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Dec 8 (Reuters) – The U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said it was not the only one to issue a warning to the U. S. Department of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). U. S. officials said Friday that the JN. 1 subvariant of COVID accounted for about 15% to 29% of cases in the U. S. until Dec. 8, according to estimates. projections.
The agency said that it expects JN.1 COVID cases will continue to increase as a proportion of total cases as JN.1 is currently the fastest growing in the country.
JN. 1 is strongly linked to the BA. 2. 86 subvariant of the virus, which it has been tracking since August.
The firm said JN. 1 was first detected in the U. S. It was launched in the U. S. in September and was previously bundled with BA. 2. 86 in the firm’s knowledge tracking system.
The health agency added that there currently is no evidence that JN.1 presents an increased risk to public health relative to other currently circulating variants and an updated shot could keep Americans protected against the variant.
On Nov. 27, the CDC said BA. 2. 86 accounted for five to five of the variants circulating lately. (Reporting by Christy Santhosh in Bengaluru; editing by Leslie Adler)