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CDC says JN.1 variant accounts for about 86% of COVID cases in US

cde.news desk 23 January 2024, 09:00 · 1 min read

epa08767393 An Indian health worker tests the sample of Rapid Antigen test for Covid-19 during the swab testing drive at Film City, in Mumbai, India, 23 October 2020. According to reports, India became the second worst-hit country by the spread of novel coronavirus which causes Covid-19 disease, as Indian tally rose to over 7.7 million cases, only behind the United States. EPA-EFE/DIVYAKANT SOLANKI

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday estimated COVID subvariant JN.1 to account for about 85.7% of cases in the United States, as of Jan. 19.

The agency said JN.1 remains the most widely circulating variant of SARS-CoV-2 in the country and globally.

There is no evidence at present that JN.1 causes more severe disease than other variants, the CDC said, adding that currently available vaccines are expected to increase protection against the variant.

JN.1, which traces its lineage back to BA.2.86, was classified a “variant of interest” by the World Health Organization in December.

The predicted range of 83% to 88% marks an increase from the estimated prevalence of 55% to 68% of cases in the U.S., as per the agency’s projections from Jan. 5.

via Reuters

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