3 Things to Know About XEC, the Latest COVID Strain
WEB3 days ago · The good news is that so far there is no evidence that XEC causes different symptoms or more severe disease than other recent strains—although a COVID infection is always a concern for certain people, including those who are older or immunocompromised. ... The XEC COVID strain is also rising at a time when people are starting to get the ...
What to know about the XEC Covid variant - NBC News
WEBSept. 27, 2024, 4:00 PM UTC. By Akshay Syal, M.D. There’s a new Covid variant in town. The strain, known as XEC, is gaining a foothold in the United States, accounting for an estimated 5.7 % of ...
New XEC COVID Variant On The Rise: What Are Its Symptoms?
WEB2 days ago · The XEC variant has been detected in at least 27 U.S. states so far, and some experts are projecting that XEC could be on track to become the dominant strain this fall. The SARS-CoV-2 virus, which ...
What to know about the new covid-19 XEC variant
WEBSep 20, 2024 · So far, XEC causes the same symptoms as other covid-19 variants such as fever, muscle aches and pains, sore throat and cough. “We will have our ears open to learn whether there are possibly some ...
What is XEC, the new COVID variant spreading in the West?
WEBSep 27, 2024 · XEC is a “ recombinant ” version of SARS-CoV-2 – the virus that caused the original COVID-19 pandemic. Recombinants form when a person is infected with two different strains of COVID at the ...
New COVID variant XEC now in half of states. Here's what to know.
WEBSep 20, 2024 · Officials monitoring new COVID-19 variant 02:46. 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 ...
New XEC Covid variant: What are the symptoms and is it …
WEBSep 18, 2024 · Symptoms are thought to be the same cold or flu-like ones as before: a high temperature. aches. tiredness. a cough or sore throat. Most people feel better within a few weeks of Covid but it can ...
XEC: what you need to know about the new COVID variant - ABC News
WEBSep 20, 2024 · XEC is the latest in a long list of past and current COVID variants being monitored as the virus naturally evolves. Recombinant variants themselves are nothing new, as COVID cases in 2023 were ...
New COVID XEC variant explained: Symptoms, spread, what to …
WEBSep 16, 2024 · It's not clear if the new variant will bring with it a change in symptoms. As of now, the symptoms for COVID remain the same: Cough. Sore throat. Runny nose. Sneezing. Fatigue. Headache. Muscle aches.
XEC is now in Australia. Here’s what we know about this hybrid COVID …
WEB23 hours ago · XEC is currently making up around 20% of cases in Germany, 12% in the UK and around 6% in the US. The virus behind COVID continues to evolve. Photo by Centre for Ageing Better/Pexels