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Nearly 10,000 COVID deaths reported last month as JN.1 variant spread at holiday gatherings, WHO says
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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nearly-10000-died-covid-19-variant-holiday-gatherings/
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World Health Organization director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is pointing to holiday gatherings and a rapidly spreading variant as reasons behind a rise in COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths worldwide, with nearly 10,000 COVID deaths reported last month.
In the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated late last month that the variant makes up about 44.1% of COVID cases across the country.
“We are in January, and it’s winter respiratory virus season — COVID, along with influenza and RSV, is on the rise throughout much of the country today,” Dr. William Schaffner, professor of infectious diseases at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, told CBS News Thursday.
"Apropos of COVID, we’re seeing an awful lot of mild infections — that is, they don’t require hospitalizations, but you can feel miserable for three to four days — that are being caused by this JN.1 variant.
"These viruses like to mutate, and its distinctive characteristic is that it is contagious — so it’s spreading very, very widely.
Public health experts continue to recommend getting the latest vaccination, in addition to considering wearing masks in certain situations and making sure indoor areas are well ventilated.
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