According to January 10 data, the circulation of the Covid-19 virus in the country is declining after a spike in December.
He is one of Omicron’s many grandchildren. The JN.1 variant is now the majority in mainland France, reports Public Health France. Between December 11 and 18, 2023, it represented between 67% and 70% of the Covid-19 sequencing.
According to recent data, it is also the most searched type globally.
“At this stage, no alarming signal in terms of public health is associated with JN.1,” public health France clarifies.
Importance of vaccines
JN.1 thus replaced the BA.2.86 variant, from which it is derived, also belonging to the larger Omicron family, and the EG.5 variant. According to Public Health France, the new majority type may be more resistant to antibodies (from vaccines or previous infections) due to its mutation.
This “immune escape” may nevertheless be “partially compensated by a reduction in transmissibility”.
However, experts always recommend protecting yourself through vaccination. “The vaccine has been modified to adapt to Lyon.
According to January 10 data, after a spike in December, the circulation of the Covid-19 virus is declining.
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