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The new XEC variant is a recombinant of the KS.1.1 and KP.3.3 strains, and has been deemed to be more transmissible due to ...

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And, according to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), the XEC strain of coronavirus has been spreading in the UK. XEC is a combination of the KS.1.1 and KP.3.3 variants. It is thought to be ...

Called XEC, the strain is a combination of the KS.1.1 and KP.3.3 variants. Figures from the UKHSA show that the admission rate for patients testing positive for all strains rose to 4.5 per 100,000 ...

The number of cases of the highly contagious XEC strain of coronavirus is on the rise throughout the UK, and there are four key symptoms to watch out for. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA ...

The XEC Covid variant currently accounts for around a fifth of new cases, new figures show, as health officials repeated calls for eligible adults to get vaccinated against the virus. Analysis of ...

The XEC Covid variant currently accounts for around a fifth of new cases, new figures show, as health officials repeated calls for eligible adults to get vaccinated against the virus. Analysis of the ...

The new variant is known as “XEC” and, while experts say that this variant is more contagious than others, and can therefore spread faster, the current vaccines in place can protect against it.