3 Things to Know About XEC, the Latest COVID Strain > News
Oct 18, 2024 · A new highly transmissible coronavirus subvariant is starting to spread in the United States. Experts say it could become the dominant SARS-CoV-2 strain just in time for winter, when COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations tend to peak. The variant is called XEC.
New COVID variant XEC now in half of states. Here's what to know.
Sep 20, 2024 · COVID-19 variant trackers are now closely watching the rise of a new virus variant called XEC, which has been spotted around the world and in half of states across the United States.
XEC variant of COVID-19 spreading throughout US. What you …
3 days ago · Recent CDC data shows that KP.3.1.1 remains the dominant COVID-19 variant in the United States, accounting for nearly 60% of positive cases, but the XEC variant is not far behind. "CDC is monitoring the XEC variant," Rosa Norman, a CDC spokesperson told USA TODAY. "XEC is the proposed name of a recombinant, or hybrid, of the closely related ...
New XEC COVID Variant On The Rise: What Are Its Symptoms?
Oct 2, 2024 · The new and contagious XEC COVID-19 variant is spreading rapidly in several countries. Will it cause a surge in the U.S.? What to know about symptoms, vaccines and more
What to know about the XEC Covid variant - NBC News
Sep 27, 2024 · What to know about the XEC Covid variant, which is now in the U.S. Is it more contagious and do the updated vaccines work against it?
New XEC variant has ‘started to pop up’ in Chicago, expert says – …
Oct 16, 2024 · A new and contagious COVID variant known as XEC, which has been spreading rapidly in other countries over the last few months, has reportedly made its way to Chicago.
New XEC Covid variant: What are the symptoms and is it …
Sep 18, 2024 · People have started catching a new Covid variant that could soon take off and become the dominant type, according to scientists. Identified in Germany, in June, cases of the XEC variant have...
Do new COVID-19 vaccines protect against XEC variant? - CTV News
3 days ago · The XEC strain, a hybrid of Omicron subvariants KS.1.1 and KP.3.3, was first detected in Canada in mid-August and the number of COVID-19 cases with the XEC variant has rapidly increased.
XEC: what you need to know about the new COVID variant - ABC News
Sep 20, 2024 · The campaign for autumn booster in the UK will start in October with an updated vaccine targeting the JN.1 variant, which XEC derives from, assuring a good level of protection against severe illness.
Study: XEC characteristics position COVID variant to become
4 days ago · The XEC variant will likely become the world’s predominant SARS-CoV-2 variant in the near future, researchers from the Sato Lab, based at the University of Tokyo, reported recently in a preprint study. NIAID/Flickr cc. XEC—first identified in Germany in early August—is a recombinant of two JN.1 descendant lineages, KS.1.1 and KP.3.3.