"CDC is monitoring the XEC variant," Rosa Norman, a CDC spokesperson told USA TODAY. "XEC is the proposed name of a recombinant, or hybrid, of the closely related Omicron lineages KS.1.1 and KP.3. ...
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said that the XEC strain of Covid-19 is on the rise. The new strain is understood to be the result of two variants combining - KS.1.1 and KP.3.3 ...
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) warned that the XEC strain of the disease is spreading in the UK, with cases increasing at a high rate. The new strain is the result of two variants combining ...
According to the CDC Data Tracker, there has been an uptick in reported cases involving the XEC variant. While the variant KP 3.1.1 continues to account for the majority of cases in both the US ...
The swift emergence of the new Covid variant XEC, which experts worry may outmanoeuvre current vaccines, has sparked concern as it gears up to become the dominant strain this winter. The variant ...
Recent CDC data shows that KP.3.1.1 remains the dominant COVID-19 variant in the United States, accounting for nearly 60% of positive cases, but the XEC variant is not far behind. "CDC is ...
People are being warned of an unusual order of Covid symptoms, with the XEC variant now the fastest spreading and detected in multiple countries. In the UK, eligible people are being urged to get ...
A new strain of coronavirus, the Xec variant, is emerging as a potential protagonist of the upcoming winter season. This variant of Sars-CoV-2, initially identified in Germany, shows significant ...
The XEC strain, first identified in Germany in June, made up an estimated 12.9 per cent of cases nation-wide last week, according to Health Canada. Provincially, the prevalence of XEC’s parent ...
AS Covid cases rise in the UK, people have started to catch a new variant known as XEC. The new strain was first identified in Germany in June and has since emerged in the UK, as well as other ...
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 ...