A new COVID variant is spreading rapidly and could soon become the dominant variant around the globe. The variant, called XEC, was first detected in Germany in August and appears to have a growth ...

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

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.

COVID XEC variant has been confirmed in 27 countries in Europe, North America and Asia, according to data specialist Mike Honey, as the strain grows.

Researchers are tracking the latest COVID strain "spreading rapidly" in parts of Europe. Here's what we know about variant ...

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More cases of mosquito-borne diseases — including West Nile virus and eastern equine encephalitis — are being reported in the U.S., prompting questions about where exactly the illnesses have ...

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And doctors and scientists are keeping an eye on yet another subvariant — XEC — that could surpass the latest hyperinfectious subvariant, KP.3.1.1, now thought to be the most common nationwide.

A significant spread, which may have originated from Germany. The Xec variant, in the coming months, could change the current landscape of Covid variants and has already ignited intense summer ...

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