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 ...

A new Covid variant, dubbed XEC, is spreading through Europe and could soon become the most dominant strain of the infection, ...

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The XEC COVID variant is in the U.S. A UT infectious disease specialist says there's likely no need to panic, as the strain ...

Updated COVID-19 vaccine is now available. With another COVID-19 surge likely coming this winter, University of Utah experts ...

Omicron variant KP.3.1.1, also known as deFLuQE, made up over half (52.7%) of COVID-19 cases between Sept. 1 and Sept. 14. However, XEC and a variant known as MV.1 seem poised to become the next ...

That means like other variations of COVID, the symptoms are similar: The new vaccines are monovalent, or target one variant.

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As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to evolve, a new variant known as the Covid XEC variant is starting to spread rapidly ...

The XEC strain of COVID-19 that was first detected in Europe could become the dominant variant in the U.S. Here's what to ...