Jn.1 hits India, new vaccine is on the way?

BY A STAFF REPORTER

 The new variant of Covid is spreading across India. Meanwhile, Dr Randeep Guleria, former director of AIIMS and senior pulmonologist, gave big information about the new variant of Covid-19 JN-1. He says, "We need a vaccine which covers a broader type of the virus. We have had multiple mutations. Jn.1 is sub lineage of Omicron. So a vaccine that is made against Omicron will be effective against this variant also. We need more data first to show what is the current immunity in the population, and the protection that have based on the previous vaccination that we've got, based on that, only can we decide that do we need a new vaccine, which covers the current circulating strain, and that is something that has to be done regularly because variants will keep changing." 

#WATCH | Delhi: On Covid-19 new variant Jn.1, former AIIMS Director and Senior Pulmonologist Dr Randeep Guleria says, "...We need a vaccine which covers a broader type of the virus. We have had multiple mutations. Jn.1 is sub lineage of Omicron. So a vaccine which is made against… pic.twitter.com/bfbfnWqdX0

— ANI (@ANI) December 24, 2023