Explained: The new XEC Covid-19 variant - and why a summer wave is likely
A Covid modeller says a fourth summer wave is likely as a new variant emerges overseas.
6 things to know about the new Covid variant XEC
The new Covid-19 variant XEC, formed from KS.1.1 and KP.3.3 strains, is spreading quickly in the US and globally. More ...
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Open Letter to Pamela Paul of the New York Times: Watch Some Interviews With Dr. Marty Makary. They Are More Important Than Peanut Allergies.
I think some respected newspapers could do a better job of being honest with their readers about some pretty basic and pretty important things.
What is XEC, the new COVID-19 variant?
XEC is also an offshoot of omicron, the widely spread variant that formed in 2021. According to experts, it has some of omicron’s features, too — like less severe symptoms and easy transmissibility.
A new variant of coronavirus is spreading rapidly in Russia — Rospotrebnadzor
It is noted that the specialists of the department are constantly carrying out operational monitoring of the incidence of a ...
Fears of fast spread of XEC Covid strain after many haven’t had vaccines in long time
Exclusive: Lower levels of protective antibodies could leave the UK population vulnerable to a rapid spread of the XEC Covid ...
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Pfizer and BioNTech’s Omicron KP.2-Adapted COVID-19 Vaccine Receives Positive EU Opinion, Awaiting Approval
Pfizer and BioNTech’s Omicron KP.2-adapted COVID-19 vaccine has received a positive recommendation from the European ...
Hybrid COVID variant XEC is more contagious: What to know about the new strain
The side effects of newly discovered COVID strain XEC might not be more severe, but appears to be more contagious, ...