XEC doesn’t appear to be more dangerous or produce more severe disease than past covid-19 variants, says Schaffner. The WHO hasn’t designated it as a variant of concern either.

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 ...

As previously reported by USA TODAY, the XEC COVID-19 strain first appeared in late June in Berlin and has spread across Europe, North America and Asia. According to the Scripps Research Outbreak ...

Officials monitoring new COVID-19 variant 02:46. COVID-19 variant trackers are now closely watching the rise of a new virus variant called XEC, which has been spotted around the world and in half ...

A new COVID-19 variant, XEC, has been making headlines as cases continue to rise worldwide. The latest strain, identified as the COVID-19 XEC variant, has garnered attention from health experts.

As flu season nears, so do new COVID-19 variants. A newly discovered COVID strain known as XEC continues to spread rapidly across multiple countries, including the U.S. Scripps Research’s ...

The latest strain of the COVID-19 virus, XEC, is circulating across the country. The new variant has been reported in at least 25 U.S. states, according to reports.

Following a COVID-19 surge this summer, a new variant is increasing in transmission as we approach flu season this fall. As you plan holiday travel and schedule your upcoming vaccinations, here ...

As of Oct. 4, the XEC COVID-19 variant has spread to at least 33 countries and has been reported in at least 29 states across the U.S. Experts who spoke with the News said that the new booster shot ...

The CDC's Nowcast data tracker, which displays COVID-19 estimates and projections for two-week periods, reflected that the KP.3.1.1 variant accounted for 57.2% of positive infections, followed by ...

How to order in Tennessee Free COVID-19 tests to be available in September. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has not confirmed whether there are any unique symptoms from the XEC variant.

Scientists are currently studying how well people are protected against severe disease from XFG. Researchers conducted lab ...