Symptoms to look out for appear to be similar to previous COVID-19 strains. As per the CDC, these include fever or chills, ...

The CDC's Nowcast data tracker, which displays COVID-19 estimates and projections for two-week periods, reflected that the KP ...

And if you do have any respiratory symptoms, it goes without saying that you should keep your distance from vulnerable people ...

Privatisation in the public health system is underway as funding cuts see one third of the population missing out on ...

The CDC is "monitoring the XEC variant," Rosa Norman, a CDC spokesperson told USA TODAY. This variant "is the proposed name ...

A new and contagious COVID variant known as XEC, which has been spreading rapidly in other countries over the last few months ...

While KP.3.1.1 remains the dominant strain in the U.S., XEC is gaining steam, according to the Centers for Disease Control ...

New COVID strain XEC is a recombinant strain of two variants in the Omicron family: KS.1.1 and KP.3.3. The hybrid strain was ...

Discover the latest updates on COVID-19 variants in the U.S., including the rise of XEC as the second most dominant variant, according to CDC data.

The Boston Globe reports on findings from researchers at Mass General Brigham who examined "reservoirs" of the covid virus that hide inside people after their acute infections have ended. Also in the ...

Health experts in the UK have identified a new COVID-19 variant, XEC, as the country prepares for the usual rise in winter infections. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has noted a slight increase ...