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Africa-Press – Mauritius. <\/strong><\/span>The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday classified the JN.1 COVID-19 variant as a \u201cvariant of interest,\u201d and said available evidence showed it posed a low global public health risk.<\/p>\n

It, however, warned that JN.1 could increase the burden of respiratory infections in many countries with the onset of winter in the Northern Hemisphere.<\/p>\n

According to the UN agency, current vaccines continue to protect against severe disease and death from JN.1 and other circulating variants of COVID-19.<\/p>\n

JN.1, first detected in the US in September, was earlier classified a variant of interest as part of its parent lineage BA.2.86, but the UN health agency has now termed it a separate variant of interest.<\/p>\n

The WHO said coronavirus was not the only respiratory disease circulating, adding that influenza, RSV and common childhood pneumonia were on the rise.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Mauritius<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Mauritius. The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday classified the JN.1 COVID-19 variant as a \u201cvariant of interest,\u201d and said available evidence showed it posed a low global public health risk. 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