Spread the word! https://web.archive.org/web/20240105055337/http://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/03/health/covid-masks-vaccinations.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare (I edited the link so that it doesn’t require you to have a New York Times account to read the New York Times article) TL;DR is that there might (emphasis on the “might”) be another COVID-19 wave on the rise (in the US), there’s a new COVID-19 variant (JN.1) (which has a vaccine) (everywhere), not enough people are wearing masks(in the US), and not enough people are getting the latest vaccines against COVID-19 (including the vaccine(s) against the new variant, JN.1), the flu, and RSV (in the US)
Are there vaccines specific to the new variant?
The short answer is yes. Details are as follows:
JN.1 is the variant mentioned in the linked article.
“Updated COVID-19 vaccines are expected to increase protection against JN.1, as they do for other variants. As noted in previous updates, COVID-19 tests and treatments are expected to be effective against JN.1.” (“Update on SARS-CoV-2 Variant JN.1 Being Tracked by CDC,” 2023)[1].
There are vaccines against EG.5 and HV.1 variants. (“Will New COVID Vaccines Work Against EG.5 and HV.1?,” 2023)[2].
There are vaccines against BA.2.86. (Bugos, n.d.)[3].
I will now add this to my quick take. Thanks for pointing out this lack of vital information!
Update on SARS-CoV-2 Variant JN.1 Being Tracked by CDC. (2023, December 8). CDC. Retrieved January 6, 2024, from https://www.cdc.gov/respiratory-viruses/whats-new/SARS-CoV-2-variant-JN.1.html#:~:text=At%20this%20time%2C%20there%20is,they%20do%20for%20other%20variants.
“There is no indication of increased severity from JN.1 at this time.
Updated COVID-19 vaccines are expected to increase protection against JN.1, as they do for other variants.”
Will New COVID Vaccines Work Against EG.5 and HV.1? (2023). COVID-19 Real-Time Learning Network. https://www.idsociety.org/covid-19-real-time-learning-network/vaccines/will-new-covid-vaccines-work-against-eg.5-and-hv.1#/+/0/publishedDate_na_dt/desc/
Bugos, C. (n.d.). New COVID-19 Vaccines Should Protect Against BA.2.86 and EG.5, Early Research Shows. Verywell Health. https://www.verywellhealth.com/pfizer-moderna-new-covid-vaccines-xbb15-ba286-7968195
Hold on I’m checking...
(btw sorry for late response)
Spread the word! https://web.archive.org/web/20240105055337/http://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/03/health/covid-masks-vaccinations.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare (I edited the link so that it doesn’t require you to have a New York Times account to read the New York Times article) TL;DR is that there might (emphasis on the “might”) be another COVID-19 wave on the rise (in the US), there’s a new COVID-19 variant (JN.1) (which has a vaccine) (everywhere), not enough people are wearing masks(in the US), and not enough people are getting the latest vaccines against COVID-19 (including the vaccine(s) against the new variant, JN.1), the flu, and RSV (in the US)
Are there vaccines specific to the new variant?
The short answer is yes. Details are as follows:
JN.1 is the variant mentioned in the linked article.
“Updated COVID-19 vaccines are expected to increase protection against JN.1, as they do for other variants. As noted in previous updates, COVID-19 tests and treatments are expected to be effective against JN.1.” (“Update on SARS-CoV-2 Variant JN.1 Being Tracked by CDC,” 2023)[1].
There are vaccines against EG.5 and HV.1 variants. (“Will New COVID Vaccines Work Against EG.5 and HV.1?,” 2023)[2].
There are vaccines against BA.2.86. (Bugos, n.d.)[3].
I will now add this to my quick take. Thanks for pointing out this lack of vital information!
Update on SARS-CoV-2 Variant JN.1 Being Tracked by CDC. (2023, December 8). CDC. Retrieved January 6, 2024, from https://www.cdc.gov/respiratory-viruses/whats-new/SARS-CoV-2-variant-JN.1.html#:~:text=At%20this%20time%2C%20there%20is,they%20do%20for%20other%20variants.
“There is no indication of increased severity from JN.1 at this time.
Updated COVID-19 vaccines are expected to increase protection against JN.1, as they do for other variants.”
Will New COVID Vaccines Work Against EG.5 and HV.1? (2023). COVID-19 Real-Time Learning Network. https://www.idsociety.org/covid-19-real-time-learning-network/vaccines/will-new-covid-vaccines-work-against-eg.5-and-hv.1#/+/0/publishedDate_na_dt/desc/
Bugos, C. (n.d.). New COVID-19 Vaccines Should Protect Against BA.2.86 and EG.5, Early Research Shows. Verywell Health. https://www.verywellhealth.com/pfizer-moderna-new-covid-vaccines-xbb15-ba286-7968195
Hold on I’m checking...
(btw sorry for late response)