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: JN.1, which is a descendant of the Omicron or B.1.1.529 variant of SARS-CoV-2, has not yet been reported in Iran.
Sunday 31 December 2023 - 19:22
Story Code : 410494
Source : Tehran Times
No JN.1 variant detected in Iran
JN.1 ‘variant of interest’
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) has said it is continuously monitoring the global spread of JN.1, a COVID-19 variant of interest, adding that current vaccines continue to offer protection against severe disease and death from this and other variants in circulation.
According to the classification of JN.1 as a separate variant of interest (VOI) is down to “its rapidly increasing spread” around the globe.
JN.1 has been found in many countries, including India, China, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
In comparison with its parent lineage BA.2.86, JN.1 has an additional mutation (the L455S mutation) in the spike protein.
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