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This year's winter respiratory disease season was looking to be a bit of a respite from last year's—until JN.1 took off. Now, it's anyone's best guess.

Based on the limited data available, it is clear that JN.1 is fueling substantial waves of infection throughout the world, with thousands of ongoing global excess deaths each day and untold masses newly suffering from Long COVID.

How dangerous is JN.1, how likely are you to get it, and could it derail your holiday plans? Here’s what you need to know, according to the experts Fortune spoke with.

Biobot Analytics released its weekly data on levels of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater, which notes the surge is continuing across the US. Recent evidence indicates that the JN.1 subvariant is highly immune-evasive and resistant to the current COVID booster.

The sudden emergence of JN.1 as its own distinct variant marks the fourth time that the CDC has deliberately concealed the emergence of a new, dangerous variant from the American and world population.

The U.S. health care system is a “sitting duck” in the face of a coming cluster of winter epidemics, one expert told Fortune.

The latest data from the CDC shows that U.S. COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths are still increasing, approaching the Delta peak of late 2021. This indicates that although the official pandemic state may have ended, COVID-19 is still a significant concern.

It’s yet another sign that while the official pandemic state may be over, the days of COVID are far from it.

It’s yet another sign that while the official pandemic state may be over, the days of COVID are far from it.