The CDC's Nowcast data tracker, which displays COVID-19 estimates and projections for two-week periods, reflected that the KP.3.1.1 variant accounted for 57.2% of positive infections, followed by XEC at 10.7% in the two weeks starting on Sept. 29 and ending on Oct. 12.

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XEC is on track to become the new dominant COVID-19 strain this winter. Yale and New Haven experts weigh in on why you should still get the new vaccine even though it may be less effective at neutralization because it is a recombinant variant.

New COVID strain XEC is a recombinant strain of two variants in the Omicron family: KS.1.1 and KP.3.3. The hybrid strain was first reported in Berlin in late June but has spread across Europe, North America and Asia, with Germany, France, the Netherlands and Denmark leading the charge.

The UK is continuing to witness a surge in Covid cases, and there are four key symptoms to watch out for. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has reported that the XEC strain of coronavirus, a combination of the KS.1.1 and KP. 3.3 variants, is spreading across the country.

Covid hospitalisations have surged across Britain at an “alarming” rate as a new variant of the virus emerged, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has warned. UKHSA figures showed the admission rate for patients testing positive for Covid XEC stood at 4.5 per 100,000 people in the week to October 6 – up from 3.7 a week earlier.

A new Covid-19 variant has been spreading throughout Europe, and now, according to the UK Health and Security Agency (UKHSA), cases are soaring across the UK, too. The new variant is known as “XEC” and,

XEC Covid variant makes up around a fifth of new UK cases, data shows - UKHSA data shows 21.1 per cent of cases belonged to the strain