Friday, CDC officials said JN-1 now makes up 44% of COVID cases nationwide. But doctors say the newest COVID vaccine should protect against the worst effects of this newest variant.

And while a fast-growing new COVID variant called JN.1 is estimated to be driving a large share of the current winter wave of infections, officials say there have so far been no signs of new or ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday classified the JN.1 coronavirus strain as a "variant of interest" and said current evidence shows risk to public health was low from the strain.