Covid-19 JN.1 Variant: Beginning of a New Viral Era With “Variant of Interest”

Abstract

Recently World Health Organization (WHO) classified a sub-variant of the Omicron strain of coronavirus named JN.1 as a "variant of interest" because of its rapidly increasing spread. JN.1 has been found in many countries around the world including India, China, UK and the United States. According to WHO, the risk of JN.1 infection to the public is currently low and current vaccines continue to offer protection. But, there is still limited evidence on how capable JN.1 is of getting round the immunity offered by vaccines. Although there is not yet enough study to say anything definitively,