Recent data from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) suggests that the XE variant of Omicron may be more transmissible than the BA.2 strain currently driving COVID-19 infections in the UK. A total ...

The hybrid omicron XE strain, also named the "Frankenstein" variant, has spreading across the globe, but should people in Illinois and Chicago be worried? Here's a look at what we know so far: Stream ...

A new strain of Omicron, called XE, is spreading in the U.K., and a few cases have been identified elsewhere in the world. Here’s what we do—and don’t—know about the variant. XE is a hybrid of the two ...

As the Covid-19 pandemic has progressed, we’ve repeatedly seen the arrival of new viral variants. Variants of concern, such as Delta and Omicron, are versions of SARS-CoV-2 (the original variant that ...

Jemma Geoghegan is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Otago and an associate scientist at ESR. She receives funding from the Royal Society of New Zealand. David Welch has received funding from ...

Grace C Roberts receives funding from the MRC and works for the University of Leeds. As the COVID pandemic has progressed, we’ve repeatedly seen the arrival of new viral variants. Variants of concern, ...

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