I'm sick. Everybody move back six feet. If you have a mask, put it on

[LSLGuy]

Here’s a recent thread on a semi-recent development in COVID strains with cites to real medical studies, not just our anecdata:

Welcome, JN.1 - we're so proud!

A January JAMA article starts off with: Parents often bask in the glow of their children’s accomplishments, so if SARS-CoV-2 variants were like people, BA.2.86 would be busting its buttons right about now. A little whimsical, but not a bad metaphor. BA.2.86’s spawn, JN.1, has become the dominant SARS-CoV-2 variant in the US, status its parent variant never achieved. Fortunately, although COVID-19 cases have surged, hospitalizations and deaths from the disease are still considerably lower t…