The XEC COVID-19 variant is poised to become the dominant variant worldwide. Now is a good time to get an updated COVID ...

Stacker consulted research from Yale Medical School and the World Health Organization to find how SARS-CoV-2 has evolved ...

A new variant of COVID called XEC — a combination of two Omicron subvariants — is spreading in the middle of flu season.

The newest Covid variant XEC now accounts for one in five infections amid signs that the spread of the virus is on the rise ...

Ireland has reported a significant increase in cases of the new XEC Covid variant, now accounting for 20.6% of cases in ...

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The new XEC variant is a recombinant of the KS.1.1 and KP.3.3 strains, and has been deemed to be more transmissible due to ...

XEC has become the second most prevalent strain in the country, according to data released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ), representing more than 1 in 10 cases. But ...

The new COVID variant XEC has been found by UK health experts as they prepare for winter, when cases tend to increase. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has highlighted a slight increase in ...

It is thought the XEC strain is more transmissible due to its numerous mutations, and presents symptoms similar to those of ...

XEC is on track to become the new dominant COVID-19 strain this winter. Yale and New Haven experts weigh in on why you should still get the new vaccine even though it may be less effective at ...

KP.3.1.1 is still the dominant COVID-19 variant in the United States as it accounts for nearly 60% of positive cases, but the XEC variant is not far behind, recent Centers for Disease Control and ...