Commentary: The US is facing the biggest COVID wave since omicron. Why are we still playing make-believe?
by Eric J. Topol, Los Angeles Times
Jan 05, 2024
3 minutes
The pandemic is far from over, as evidenced by the rapid rise to global dominance of the JN.1 variant of SARS-CoV-2. This variant is a derivative of BA.2.86, the only other strain that has carried more than 30 new mutations in the spike protein since omicron first came on the scene more than two years ago. This should have warranted designation by the World Health Organization as a variant of concern with a Greek letter, such as pi.
By wastewater levels, JN.1 is now associated with the
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