Epidemiology and virological characteristics of the emerging SARS-CoV-2 variant PJ.2.1
Markus Hoffmann, Lu Zhang, Nianzhen Chen, Nicole de Moor, Inga Nehlmeier, Luise Graichen, Anna-Sophie Moldenhauer, Alexandra Dopfer‐Jablonka, Christine Happle, Georg M. N. Behrens, Stefan Poehlmann
The paper characterizes the epidemiology and virology of the SARS-CoV-2 variant PJ.2.1, finding it spreads mainly in older adults and shows increased ACE2 binding but not greater antibody evasion.
bioRxiv · Oct 8, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology