"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." As the United States gears up for cold and flu season, there's another new COVID-19 strain to be on the ...

COVID cases are on the rise in Massachusetts, as the XEC variant impacts the state. Yale Medicine reports that the latest strain is a "highly transmissible coronavirus subvariant called XEC—one that ...

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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. Erin Newcomer, a genomic ...

KP.3.1.1 is still the dominant COVID-19 variant in the United States as it accounts for nearly 60% of positive cases, but the XEC variant is not far behind, recent Centers for Disease Control and ...

A COVID wave fuelled by the XEC variant is leading to hospitalisations throughout Britain. According to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), the admission rate for patients testing positive for XEC ...

A new COVID variant known as the "XEC variant" is raising questions and capturing the attention of researchers heading into the fall and winter season. The variant has been largely spreading overseas ...

XEC is the latest COVID-19 variant spreading in the U.S. The World Health Organization is monitoring the latest variant. Doctors expect that it will continue to spread—here’s what to do. The XEC ...

COVID-19 variant is expected to surpass KP.3.1.1 as the most dominant circulating variant, according to a preprint study from researchers at universities in Japan and the United Kingdom. As of Oct. 12 ...

A new COVID-19 variant has overtaken KP.3.1.1 as the leading variant in the United States. Meanwhile, COVID cases in the Davidson County area are on the decline. Up until the two-week period ending on ...