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Australia's Therapeutic Goods Administration has approved a new COVID booster by Pfizer targeting the JN.1 sub-variant of Omicron. Despite evolving variants, boosters remain crucial, especially for ...

It is thought the XEC strain is more transmissible due to its numerous mutations, and presents symptoms similar to those of ...

A new COVID-19 variant called XEC is spreading in countries like Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom. (Photo via Getty Images) A new COVID-19 variant called XEC is spreading around ...

While KP.3.1.1. remains the predominant COVID-19 variant in the United States, the XEC variant has taken the No. 2 spot — and is on the rise. XEC has mutations that make it highly contagious ...

The newest Covid variant XEC now accounts for one in five infections amid signs that the spread of the virus is on the rise ...

Ireland's health officials have issued an update on Covid numbers, confirming that the latest variant, named XEC, is ...

So an annual COVID booster is not considered enough for some more vulnerable people. For adults aged 65 to 74 , a booster is ...

Stacker consulted research from Yale Medical School and the World Health Organization to find how SARS-CoV-2 has evolved ...

A new COVID-19 variant called XEC is spreading around the world, as numerous countries deal with another flu season. The strain, which is a combination of Omicron subvariants KS.1.1 and KP.3.3, is ...