A new variant of COVID called XEC — a combination of two Omicron subvariants — is spreading in the middle of flu season.

The XEC COVID-19 variant is poised to become the dominant variant worldwide. Now is a good time to get an updated COVID ...

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 ...

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 newest Covid variant XEC now accounts for one in five infections amid signs that the spread of the virus is on the rise ...

26 and Oct. 7. Following the data from Rio de Janeiro, additional XEC lineage genomes from São Paulo, based on samples collected in August, and from Santa Catarina, from two samples taken in ...

According to an update on Covid figures released by Ireland's health authority, the most recent form, known as XEC, is ...

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 ...

Northeastern University professors of pharmacy say the updated COVID-19 vaccines available for fall and winter of 2024 are a ...

As winter's chill sweeps across the nation, health experts have urged Brits to brace for a 'tripledemic', with a likely ...

A new study has revealed the order of Covid-19 XEC symptoms that could help differentiate the new variant from other illnesses with similar symptoms like the flu ...

As the United States gears up for cold and flu season, there's another new COVID-19 strain to be on the look out for: XEC. The XEC variant has become the second-most prevalent strain in the ...