A new variant has entered the COVID-19 picture, and scientists have warned that it might soon surge to dominance. XEC, which was first identified in Germany in June, has now been spotted in ...

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 states across the United States. Health ...

The 1.20.5 Armored Paws update added eight new Minecraft wolf variants. Fans have been demanding new variants for these adorable dogs ever since their release around a decade ago. Players' loyal ...

XEC is what's known as a "recombinant variant." Recombinants can occur naturally when a person is simultaneously infected with two different COVID variants. XEC is the product of a recombination ...

Richard Orton receives funding from the Medical Research Council and the Wellcome Trust Wilhelm Furnon receives funding from the Medical Research Council and the Wellcome Trust. A new COVID ...

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 ...

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 ...

As cold and flu season approaches, the situation is becoming more complex with the recent emergence of the new COVID-19 variant, XEC. COVID-19 and knowledge of its exact properties have evolved quite ...

COVID-19 variant KP.3.1.1 accounts for more than half of positive infections in the United States, the latest projections from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show.

Although rates of new COVID infections have fallen since the summer’s surge, there’s a new variant in town, gearing up to ...

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