A new COVID-19 variant called XEC is spreading around the world, as numerous countries deal with another flu season. The strain, which is a combination of Omicron subvariants KS.1.1 and KP.3.3, is ...

"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. ...

A new coronavirus virus variant, XEC, is rapidly spreading across the United States. XEC has become the second most prevalent strain in the country, according to data released by the U.S. Centers ...

XEC is tipped to become the dominant strain over the coming months and experts are gathering information about the new variant. It comes as sickness bugs are surging and health chiefs advised ...

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 ...

The latest Covid variant, XEC, is quickly set to become the dominant version during this winter season. However, the quick rise of this new mutation, which is a combination of two previous omicron ...

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 ...