RT by @EU_Health: NEW: #COVID19 variant of interest JN.1
Due to its rapidly increasing spread, WHO is classifying the variant JN.1 as a separate variant of interest (VOI) from the parent lineage BA.2.86. It was previously classified as VOI as part of BA.2.86 sublineages.
Based on the available evidence, the additional global public health risk posed by JN.1 is currently evaluated as low. Despite this, with the onset of winter in the Northern Hemisphere, JN.1 could increase the burden of respiratory infections in many countries.
Current vaccines continue to protect against severe disease and death from JN.1 and other circulating variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
WHO is continuously monitoring the evidence and will update the JN.1 risk evaluation as needed.
More information:
https://bit.ly/3fxWgnn
🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/WHO/status/1737157821538377874#m
[2023-12-19 17:07 UTC]