Australia detects the first case of the highly transmissible COVID-19 strain dubbed XEC
Australia detects the first case of the highly transmissible COVID-19 strain dubbed XEC
Australia has recorded its first cases of the XEC COVID-19 variant that has been spreading in Europe this year. Here's what you need to know about XEC — the highly transmissible strain that has been reported in 29 countries.
In short:
Australia has recorded its first cases of the XEC COVID-19 variant that has been spreading in Europe this year.
The mutation is a "recombinant" variant that is a mix of two previous Omicron subvariants called KS 1.1 and KP 3.3.
What's next?
An infectious disease expert says the strain has the hallmarks of something that could lead to a "summer wave" of infections.
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@zero_gravitas Are we going to treat it like all the previous summer Covid waves?
🙈If I can't see it, it's not there.
🙉 Lalalalala I can't hear you!
🙊 What virus? Nah, nah. Not happening.
(you didn't hear it from me)
The Three Censored Monkeys.What's the purpose of having the three monkeys that basically all say the same thing?
Like, from a rhetoric standpoint?
@threeduck Good question.