New JN.1 COVID variant may be more contagious but less severe

Officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are warning that flu and COVID, combined with holiday gatherings, could lead to a spike in illnesses this winter.

A new variant of coronavirus may be more contagious but less severe.

The number of COVID-19 cases is rising as a record number of people are traveling this holiday season.

A new, fast-spreading variant named JN.1 now makes up 44% of all cases nationwide, more than doubling (21.3% vs. 44.2%) its share from the week before, according to the CDC COVID Data Tracker: Variant Proportions.

“The World Health Organization has called this new JN.1 variant a variant of interest. What

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