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The newest COVID variant is "worrying" scientists. JN.1 was identified in Luxembourg on August 25, 2023. Since then, England, Iceland, France, and the United States have all reported cases of this variant.
While many users are fleeing Twitter/X in disgust at the turn it has taken toward encouraging the spread of conspiracy theories, antisemitism and hate under Elon Musk’s leadership, a cadre of established users are remaining to fight against these very trends.
The HV.1 coronavirus variant is now dominant in the US, while JN.1 is growing fast outside the U.S.
Today there remains a sense – both inside Apple and in the broader world of public health – of unfulfilled potential. The company’s effort to weave health monitoring and disease prevention into its bestselling devices has yielded breakthroughs, but the strategy has also been short-circuited by philosophical disagreements, a culture of conservatism and technological realities.