XE COVID variant: A new highly transmissible variant is a combo of BA.1 and BA.2.
It’s referred to as a “recombinant strain,” meaning it is made up of two previously distinct variant.than BA.2, though those findings are still be investigated.
The variant was first detected in the United Kingdom in mid-January. Since then, some 600 cases of XE have been reported.BA.2 is now being blamed for more than half of all COVID infections in the U.S. The hardest-hit area is the Northeast where it is blamed for more than 70% of all cases.
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