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

The following is a summary of “A two-variant model of SARS-COV-2 transmission: estimating the characteristics of a newly emerging strain,” published in the September 2024 issue of Infectious Diseases ...

The new and contagious XEC COVID-19 variant is spreading rapidly in several countries. Will it cause a surge in the U.S.?

The new "XEC" COVID-19 variant spreading rapidly in Europe has arrived in the US. What are the symptoms, will it cause a fall ...

The small-molecule protein synthesis inhibitor CRS3121 met its primary endpoints, with high rates of clinical cure at day 12 ...

The cost-effectiveness threshold was $50,000 per quality-adjusted life year (QALY).

Health Canada has told the provinces to pull existing supplies of the COVID-19 vaccine that targets the XBB form of Omicron ... or change and protection from infection and immunizations wanes ...

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 ...

as well as waning immunity from prior infection or vaccination. By mid-September, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported the Omicron subvariant KP.3.1.1 accounted for most COVID ...

XEC, a sublineage of the omicron variant, was first reported in Berlin, Germany, in June and is now spreading “quite rapidly” ...

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