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 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 ...

Health experts have shared their thoughts on the latest Covid-19 variant ... could have XEC. The strain, which is a subvariant of Omricon, is rapidly spreading across Europe and experts believe ...

It was first discovered in Germany and has since been found in 27 countries across Europe ... cases in the UK are caused by XEC. However, “current information doesn’t suggest we should be more ...

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