The Latest Breaking News from Omicron

People infected with Omicron develop strong immune response, reducing risk of severe symptoms from future strains.

Covid, flu and RSV rates creep up as vaccination rates for all three remain low, worrying healthcare providers

After reporting 34 cases of JN.1 on December 25 and 165 cases on January 1, an additional 175 people from Karnataka are found to be infected with the highly transmissible new sub-variant of Omicron. With this, the total JN.1 cases in the State has now touched 374.

JN.1's parent can infect lung cells more efficiently, a mutation that's different from the "milder" Omicron

It comes as the ACT plans to stop recording COVID numbers.

“We cannot ignore the evidence” that Omicron may be evolving into a more severe form of itself, one researcher told Fortune.

In an exclusive interview with Fortune, the WHO's COVID-19 lead said the organization is ready to assign a new Greek letter on a moment’s notice, but is holding out for a variant that's "truly different." Not all experts agree with the approach.

India needs to interpret the rise in COVID-19 cases more carefully also keeping in mind that it is time we handle SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19 just like any other respiratory illness

Is “Pirola” JN.1 turning COVID into a gastrointestinal illness? For some people, it’s always been one.

The study showed that in children, the hospitalization rate was highest for RSV (81.7%), while it was only 31.5% for omicron and 27.7% for influenza.

Health experts monitoring JN.1 say it may not cause as much damage as previous waves but it could still be severe