A new Covid variant is spreading through Europe and expected to become the dominant strain in the U.S. soon. It is called the XEC variant and it is said to be a hybrid of the KS. 1.1 and KP.3.3 variants.
Experts say that the symptoms are similar to that of the common cold and there are no signs that it is either more severe or more contagious than other variants. Experts also suggest Covid vaccination even though the vaccine was made to protect against the KP.2 strain and not the XEC strain. Also, the updated Covid vaccine had no clinical trials on humans.
