The XFG variant is a descendant of the Omicron sub-variant. According to a Lancet report, it was first detected in Canada.

A new variant of covid dubbed a ‘Frankenstein’ strain is gaining ground fast in the US and around the world raising concerns ...

A new strain of COVID-19, XFG, is spreading rapidly across the world, including in the United States. Anecdotally, people who ...

XFG is still in the Omicron family. It derives from the JN.1 Omicron group, which is the target of the latest COVID-19 vaccine. XFG is a combination of two other variants that have recombined: LF.7 ...

The new variant has come out of seemingly nowhere, but now is fast becoming the dominant strain of the potentially deadly ...

A new Covid variant XFG, nicknamed ‘Stratus’, has been found in 38 countries. According to an expert, the countries showing ...

XFG is part of the Omicron family, of which there are now more than 1,000 known subvariants, but it’s rising rapidly in ...

The strain reportedly presents a unique symptom. Just last month, doctors were reporting that a variant named Nimbus was ...

A new strain of Covid is spreading across the UK with some scientists warning it is resisting immunity. The Stratus strain, ...

A new variant of COVID that makes up more than 30% of cases in the UK and more than 42% of cases in Spain more easily beats ...

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