The new and contagious XEC COVID-19 variant is spreading rapidly in several countries. Will it cause a surge in the U.S.?

There’s also a new coronavirus variant that public health officials and virologists are keeping a close eye on. The strain, ...

The variant, called XEC, was first detected in Germany in August and appears to have a growth advantage over other circulating variants – but it is not a radically different variant. XEC is what ...

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. The XEC COVID variant spread rapidly in Denmark ...

As COVID-19 activity remains high in the United States, a new variant called XEC has emerged and is spreading rapidly in Europe and other parts of the world. Only a handful of cases have been ...

XEC may sound like some kind of rock band, cryptocurrency or male enhancement supplement, but the XEC COVID-19 variant is something that you probably don’t want to have anywhere near you. It’s ...

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 of states across the United States. Health ...

Now, there’s a new COVID-19 variant spreading in Europe, the XEC COVID variant—and cases have been spotted in the U.S., too. “The XEC variant appears to be the most likely one to get legs ...