The JN.1 strain now accounts for almost all COVID cases in NSW. Scientists, however, say getting a booster now is a better bet than waiting for a new vaccine.
While experts have pointed to the dangerous implications of the recent spread of the Juno variant, their statements have been ignored by the Labor governments and the official press.
Since it was detected in August 2023, the JN.1 variant of COVID has spread widely. It has become dominant in Australia and around the world, driving the
It's become the dominant variant in Australia and has driven COVID-19 waves, but the JN.1 variant is significant for more than just those reasons, according to experts.