April 29, 2024

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A new version of the Corona virus under the microscope of the scientific community

The pressure on the US national health system due to coronavirus and influenza is increasing. “Hospitalizations for COVID-19 are increasing rapidly. Since the summer, we have been seeing an increase in cases of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), which is caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19). Influenza rates are also rising in most parts of the country. The CDC stressed that respiratory syncytial virus activity remains high in many areas.

Behind the increase in coronavirus cases being observed, there is a new case a variable, the J.Nwhich constitutes Variant Evolution BA.2.86This is what the scientific community warned about in the summer.

This represents an alternative 29% of infectionscurrently recorded in the United States and its incidence has increased by 8,8% From the end of November.

An international panel of experts convened by the World Health Organization ruled in December that the changes to JN.1 were not radical enough to justifyreview to VaccinesBut he pointed out that there is evidence that these vaccines were less effective.

“currently, We do not know to what extent JN.1 could contribute to these increases or potential increases “During the remainder of December, similar to that observed in previous years,” they wrote.

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