The variant, called XEC, was first detected in Germany in August and appears to have a growth advantage over other circulating variants – but it is not a radically different variant. XEC is what ...

Sept. 19, 2024 – A new COVID-19 variant called XEC is on the rise, and it has experts who track variants on alert. Each time a new variant makes a grand entrance onto tracker lists ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

A newly discovered COVID strain known as XEC continues to spread rapidly across multiple countries, including the U.S. Omicron variant KP.3.1.1, also known as deFLuQE, made up over half (52.7% ...

This time a more contagious variant ‘XEC’ has emerged and is spreading like wildfire across Europe. This was first reported in Germany and since then has spread in almost 27 countries.

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.