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What is XEC, the new COVID-19 variant?
Another COVID-19 variant is on the rise this fall, hot on the heels of a massive summer surge of the virus. The variant, ...
New COVID-19 variant making its way through US: What to know about XEC variant, symptoms
The CDC has not confirmed whether there are any unique symptoms from the XEC variant. USA TODAY has reached out to CDC ...
Hybrid COVID variant XEC is more contagious: What to know about the new strain
The side effects of newly discovered COVID strain XEC might not be more severe, but appears to be more contagious, ...
The XEC Covid Variant Is About To Hit The U.S.—Experts Say To Look Out For These Symptoms
What are the new XEC COVID variant symptoms, and when will it hit the U.S.? Doctors explain what to watch for, and the best ...
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Omicron variant
After a year, omicron still driving COVID surges amid holiday season The omicron variant is driving U.S. COVID-19 case counts higher in many places just in time for the holiday season.
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COVID variant XEC seeing rapid growth across globe and the U.S. Here's what to know
It is derives from the Omicron variant. Last month, the new COVID vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer were approved for the 2024-2025 season. They were designed against KP.2, a predecessor of KP.3.1. ...
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COVID-19 Symptoms May Show Up in This Order
By mid-September, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported the Omicron subvariant KP.3.1.1 accounted for most COVID-19 cases. KP.3.1.1 is a member of a group of variants nicknamed ...
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COVID FLiRT variants KP.3 and XEC: What you need to know
KP.3 and other FLiRT variants descend from the omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2. Now, think of a family tree: The KP variants are children of the JN.1 variant. And JN.1 is, in turn, a child of ...
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New XEC Covid Variant Spreads To 27 Countries, Here's What We Know So Far
Experts have said that the new variant, a sublineage of the omicron variant, has some new mutations that might help it spread this autumn, although vaccines should still help prevent severe cases.
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New Covid variant XEC spreading fast; key symptoms to watch out for
Covid XEC, a new variant of Coronavirus discovered in Germany in June, is spreading rapidly across Europe. This hybrid of omicron subvariants KS.1.1 and KP.3.3 may become the dominant strain by ...
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What to know about the latest COVID variants, Minnesota testing, vaccines
The same held true for all the Greek-named variants, up to omicron. It's likely that most of these variants got their mutations by going into hiding. Instead of jumping from one host to another ...
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Flu season is approaching. Here's what to know about the new COVID variant XEC
A newly discovered COVID strain known as XEC continues to spread rapidly across multiple countries, including the U.S. Omicron variant KP.3.1.1, also known as deFLuQE, made up over half (52.7% ...