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 COVID-19 variant XEC is spreading quickly in Europe and may soon become the dominant variant worldwide. XEC is a recombinant variant made up of two JN.1-related strains. A CDC spokesperson ...

XEC, a sublineage of the omicron variant, was first reported in Berlin, Germany, in June and is now spreading “quite rapidly” across Europe, North America and Asia, according to Covid data ...

Bhanu Bhatnagar at the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe noted that “not all countries consistently report data to GISAID, so the XEC variant is likely to be present in more ...

A new Covid-19 variant has been spreading throughout Europe, and now, according to the UK Health and Security Agency (UKHSA), ...

A new COVID variant has begun spreading across parts of Europe, including the UK, and scientists say it could become the dominant type this winter. The variant, called XEC, was first detected in ...

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 ...

Scientists have warned that a “more contagious” variant of the Covid virus, dubbed XEC, is starting to spread more rapidly across Europe and could soon become the dominant strain.

Cases of coronavirus are currently spreading across Europe with new variant XEC suspected to be the cause. The number of people being taken to hospital with coronavirus in Wales doubled in September.

A new COVID variant has begun spreading across parts of Europe, including the UK, and scientists say it could become the dominant type this winter. The variant, called XEC, was first detected in ...