The COVID-19 XEC variant, a new strain with increased transmissibility, raises concerns about potential vaccine evasion and ...

Over the last few days, a new Omicron variant has been grabbing headlines in Europe and the US. That’s “XEC” - a “recombinant ...

The new Covid-19 variant XEC, formed from KS.1.1 and KP.3.3 strains, is spreading quickly in the US and globally. More ...

Emphasising India's vision of 'One Earth One Health,' Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday (local time) announced a USD 7 ...

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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 ...

Exclusive: Lower levels of protective antibodies could leave the UK population vulnerable to a rapid spread of the XEC Covid ...

I think some respected newspapers could do a better job of being honest with their readers about some pretty basic and pretty important things.

XEC is also an offshoot of omicron, the widely spread variant that formed in 2021. According to experts, it has some of omicron’s features, too — like less severe symptoms and easy transmissibility.

The side effects of newly discovered COVID strain XEC might not be more severe, but appears to be more contagious, ...

Health data show that COVID-19 still surpasses all other infectious respiratory illnesses as a cause of severe illness, ...