COVID XEC Variant May Be Driving ‘Silent’ Surge In December 2024 -CDC

XEC Variant May Be Driving ‘Silent’ COVID-19 Surge In December 2024 Wastewater surveillance suggests that we in the midst of what's being called a "Silent" COVID-19 surge fueled by the XEC variant of the SARS-CoV-2. Here's what to do. Bruce Y. Lee Forbes

Looks like yet another end-of-the-year COVID-19 surge is happening. But this year it seems to be getting a whole lot less attention than such COVID surges in previous years. That’s helped earn this latest upswing the following nickname: the “silent” COVID-19 surge. But this doesn’t mean that you should simply stay in an enjoy the silence mode and be lulled into a false sense of security. ...

Leading the charge now silently—because viruses don’t talk—is the XEC variant of the SARS-CoV-2. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated that the XEC variant has comprised 45% of SARS-CoV-2 infections from December 8 through December 21.

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