Omicron variant KP.3.1.1, also known as deFLuQE, made up over half (52.7%) of COVID-19 cases between Sept. 1 and Sept. 14. However, XEC and a variant known as MV.1 seem poised to become the next ...

The winter season ushers in a new globally spreading COVID-19 variant called XEC, a mix of KS.1.1 and KP.3.3, both from the ...

The side effects of newly discovered COVID strain XEC might not be more severe, but appears to be more contagious, ...

XEC is also an offshoot of omicron, the widely spread variant that formed in 2021. According to experts, it has some of ...

The latest strain of the COVID-19 virus, XEC, is circulating across the country. The new variant has been reported in at ...

The new "XEC" COVID-19 variant spreading rapidly in Europe has arrived in the US. What are the symptoms, will it cause a fall ...

A new covid-19 variant called XEC may spread more easily than past variants, but current vaccines are still effective against ...

The new and contagious XEC COVID-19 variant is spreading rapidly in several countries. Will it cause a surge in the U.S.?

A groundbreaking discovery by Victorian scientists could pave the way for stronger Covid vaccines, that better protect ...

Texas may soon see another type of COVID inside the state. Here's what is known at the time of writing. As revealed by the ...

That means like other variations of COVID, the symptoms are similar: The new vaccines are monovalent, or target one variant.

The new COVID variant XEC may be spreading faster than other variants, but it is not a radically different variant.