Fact checked by Nick Blackmer The COVID-19 variant XEC, which has been spreading across Europe, now accounts for 17% of cases ...

The new XEC variant is a recombinant of the KS.1.1 and KP.3.3 strains, and has been deemed to be more transmissible due to ...

A new variant of COVID called XEC — a combination of two Omicron subvariants — is spreading in the middle of flu season.

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 ...

Bogoch says the latest vaccine was designed for a sublineage of Omicron called KP.2, which began circulating several months ...

"XEC appears to be a recombinant ... If you don't have insurance the COVID vaccine could cost $200 A federal funding program for COVID-19 vaccines has ended, so if you don't have health insurance ...

The XEC variant has become the second-most prevalent ... The CDC currently recommends that everyone aged six months and up get the updated COVID-19 vaccine, making that a good place to start.

You can now get the updated COVID-19 vaccine, but that shot was formulated based on the KP.2 strain of the virus. KP.2 is related to XEC, but there are a lot of differences between them.

The swift emergence of the new Covid variant XEC, which experts worry may outmanoeuvre ... while Novavax's current vaccine targets the older JN. 1 strain. Dr Roberts suggests a mix-and-match ...

The latest coronavirus strain, XEC, makes up 17%. It is another descendant from the ... insurance provider as we cannot ...

More Torontonians will be able to get their doses of a new COVID-19 vaccine on Monday. Everyone who is at least ... which is ...

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 ...