A new notable feature of the JN.1 variant

Covid-19 is still present across the country and some strains are on the rise. “However, all indicators continued to decrease with the active circulation of SARS-CoV-2“, reports Public Health France. And to complete: “As with positivity rates, syndromic indices continued to decline across all age groups in the city and hospital. Virological indices from tests conducted in medical biology laboratories were also declining in all age groups. In wastewater, detections of SARS-CoV-2 continued to decline this week

In mainland France, the JN.1 sublineage (also called “Juno”) now represents the majority type with 67 to 70% of interpretable sequences. The cases listed will not be more severe than others but the specific symptom will be specific to this type, Midi Libre reports.

Beware of severe forms

According to the British Health Agency, NHS, the “juno” virus causes diarrhea in patients affected. Among other symptoms of Covid-19 infection, Amelie Sainte lists other signs of the presence of the virus: fever, respiratory symptoms, cough, difficulty breathing, headache, fatigue, loss of smell, loss of taste, etc.

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Susceptible people are especially at risk of developing a severe form of the disease. Among them: people over 65 years of age, people with a history of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, chronic respiratory pathology, chronic renal failure, etc.

Who can get the vaccine against Covid-19? As the High Authority of Health reminds us, everyone can be vaccinated from the age of 5, including pregnant women from the 1st trimester of pregnancy. “Children aged 6 months to 4 years who are at risk of serious illness or who live around an immunocompromised person can also be vaccinated against Covid-19.“, recommends the Ministry of Health.

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