Characteristics and clinical manifestations of patients, including organ transplant patients, during the surge of JN.1: Insights from Saudi Arabia

Amidst the persistent global health threat posed by the evolving SARS-CoV-2 virus throughout the four-year-long COVID-19 pandemic, the focus has now turned to the Omicron variant and its subvariant, JN.1, which has rapidly disseminated worldwide. This study reports on the characteristics and clinical manifestations of patients during the surge of the JN.1 variant in Saudi Arabia; it also investigates the evolution of SARS-CoV-2 variants in organ transplant patients and identifies patient risk factors.