Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As COVID-19 activity remains high in the United States, a new variant called XEC has emerged and is spreading rapidly in Europe ...

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 the ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A new coronavirus virus variant, XEC, is rapidly spreading across the ...

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, and as of ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A new variant has entered the COVID-19 picture, and scientists have ...

KP.3 was the "predominant" SARS-CoV-2 variant in the US, and was also spreading in Europe. It has now joined with another variant and has become XEC. Over the European summer, the number of COVID-19 ...

Cases of COVID-19 have dipped slightly in the U.S. after a large summer wave, but doctors expect another spike on the horizon, as temperatures drop and people head indoors. Now, there’s a new COVID-19 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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COVID has mutated into many different variants over the years. But the latest strain - XEC is poised to become the most contagious and dominant strain heading into the winter and flu season. XEC was ...

A new COVID variant is spreading rapidly and could soon become the dominant variant around the globe. The variant, called XEC, was first detected in Germany in August and appears to have a growth ...