XEC is also an offshoot of omicron, the widely spread variant that formed in 2021. According to experts, it has some of omicron’s features, too — like less severe symptoms and easy transmissibility.

The side effects of newly discovered COVID strain XEC might not be more severe, but appears to be more contagious, ...

I think some respected newspapers could do a better job of being honest with their readers about some pretty basic and pretty important things.

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Upon authorization by the European Commission, the Omicron KP.2-adapted COVID-19 vaccine will be available for individuals 6 months of age and ...

Talk of the new Covid variant – known as XEC – is currently rife, with reports emerging that the variant, first detected in ...

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COVID levels in the U.S. remain high, according to wastewater detections, which is a retreat from the CDC’s label of “very ...

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