A BMJ study is the first in a series that discusses the lessons learned from COVID-19 and the steps needed to avert deaths in the next pandemic and improve public health.
Markers for all three of the main respiratory viruses that are making Americans sick declined this week, and new data from the CDC suggest that the flu season has been moderate so far.
There is no evidence that JN.1 causes more severe disease than other variants. Currently available vaccines are expected to increase protection against the variant.
Key indicators for respiratory illness declined for the first time in weeks after the holidays, signaling that the tripledemic of flu, COVID-19 and RSV may have peaked nationwide, according to the CDC.
Highly mutated COVID variant BA.2.86—close ancestor of globally dominant 'Pirola' JN.1—may lead to more severe disease than other Omicron variants, according to two new studies published in the journal Cell.