New COVID variant XEC now in half of states. Here's what to know.
WEB4 days ago · September 18, 2024 / 3:54 PM EDT / CBS News. 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 ...
XEC: What you need to know about the new COVID variant
WEB1 day ago · XEC is the product of a recombination (exchanged pieces of genetic material between two variants) between the KS.1.1 variant and the KP.3.3 variant. These two parent variants are closely related ...
COVID variant XEC, more contagious, could become dominant …
WEB2 days ago · The side effects of newly discovered COVID-19 strain XEC might not be as severe, but is part of the more contagious variant class, experts say.. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC ...
New XEC Covid variant: What are the symptoms and is it …
WEB6 days ago · New XEC Covid variant starting to spread. 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 ...
New COVID XEC variant explained: Symptoms, spread, what to …
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What to know about the new covid-19 XEC variant
WEB2 days ago · XEC is a combination of two other SARS-CoV-2 variants known as KP.3.3 and KS.1.1. It formed when the two variants infected the same organism – such as an animal or person – simultaneously ...
New COVID-19 XEC variant circulating just before fall
WEB2 days ago · By. A new COVID-19 variant, XEC, has arrived just before fall. The new variant has sprouted from the omicron variant that developed in late 2021. Although XEC is new, Francois Balloux, director of ...
New XEC COVID variant is on the rise. What are its symptoms
WEB4 days ago · Nausea or loss of appetite. Diarrhea. Loss of sense of taste or smell. "It can make you feel miserable for several days, but it can vary from person to person and some people get a totally ...
COVID XEC variant shows up in 27 countries already, expert says
WEB6 days ago · First appearing late June in Berlin, the XEC COVID-19 strain has spread across Europe, North America and Asia totaling around 550 samples, according to Honey. The variant has been recorded in 27 ...
New Covid XEC variant starting to spread in Europe – what we know
WEB5 days ago · 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 ...
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