Exclusive: Interview with Dr Gangandeep Kang to understand the severity of JN.1 variant (Part-2)

The World Health Organization (WHO) has classified JN.1 as a separate “Variant of Interest” (VOI) after the subvariant was detected in three states, even as a spike in Covid-19 cases has created panic in India.

Dr Gagandeep Kang, microbiologist, and adjunct professor at Christian Medical College, Vellore, who is also on several advisory boards including the WHO, spoke about how a majority of JN.1 infections are expected to be asymptomatic despite its ability to spread at a faster rate.

Exclusive: Is JN.1 ‘variant of interest’ a cause of worry? Dr Gagandeep Kang decodes