Fact checked by Nick Blackmer The COVID-19 variant XEC, which has been spreading across Europe, now accounts for 17% of cases ...

The CDC's Nowcast data tracker, which displays COVID-19 estimates and projections for two-week periods, reflected that the KP ...

The newest Covid variant XEC now accounts for one in five infections amid signs that the spread of the virus is on the rise ...

XEC has become the second most prevalent strain in the country, according to data released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ), representing more than 1 in 10 cases. But ...

The new XEC variant is a recombinant of the KS.1.1 and KP.3.3 strains, and has been deemed to be more transmissible due to ...

A new variant of COVID called XEC — a combination of two Omicron subvariants — is spreading in the middle of flu season.

XEC is on track to become the new dominant COVID-19 strain this winter. Yale and New Haven experts weigh in on why you should still get the new vaccine even though it may be less effective at ...

According to Health Canada, typical COVID-19 symptoms include: Runny nose and/or sneezing Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing The severity of XEC — and how to slow its transmission — is likely ...

And, according to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), the XEC strain of coronavirus has been spreading in the UK. XEC is a ...

It was first identified in Germany and has since been detected in 27 countries across North America, Asia and Europe.

Health experts are warning of a potential 'tripledemic' this winter - here's how to spot the early symptoms of flu, RSV and ...

26 and Oct. 7. Following the data from Rio de Janeiro, additional XEC lineage genomes from São Paulo, based on samples collected in August, and from Santa Catarina, from two samples taken in ...