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

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

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

SARS-CoV-2 BA.2.86 Is Less Resistant to Vaccine, but May Be a Problem in the Lung Jan. 8, 2024 — New research shows that the recently emerged BA.2.86 omicron ... to SARS-CoV-2 infection but ...

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

The US Centers for Disease Control & Prevention has urged people to maintain good hygiene and improve access to clean air.

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 ...

A November 2021 update focused on how effective the vaccine was in people ages 12 to 15, over a period of four months ... It was associated with protection against infection with the Omicron variant ...

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 ...