The Omicron coronavirus subvariant JN.1 now makes up 44.2% of Covid-19 cases in the United States, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The JN.1 variant is now responsible for nearly half of current COVID infections, the CDC said in a Friday estimate. There are symptoms to watch for.

JN.1 is currently the fastest-growing COVID-19 variant in the U.S. The mutation descends from the omicron family substrain BA.2.86, or Pirola, which landed in the U.S. this summer.. JN.1 was first ...

COVID-19 JN.1 variant is spreading across the U.S. 03:32 Close to all new COVID-19 cases in the United States are now being caused by the JN.1 variant, the Centers for Disease Control and ...

JN.1 is a closely-related descendant of BA.2.86, a highly mutated strain that first worried scientists over the summer. BA.2.86 was deemed a "variant of interest" by the WHO back in August.

JN.1, an offshoot of the highly mutated “Pirola” strain, is the fastest spreading Covid variant in the U.S. and already dominant in the Northeast.

Is JN.1 more infectious or severe than other SARS-CoV-2 variants? JN.1 is closely related to BA.2.86, a fellow Omicron descendent that first popped up in the U.S. this past summer.The two variants ...

As far as experts can tell, JN.1 does not seem to be causing severe illness in most other people, though even a mild case can still make you feel “quite miserable for three or four days,” Dr ...

Covid-19 infections and hospitalizations are rising, as people head back to work and school after the winter holidays. A newer Omicron subvariant known as JN.1 is the culprit behind more than half ...

A highly mutated COVID-19 variant, JN.1, is the dominant strain in the U.S., the CDC says. What to know about symptoms, transmission and vaccines.

JN.1 has overtaken HV.1 as the leading variant in the U.S. The latest vaccines provide some protection against each of them. By Dana G. Smith For the past year, Covid-19 variants have circulated ...