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Bangkok Post – Highly transmissible but mild Covid strain now dominant

Virologist expects JN.1 cases to soar for a few weeks before dropping again

A woman receives a Covid-19 vaccine jab in Saphan Sung district of Bangkok in April 2023. (Photo: Somchai Poomlard)

The JN.1 strain of Covid-19, which is highly transmissible but with mild symptoms, is now dominant in the country, says the well-known virologist Yong Poovorawan.

The strain was first detected in the United States and is expected to…

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