A new COVID-19 variant, XEC, has emerged just before fall 2024. While it is a descendant of the Omicron variant, experts believe current vaccines and boosters should offer protection against this strain. The article provides information about XEC, symptoms, prevention measures, and treatment options.
COVID-19 and flu vaccines at a walk-in clinic on Dec. 3, 2023, at St. Procopius School in Pilsen. A new COVID-19 variant, XEC, has arrived just before fall 2024.The new variant has sprouted from the omicron variant that developed in late 2021.
—Cover your mouth with a tissue to contain coughing and sneezing —and a mask if you’re outside for your own protection.—Clean and disinfect commonly touched surfaces, especially when someone is ill. —Adults, children ages 12 years and older can visit their primary care doctor: Nirmatrelvir with Ritonavir Antiviral. Start as soon as possible; must begin within 5 days of when symptoms start.
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