For those wanting the home test kit, free rapid antigen tests will continue to be available through local public health units ...

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

Pfizer and BioNTech’s Omicron KP.2-adapted COVID-19 vaccine has received a positive recommendation from the European ...

The strain is a subvariant of Omicron, and was found in Germany this June, with other cases reported in Denmark, U.S. and U.K. Janis Ramsay is an online editor with Metroland. Reach her at ...

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

Talk of the new Covid variant – known as XEC – is currently rife, with reports emerging that the variant, first detected in ...

The new "XEC" COVID-19 variant spreading rapidly in Europe has arrived in the US. What are the symptoms, will it cause a fall ...

Invivyd Inc. beat a shareholder lawsuit alleging the biopharma company misled shareholders with optimistic projections about the effectiveness of its Covid-19 treatment against the omicron variant.

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

What are the new XEC COVID variant symptoms, and when will it hit the U.S.? Doctors explain what to watch for, and the best ...

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 ...