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

Pfizer and BioNTech’s Omicron KP.2-adapted COVID-19 vaccine has received a positive recommendation from the European ...

The following is a summary of “Real-time estimation of immunological responses against emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants in the UK: a mathematical modelling study,” published in the September 2024 issue of ...

Upon authorization by the European Commission, the Omicron KP.2-adapted COVID-19 vaccine will be available for individuals 6 months of age and older Data demonstrate that the Omicron KP.2-adapted ...

COVID levels in the U.S. remain high, according to wastewater detections, which is a retreat from the CDC’s label of “very ...

While Australia's therapeutic goods regulator is evaluating two new vaccines targeting the JN.1 strain of COVID-19, the ...

KP.3 was the 'predominant' SARS-CoV-2 variant in the US. It was also spreading in Europe. It's now joined with another ...

Scientists comment on the new COVID-19 variant, XEC. Prof Francois Balloux, Professor of Computational Systems Biology and Director, UCL Genetics Institute, UCL, said: What is XEC?

The following is a summary of “Relative vaccine protection, disease severity, and symptoms associated with the SARS-CoV-2 omicron subvariant BA.2.86 and descendant JN.1 in Denmark: a nationwide ...

Experts say the Omicron-derived XEC variant might soon take over as the dominant strain on the continent. Sharing insights ...

First detected in Germany this June, the XEC variant is fast spreading across the world with infections recorded in 15 ...

The Florida Department of Health, run by Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo, just released guidance on COVID-19 vaccines based ...