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The World Health Organization has warned of a growing risk of the international spread of the new coronavirus variant PJ.2.1, first detected in May 2026 in the Canadian province of Ontario. According to the WHO, the variant has already been found in Canada, the United States, and Europe, and there is currently no clinical data indicating a more severe course of the disease.
Aziz KarimovAlexander Gintsburg, scientific director of the Gamaleya center, said that the spread of the new coronavirus variant PJ.2.1 in the United States and Europe is grounds for monitoring the strain and checking whether existing vaccines remain relevant. According to him, modeling cannot replace experiments with the antibodies of those vaccinated with Sputnik V.
Aziz KarimovThe new coronavirus variant PJ.2.1, spreading in the United States, Canada and Spain, may reach Russia, and existing undetected cases cannot be ruled out. Scientists from Kazan Federal University and the Gamaleya center note that there are many mutations, but there is no evidence of greater disease severity, and the emergence of the variant does not mean a new wave.
Aziz Karimov
