Information on the COVID-19 XEC variant that is now circulating in the US.

COVID-19 XEC variant is now circulating in the US. Here's what you should know about it. COVID-19 XEC variant is now circulating in the US. Here is what you need to know about the strain. Ahjané Forbes USA TODAY

KP.3.1.1 is still the dominant COVID-19 variant in the United States as it accounts for nearly 60% of positive cases, but the XEC variant is not far behind, recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data shows. ...

The variant, which first appeared in Berlin in late June, has increasingly seen hundreds of cases in Germany, France, Denmark and Netherlands, according to a report by Australia-based data integration specialist Mike Honey.

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