XEC is now in Australia. Here’s what we know about this hybrid COVID variant
- Written by Lara Herrero, Research Leader in Virology and Infectious Disease, Griffith University
Kateryna Kon/ShutterstockOver the nearly five years since COVID first emerged, you’d be forgiven if you’ve lost track of the number of new variants we’ve seen. Some have had a bigger impact than others, but virologists have documented thousands.
The latest variant to make headlines is called XEC. This omicron subvariant has been...





