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What is XEC, the new COVID-19 variant?
Another COVID-19 variant is on the rise this fall, hot on the heels of a massive summer surge of the virus. The variant, ...
New COVID-19 variant making its way through US: What to know about XEC variant, symptoms
The CDC has not confirmed whether there are any unique symptoms from the XEC variant. USA TODAY has reached out to CDC ...
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New XEC COVID Variant Identified in Some States—What to Know About Symptoms, Transmission
“If it’s [responsible for] less than 1% [of cases], it doesn’t make the CDC surveillance chart,” Russo explained ... that’s ...
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Monovalent XBB.1.5 Vaccine Is Effective Against XBB, JN Lineage Hospitalizations
The monovalent XBB.1.5 COVID-19 vaccine is effective against XBB and JN lineage hospitalization; however, protection against the latter may be attenuated.
New COVID vaccines are here. What to know about the latest shots as summer surge continues
As the nation’s biggest summer COVID surge continues—test positivity was projected to be 17% the week ended Aug. 24—help is on the way. The 2024–25 coronavirus vaccines, initially anticipated this ...