Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. The XEC COVID variant spread rapidly in Denmark ...

The new variant on the rise in Europe right now is called XEC. UCSF infectious disease specialist Dr. Peter Chin-Hong said it is much more transmissible than the current variant in the U.S., but ...

As flu season nears, so do new COVID-19 variants. A newly discovered COVID strain known as XEC continues to spread rapidly across multiple countries, including the U.S. Scripps Research’s ...

An emerging COVID-19 strain, XEC, has been detected in 12 U.S. states and at least 15 countries, according to Scripps Research's Outbreak.info. The variant was first reported in late June ...

Reports suggest a new Covid 'variant', known as 'XEC', has been identified in 15 countries worldwide. Health experts are warning people to be aware of symptoms and not to ignore them Health ...

As COVID-19 activity remains high in the United States, a new variant called XEC has emerged and is spreading rapidly in Europe and other parts of the world. Only a handful of cases have been ...

XEC may sound like some kind of rock band, cryptocurrency or male enhancement supplement, but the XEC COVID-19 variant is something that you probably don’t want to have anywhere near you. It’s ...

A new strain of COVID-19 may be the dominant version this fall. XEC is the latest strain of the coronavirus and is spreading across Europe and other areas, the “Today” show reported.