This is the year that the COVID-19 pandemic was declared to be no longer a global health emergency.
But even though case counts are down in 2023, it's not as if everything is back to normal. There is, for example, a new omicron variant that was first detected in late summer and has spread significantly in recent weeks. It's called JN.1, and health officials have now classified it as a variant of interest. And a frequently asked question is:
