The autumn booster campaign will get underway shortly as a new Covid-19 variant spreads across Europe. A fresh round of Covid boosters will be available between October and December as the XEC variant is predicted to become the dominant strain of the virus.

Currently, over 500 samples from 27 countries, such as Poland, Norway, Luxembourg, Ukraine, Portugal, and China, have tested positive for XEC.

The new Covid variant was initially detected in Germany in June, according to the BBC. Since then, it has been found in several other countries, including the UK, US, Denmark, and more

Scientists have warned that a “more contagious” variant of the Covid virus, dubbed XEC, is starting to spread more rapidly across Europe and could soon become the dominant strain. “At this juncture, the XEC variant appears to be the most likely one to get legs next,

Scientists have warned that a "more contagious" variant of Covid-19, dubbed XEC, is spreading more rapidly across Europe and could soon become the dominant strain.

Health officials warn that the new COVID variant XEC, rapidly spreading in Europe, could become the predominant strain in the U.S. this winter.