Omicron variant KP.3.1.1, also known as deFLuQE, made up over half (52.7%) of COVID-19 cases between Sept. 1 and Sept. 14. However, XEC and a variant known as MV.1 seem poised to become the next ...

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XEC is also an offshoot of omicron, the widely spread variant that formed in 2021. According to experts, it has some of ...