Dominican MSP calls on locals to be alert for new JN.1 variant

Santo Domingo, Dec 22 (Prensa Latina) Dominican Public Health Minister (MSP) Daniel Rivera on Friday urged nationals to remain alert in order to prevent JN.1 variant of Covid-19.

December 22, 2023
15:53

Rivera urged in particular those over 65 years of age and people under delicate health conditions to wear face coverings and not to be present in indoor activities or meetings.

Rivera assured his Ministry is presently conducting a strict control for the new JN.1 variant, which accounts for 15 to 29% of Covid-19 cases reported in the United States as of Dec. 8.

Detailing on its (JN.1 variant) proven high level of transmission, the MSP called on patients with flu-like symptoms to wear face masks to avoid contagion.

The Deputy Collective Health Minister Eladio Perez, on the other side, stressed Dominican Republic is in talks with Pfizer Company to acquire effective JN.1 vaccine doses.

According to the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), quoted by Diario Libre, there is no evidence so far that the new variant is a health risk compared to other ones.

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