World

Fri Jan 26

The emergence of JN.1 is an evolutionary ‘step change’ in the COVID pandemic. Why is this significant?

Written by: Suman Majumdar, Associate Professor and Chief Health Officer - COVID and Health Emergencies, Burnet Institute

Since it was detected in August 2023, the JN.1 variant of COVID has spread widely. It has become dominant in Australia and around the world, driving the biggest COVID wave seen in many jurisdictions for at least the past year.

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