The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates the new COVID-19 variant  scientists are calling J-N point one (JN.1) ...now makes up about 44.1% of COVID-19 cases across the country. The fast spreading variant's continued rise suggests that the variant is either more transmissible or better at evading our immune systems than other variants.

To learn more, KCBS' Liz Saint John spoke with Dr. Gregory Schrank, infectious diseases specialist at the University of Maryland Medical Center.