New Covid variant of interest, 12% of birds species extinct

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[7.4] WHO classifies JN.1 as "variant of interest" due to transmissibility — ABC News

The World Health Organization has classified the new COVID variant, JN.1, as a "variant of interest." Experts say it is more transmissible and can better evade the immune system, but not more severe. JN.1 is a subvariant of BA.2.86 and has been detected in the US, making up 15-29% of cases. Current vaccines are still effective against it.

[7.0] Human activity has driven 12% of bird species extinct — The Guardian

New research published in Nature Communications reveals that human activity has driven about 12% of the world's bird species to extinction, double previous estimates. An estimated 1,430 bird species have died out since the Late Pleistocene period, with 640 known extinctions and the rest being "dark extinctions." Island bird populations were the focus, with deforestation, overhunting, fires, and invasive species identified as key causes.

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