He showed no signs of a more serious illness.
On Tuesday, December 19, the World Health Organization (WHO) classified the JN.1 coronavirus strain as “of concern” and said that available evidence suggests a low risk to public health.
This is reported by Reuters.
“While this strain may evade the immune system and be more easily transmitted than other circulating variants, it has shown no evidence of more serious disease,” experts said.
JN.1 was previously classified as part of the parent lineage BA.2.86, but the WHO has reclassified it as a separate variant of interest.
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As of December-2023, the JN.1 strain accounts for approximately 15% to 29% of cases in the United States. But it was first discovered in the USA in September.
WHO said current vaccines will continue to protect against severe disease and death from JN.1 and other circulating variants of the COVID-19 virus.
Last week, seven cases of COVID subvariant infection were detected in China.
Recall, during the 2023/2024 epidemic season in Ukraine, sequencing of COVID-19 strains for mutations continues. Laboratory research allows you to track the existing strains that predominate in the country, and the nature of the emerging mutations – to take prompt action in the event of an increase in incidence during the epidemic season.
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