The XEC variant was first identified in Germany in the summer
A new Covid variant, XEC, initially detected in Germany this summer, has been making its way across Europe and has now reached UK shores. Signs of XEC are consistent with typical Covid indicators: fever, muscle pain, coughing, and tiredness, but health specialists project this variant could become the leading strain in the UK within months.
So far, health officials haven't sounded any major alerts, yet signs of a 'transmission advantage' exist for XEC when compared to previous strains, say Prof Francois Balloux from the Genetics Institute at UCL, reported in the Express . Speaking to the BBC , Prof Balloux said there's potential for XEC to emerge as the primary subvariant of Covid during the winter of 2024/25, although he anticipates the existing vaccination regime should continue to protect the community.
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