The CDC's Nowcast data tracker, which displays COVID-19 estimates and projections for two-week periods, reflected that the KP ...

New COVID strain XEC is a recombinant strain of two variants in the Omicron family: KS.1.1 and KP.3.3. The hybrid strain was ...

Covid hospitalisations have surged across Britain at an “alarming” rate as a new variant of the virus emerged, the UK Health ...

XEC has become the second most prevalent strain in the country, according to data released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ), representing more than 1 in 10 cases. But ...

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 ...

A new and contagious COVID variant known as XEC, which has been spreading rapidly in other countries over the last few months ...

Symptoms to look out for appear to be similar to previous COVID-19 strains. As per the CDC, these include fever or chills, ...

Now, as we in the northern hemisphere move into autumn and winter, there is concern about two new variants. The first one is ...

The variant appears to have greater infectivity and immune-evasion properties, which could help it edge out KP.3.1.1.

While KP.3.1.1 remains the dominant strain in the U.S., XEC is gaining steam, according to the Centers for Disease Control ...

XEC is on track to become the new dominant COVID-19 strain this winter. Yale and New Haven experts weigh in on why you should ...

The XEC variant, a combination of the KS.1.1 and KP.3.3 variants, was detected and recorded in Germany in June and has been ...