, 2024 · Most recently a strain called JN.1 moved swiftly to become the most widely circulating variant in the United States, accounting for an estimated 83% to 88% of all circulating variants toward the end of January.
Current variants of concern; Name Lineage Status; Omicron: B.1.1.529: Identified in southern Africa in Nov. 2021 and spread around the world. Within a month it was dominant in the U.S. Delta:...
Nov 28, 2021 · On 26 November 2021, WHO designated the variant B.1.1.529 a variant of concern, named Omicron, on the advice of WHO’s Technical Advisory Group on Virus Evolution (TAG-VE).
The latest data for COVID-19 variants from the WHO COVID-19 dashboard.
