The side effects of newly discovered COVID strain XEC might not be more severe, but appears to be more contagious, ...
A newly discovered COVID strain known as XEC continues to spread rapidly worldwide and in the U.S. Here's what to know about ...
Talk of the new Covid variant – known as XEC – is currently rife, with reports emerging that the variant, first detected in ...
XEC is also an offshoot of omicron, the widely spread variant that formed in 2021. According to experts, it has some of omicron’s features, too — like less severe symptoms and easy transmissibility.
The new "XEC" COVID-19 variant spreading rapidly in Europe has arrived in the US. What are the symptoms, will it cause a fall ...
The new and contagious XEC COVID-19 variant is spreading rapidly in several countries. Will it cause a surge in the U.S.?
Upon authorization by the European Commission, the Omicron KP.2-adapted COVID-19 vaccine will be available for individuals 6 months of age and ...
A Covid modeller says a fourth summer wave is likely as a new variant emerges overseas.
A new and highly contagious variant of Covid-19, named XEC, is spreading swiftly across Europe and could soon become the ...
The XEC variant is a hybrid of the earlier omicron subvariants KS.1.1 and KP.3.3, which is currently dominant in Europe. But XEC’s mutations could help it spread more easily this autumn ...
The strain is a subvariant of Omicron, and was found in Germany this June, with other cases reported in Denmark, U.S. and U.K. Janis Ramsay is an online editor with Metroland. Reach her at ...
By mid-September, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported the Omicron subvariant KP.3.1.1 accounted for most COVID-19 cases. KP.3.1.1 is a member of a group of variants nicknamed ...