Health experts are raising alarms about a new Covid variant, JN.1, which is quickly becoming a significant concern in the United States. The new strain is “highly contagious” and is now the fastest-growing variant in the country, as reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
JN.1 currently accounts for over one-fifth of all Covid infections in the US, a worrying trend as the nation heads into the winter season.
The CDC data indicates that while the HV.1 sub-variant remains dominant, constituting 30 percent of Covid cases in the US in the two weeks ending on December 9, JN.1 is quickly catching up, representing about 21 percent of cases. The rapid spread and high mutation rate of JN.1 have sparked significant concern among scientists and health professionals.
This new strain is believed to be a direct offshoot of the BA.2.86 variant, also known as “Pirola,” which impacted the US over the summer. Current dominant Covid variants in the US, including JN.1, are all descendants of the Omicron variant, which emerged in late 2021.
With the US entering the winter season, when respiratory virus cases typically rise, there is growing apprehension that JN.1 could lead to a surge in Covid cases. First detected in September 2023, JN.1 is part of the Omicron family and has been identified in at least 12 countries, including the US.
The CDC notes that it is currently unclear whether JN.1 causes symptoms different from other variants. However, symptoms observed so far appear similar to those caused by other strains, including sore throat, congestion, runny nose, cough, fatigue, headache, muscle aches, fever or chills, and a loss of sense of taste or smell.
The severity of symptoms is generally influenced by individual factors such as underlying health conditions and immunity levels.
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Elections are coming
Are people dying from it?
No
Who cares?
Fake science. Chicken soup, bone broth, maybe some pine needle tea, a vacation from wireless, and you’ll be ready to challenge the lying bureaucrats and faithless pharmaceutical moneygrubbers coming up with these new schemes to fleece the unsuspecting.
Please stop scaring us with the Covid nonsense its just a political tool to scare the masses
Lol, elections are coming up and the Democrat cadaver is in trouble, according to polls.
Time to lock everyone up again and dump thousands of fake mail in ballots!
Hey Everybody!
Elections are coming….
No one cares
Election virus strikes again!
Box up JN.1 & take it to Hamas tunnels release on terrorists
Chad gadya.. Chad gadya…
Common, who’s going to fall for it this time, and hey- don’t say that there is such a thing as a regular flu or cold, because that’s what the ‘conspiracists’ say.
Give us a break, ywn it’s not purim yet.
Get vaccinated as a matter of incredibly exceeding urgency before it simply is too late
Get a booster for every pore in your body
USA and Canada are they only two countries in the world recommending boosters for infants & youth. The vast majority of countries now don’t even offer a c19 shot for people under 50.
Oh no!! I’m shaking!! I better go get vaccine number 7 and also wear four masks since two didn’t help me last time. Also, I emptied the store of hand sanitizer, Lysol spray and gloves and I told the delivery men I would only take packages that had been steam cleaned. Also I won’t be leaving the house for the next six months and I won’t agree to be in the same room as anyone who hasn’t had at least five shots.
It’s sad to see how the politics of this so biases people’s opinions.
Coffee Addict: are people dying of it? No. Who cares.
Well, were actually running a bit above 1,200 deaths/week. And if people don’t die and are only sick, we shouldn’t care? Have you visited a local emergency department recently?
y2r: Elections are coming! News flash: elections are usually in November which is also the start of respiratory virus season. Flu, Covid, RSV, etc really don’t care about your candidate.
More WuFlu insanity! Rx: sunlight, walk, chicken soup, D3, single malt scotch, smile.
If there is someone still worried about this and is still awaiting instructions on how to live their lives, they need to be institutionalized ASAP.
@Shlomo-1,
It’s actually amazing but more than anything, extremely bemusing that your still a wuhaner chassid.
Either your joking around to have a laugh, or you mean it seriously, and are one of the victims and are writing your comment from some special home somewhere.
Anyone with some crumb sized normality in the space between their two ears just laughs at the government/s by now.
It is so clear…
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
“Coffee Addict: are people dying of it? No. Who cares.
Well, were actually running a bit above 1,200 deaths/week. And if people don’t die and are only sick, we shouldn’t care? Have you visited a local emergency department recently?“
This isn’t newsworthy? You’re the first person I’ve heard this from! People are currently dying from Covid?
The article says
“The CDC notes that it is currently unclear whether JN.1 causes symptoms different from other variants. However, symptoms observed so far appear similar to those caused by other strains, including sore throat, congestion, runny nose, cough, fatigue, headache, muscle aches, fever or chills, and a loss of sense of taste or smell.”
None of them require hospitalization
Wake up it’s 2023