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 worldwide and in the U.S. Here's what to know about the strand.
New COVID-19 variant making its way to California: What to know about XEC variant
As flu season nears, so do new COVID-19 variants. A newly discovered COVID strain known as XEC continues to spread rapidly across multiple countries, including the United States and California. First appearing in late June in Berlin,
A new COVID variant has reached the U.S. Experts say it's likely similar to current strains.
The XEC COVID variant is in the U.S. A UT infectious disease specialist says there's likely no need to panic, as the strain is similar to existing ones.
A new Covid XEC variant is spreading - but what are the symptoms of it?
Much like its predecessors, the XEC variant has a range of symptoms – we all know Covid is an illness that can impact people in different ways – but there are some core signs to look out for, including a fever (especially in the earlier stages), a sore throat and changes in your sense of smell.
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, epidemiologist Joëlla W. Adams said
Health experts watch new COVID variant spreading through the U.S.
It's called XEC. The variant has been spotted around the world and in half of the United States. So far officials are not raising concern about it -- the way they did with other variants that were more mutated.
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New Strategy Could Lead to Universal, Long-Lasting Flu Shot
The reason we need a new flu shot every fall isn’t because the vaccine wears ... “Essentially, the paper says, Yes, we can accomplish that,” Heaton said. After a shot of the highly variant ...
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New COVID-19 Vaccines Targeting KP.2 Variant Available
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UC San Francisco: Is Now the Time for a New COVID-19 Shot?
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Flu season is approaching. Here's what to know about the new COVID variant XEC
We are heading into flu season and the CDC recommends getting ... including the U.S. Omicron variant KP.3.1.1, also known as deFLuQE, made up over half (52.7%) of COVID-19 cases between Sept.
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It's almost flu season, and there's a new COVID variant. What to know about XEC
We are heading into flu ... The variant has been recorded in 27 countries including China, Ukraine, Norway and Poland. Others are reading: COVID-19 is rising again. How effective was the vaccine ...
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It's almost flu season, and there's a new COVID variant. What to know about XEC
We are heading into flu season and the CDC recommends getting ... including the U.S. Omicron variant KP.3.1.1, also known as deFLuQE, made up over half (52.7%) of COVID-19 cases between Sept.
Newly discovered COVID XEC, MV-1 set to become dominant strains, rapidly spreading
XEC and MV-1 are set to become dominant, spreading rapidly across the world.