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

Scientists are currently studying how well people are protected against severe disease from XFG. Researchers conducted lab ...

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Nicknamed “Stratus,” the XFG strain was recently designated a “variant under monitoring” by the World Health Organization ...

The WHO has classified XFG or ‘Stratus’ as a variant under monitoring. It may well become the dominant variant globally very ...

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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 ...

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

The latest data by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has shown that the Stratus variant is now the dominant strain in ...

“One of the most noticeable symptoms of the Stratus variant is hoarseness, which includes a scratchy or raspy voice," ...