A new COVID variant is spreading rapidly and could soon become the dominant variant around the globe. The variant, called XEC, was first detected in Germany in August and appears to have a growth ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As COVID-19 activity remains high in the United States, a new variant called XEC has emerged and is spreading rapidly in Europe ...

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XEC may sound like some kind of rock band, cryptocurrency or male enhancement supplement, but the XEC COVID-19 variant is something that you probably don’t want to have anywhere near you. It’s the ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A new variant has entered the COVID-19 picture, and scientists have ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new COVID variant - XEC - is starting to emerge. (Getty Images) (Mike Kemp via Getty Images) COVID hospital admissions are on ...

A new COVID-19 variant called XEC is spreading around the world, as numerous countries deal with another flu season. The strain, which is a combination of Omicron subvariants KS.1.1 and KP.3.3, is ...

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COVID has mutated into many different variants over the years. But the latest strain - XEC is poised to become the most contagious and dominant strain heading into the winter and flu season. XEC was ...

KP.3 was the "predominant" SARS-CoV-2 variant in the US, and was also spreading in Europe. It has now joined with another variant and has become XEC. Over the European summer, the number of COVID-19 ...