XEC is the new COVID-19 variant getting attention in Europe. It already been detected in the U.S. Doctors expect that it will continue to spread—here’s what to do. “The XEC variant appears ...

Now, there’s a new COVID-19 variant spreading in Europe, the XEC COVID variant—and cases have been spotted in the U.S., too. “The XEC variant appears to be the most likely one to get legs ...

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 ...

As COVID-19 activity remains high in the United States, a new mutated variant called XEC is spreading rapidly in Europe and other parts of the world. Although few cases have been detected in the U ...

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 ...

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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.