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Stacker consulted research from Yale Medical School and the World Health Organization to find how SARS-CoV-2 has evolved ...

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 ...

Ireland has reported a significant increase in cases of the new XEC Covid variant, now accounting for 20.6% of cases in ...

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 second booster was recommended to address the omicron variant XEC rising as a fast-spreading variant slated to take over ...

The new COVID variant XEC has been found by UK health experts as they prepare for winter, when cases tend to increase. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has highlighted a slight increase in ...

It is thought the XEC strain is more transmissible due to its numerous mutations, and presents symptoms similar to those of ...

The XEC Covid variant currently accounts for around a fifth of new cases, new figures show, as health officials repeated ...

KP.3.1.1 is still the dominant COVID-19 variant in the United States as it accounts for nearly 60% of positive cases, but the XEC variant is not far behind, recent Centers for Disease Control and ...

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 ...