What to know about the XEC Covid variant, which is now in the U.S. Is it more contagious and do the updated vaccines work ...

A new COVID-19 variant, called XEC, is spreading rapidly in Europe. XEC may “ become the dominant variant globally in the ...

COVID’s high-activity summer season appears to have passed its peak. During the week of Aug. 18, nearly 20% of COVID tests ...

As cold and flu season approaches, the situation is becoming more complex with the recent emergence of the new COVID-19 ...

It’s called the XEC COVID variant. “The XEC variant appears to be the most likely one to get legs next,” Eric Topol, M.D., ...

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

A new covid-19 variant called XEC may spread more easily than past variants, but current vaccines are still effective against ...

The latest strain of the COVID-19 virus, XEC, is circulating across the country. The new variant has been reported in at ...

A new coronavirus variant is sweeping through Europe and the United States as officials advise ramping up monitoring of its ...

The COVID-19 variant KP.3.1.1 rose 12.7% and now makes up over 50% of COVID cases, the CDC Nowcast data tracker shows.

A new COVID variant is raising questions and capturing the attention of researchers heading into the fall and winter season.