Forbes September 17, 2024
XEC may sound like some kind of rock band, cryptocurrency or male enhancement supplement. But the XEC COVID-19 variant is something that you probably don’t want to have anywhere near you. It’s the latest COVID variant to gain attention because it’s been spreading around the world. And a big question after the so-called “Summer of COVID” is whether the XEC variant is going to fuel the next COVID surge this Fall or early Winter.
This past Summer—yes, Summer 2024 is now in the past—earned the “Summer of COVID” moniker since it saw what appeared to be the biggest Summer COVID surge since July 2022. That’s based on wastewater data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention because these days...