XEC has become the second most prevalent strain in the country, according to data released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ), representing more than 1 in 10 cases. But ...
A new and contagious COVID variant known as XEC, which has been spreading rapidly in other countries over the last few months, has reportedly made its way to Chicago. Erin Newcomer, a genomic ...
XEC was classified as a variant under monitoring by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Sept. 24. This classification is given when a strain shows mutations in the genome that are suspected of ...