Just as COVID Levels Start to Dip, a New Variant Emerges
COVID levels in the U.S. remain high, according to wastewater detections, which is a retreat from the CDC’s label of “very high” earlier in the summer. About 15% of COVID tests reported to the CDC are positive, and that rate has been trending downward, as have been COVID-related emergency room visits and hospitalizations.
XEC: what you need to know about the new COVID variant
The XEC variant is the product of a recombination (exchanged pieces of genetic material between two variants) between the KS.1.1 variant and the KP.3.3 variant. These two parent variants are closely related, having both evolved from JN.1, which was the dominant variant around the world at the start of 2024.
The XEC Covid variant, a sublineage of the omicron variant, was first reported in Berlin, Germany, in June and is now ...
Health.com on MSN1d
New XEC COVID Variant Identified in Some States—What to Know About Symptoms, TransmissionThe XEC COVID variant spread rapidly in Denmark, Germany, and the Netherlands over the summer, and it has now been ...
Germany is set to introduce tighter curbs on people who have not been vaccinated against Covid-19, as cases in the country hit a record high. Restrictions for unvaccinated people will be ...
Germany is preparing for the colder months with a new set of Covid regulations. Here's what you need to know about the rules - and changes.
A discussion with Jens Spahn, the German Federal Minister of Health, on Germany’s vision for the future of global health cooperation in light of the Covid-19 pandemic. The event provided a deeper ...
Since the start of the pandemic, more than 99,000 people in Germany have died, and more than 5.4 million have been infected with Covid-19.
The international health emergency due to Covid-19 has been over for months. However, with cases soaring again in Germany, and new virus variants emerging, health experts are recommending some ...
The pandemic has dominated life in Germany and the rest of the world for the better part of two years, and finding that sense of unity will present Scholz, who was approved by parliament to ...
Daily Wrap on MSN19h
New COVID-19 subvariant XEC threatens to become dominant in EuropeAt the end of June this year, a new variant of COVID-19 labelled XEC, was detected for the first time in Germany and India.
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