COVID variant XEC, more contagious, could become dominant …
WEB2 days ago · The side effects of newly discovered COVID-19 strain XEC might not be as severe, but is part of the more contagious variant class, experts say.. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC ...
XEC: What you need to know about the new COVID variant
WEB1 day ago · XEC is the product of a recombination (exchanged pieces of genetic material between two variants) between the KS.1.1 variant and the KP.3.3 variant. These two parent variants are closely related ...
COVID-19 variant XEC: What is it? Do vaccines work on it?
WEB2 days ago · XEC COVID-19 variant. Dr. Albert Ko, an infectious disease physician and Yale School of Public Health professor, told “TODAY” the new variant is a recombinant of two other variants: KP.3.3 and KS.1.1. “When a person’s infected with two different SARS-CoV-2 variants, you can get what we call a recombination, where pieces of the genetic ...
New COVID variant XEC now in half of states. Here's what to know.
WEB5 days ago · September 18, 2024 / 3:54 PM EDT / CBS News. COVID-19 variant trackers are now closely watching the rise of a new virus variant called XEC, which has been spotted around the world and in half of ...
What to know about the new covid-19 XEC variant
WEB3 days ago · XEC is a combination of two other SARS-CoV-2 variants known as KP.3.3 and KS.1.1. It formed when the two variants infected the same organism – such as an animal or person – simultaneously ...
New COVID XEC variant explained: Symptoms, spread, what to …
WEBSep 16, 2024 · It's not clear if the new variant will bring with it a change in symptoms. As of now, the symptoms for COVID remain the same: Cough. Sore throat. Runny nose. Sneezing. Fatigue. Headache. Muscle aches.
New XEC Covid variant: What are the symptoms and is it …
WEBSep 16, 2024 · Getty. People have started catching a new Covid variant that could soon take off and become the dominant type, according to scientists. Identified in Germany, in June, cases of the XEC variant ...
New COVID-19 XEC variant circulating just before fall
WEB3 days ago · By. A new COVID-19 variant, XEC, has arrived just before fall. The new variant has sprouted from the omicron variant that developed in late 2021. Although XEC is new, Francois Balloux, director of ...
The XEC COVID variant is in the U.S. Here's what to know
WEB3 days ago · The XEC COVID variant has been on the rise across Europe and has been detected in 12 states in the U.S. Scientists and doctors know little about the strain currently, but cur vaccines and ...
FDA Approves and Authorizes Updated mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines …
WEBAugust 22, 2024. Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved and granted emergency use authorization (EUA) for updated mRNA COVID-19 vaccines (2024-2025 formula) to include a monovalent...