Omicron variant KP.3.1.1, also known as deFLuQE, made up over half (52.7%) of COVID-19 cases between Sept. 1 and Sept. 14. However, XEC and a variant known as MV.1 seem poised to become the next ...

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 covid-19 variant called XEC may spread more easily than past variants, but current vaccines are still effective against ...

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