Alexander Tin, CBS News, February 5, 2024 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 Prevention says, with an estimated 93.1% of infections now blamed on the highly …
COVID-19 JN.1 variant is spreading across the U.S.
CBS News, January 11, 2024 A sharp uptick in emergency room visits and hospitalizations for COVID-19, influenza and RSV began in mid-December, and a COVID variant called JN.1 is rapidly spreading.. Dr. William Schaffner, a professor of infectious diseases at …
New COVID variant JN.1 surges to 44% of cases, CDC estimates — even higher in New York, New Jersey
Alexander Tin, CBS News, December 26, 2023 The new COVID-19 variant that scientists call JN.1 now makes up about 44.1% of COVID-19 cases across the country, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated Friday, marking another week of the …
COVID and flu surge could strain hospitals as JN.1 variant grows, CDC warns
Alexander Tin, CBS News, December 15, 2023 Hospitals and emergency rooms could be forced to ration care by the end of this month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned Thursday, saying recent trends in COVID-19 and influenza are …
COVID variant BA.2.86 triples in new CDC estimates, now 8.8% of cases
Alexander Tin, CBS News, November 28, 2023 Nearly 1 in 10 new COVID-19 cases in the U.S. are from the BA.2.86 variant, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated Monday, nearly triple what the agency estimated the highly mutated variant’s prevalence …