New COVID-19 variant making its way through US
More Than Half of US States Grappling With New COVID-19 Variant XEC; Here's What You Should Know
Even as COVID-19 activity remains high in the United States, a new variant - XEC is spreading rapidly in Europe and other parts of the world. Although few cases have been detected in the US so far, experts are projecting that XEC could be on track to become the dominant strain in the country this fall.
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New COVID variant XEC now in half of states. Here's what to know.
COVID-19 variant trackers are now closely watching the rise of a new virus variant called XEC, which has been spotted around the world and in half of states across the United States. Health officials are so far not raising concern about this variant, unlike some previous, more highly mutated strains that worried experts.
New XEC COVID variant is on the rise. What are its symptoms, and will it cause a surge?
The new and contagious XEC COVID-19 variant is spreading rapidly in several countries. Will it cause a surge in the U.S.? What to know about symptoms, vaccines and more
4 Things We Know So Far About XEC, the Latest COVID Subvariant
Currently, KP.3.1.1 accounts for over half of all COVID cases in the U.S. The next closest subvariant circulating is KP.2.3, with 12 percent of cases. Based on data from Europe, experts are forecasting XEC to overtake KP.3.1.1 in the U.S. over the next several weeks.
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