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"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 second-biggest wave of
infections in the United States in the pandemic, after omicron. We have lost
the ability to track the actual number of infections since most people either
test at home or don’t even test at all, but the very high wastewater levels of
the virus indicate about 2 million Americans are getting infected each day.
In several countries in Europe, wastewater levels reached unprecedented levels,
exceeding omicron. Clearly this virus variant, with its plethora of new
mutations, has continued its evolution with mutations adapted for infecting or
reinfecting us."
Via Violet Blue’s
Pandemic Roundup: January 11, 2024
https://www.patreon.com/posts/pandemic-roundup-96291169
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
