SARS-CoV-2 Variants - Coronavirus COVID-19 **NO DISCUSSION**

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WHO designates JN.1 as separate COVID-19 variant of interest

www.cidrap.umn.edu

 

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https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/20/health/covid-coronavirus-names/index.html

XBB.1.5, BA.2.86, JN.1: How to understand the Covid-19 alphabet soup​

By Jen Christensen, CNN
December 20, 2023

 

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Statement on the antigen composition of COVID-19 vaccines

April 2024 statement on the antigen composition of COVID-19 vaccines

www.who.int

Statement on the antigen composition of COVID-19 vaccines​

26 April 2024

• “SARS-CoV-2 continues to circulate and evolve with important genetic and antigenic evolution of the spike protein.

• The objective of an update to COVID-19 vaccine antigen composition is to enhance vaccine-induced immune responses to circulating SARS-CoV-2 variants.

• As the virus is expected to continue to evolve from JN.1, the TAG-CO-VAC advises the use of a monovalent JN.1 lineage as the antigen in future formulations of COVID-19 vaccines.

• In accordance with WHO SAGE policy, vaccination programmes should continue to use any of the WHO emergency-use listed or prequalified COVID-19 vaccines and vaccination should not be delayed in anticipation of access to vaccines with an updated composition.”

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An even more contagious COVID strain is ‘just getting started’ amid California wave

Doctors and scientists are keeping an eye on yet another coronavirus subvariant — XEC — that could surpass the latest hyperinfectious strain.

www.latimes.com