The “rapidly increasing spread” of JN.1 over the world was enough to distinguish the strain from BA.2.86, which moved more slowly. JN.1 is still being recorded in a number of nations, but why has WHO classified it as the ‘variant of interest’? Let’s find out.WHO calls COVID-19 strain JN.1 a “variant of interest”
The “rapidly increasing spread” of JN.1 over the world was enough to distinguish the strain from BA.2.86, which moved more slowly. JN.1 is still being recorded in a number of nations, but why has WHO classified it as the ‘variant of interest’? Let’s find out.