A strange symptom of the new Covid variant being warned about this winter

The coronavirus is still here, and a new variant will emerge this fall and winter. This is the XEC variant, a new variant that has unusual symptoms but also shares symptoms with other Covid-19 variants, such as high fever, chills, continuous cough, loss or change in sense of smell or taste, difficulty breathing, fatigue, headaches and muscle soreness. pain, sore throat, nasal congestion, diarrhea and general malaise.

The XEC variant was first identified in June in Germany, and cases have already been reported in several countries, including Spain. One of the most characteristic symptoms of this variant is loss of appetite, which is new among the symptomatic symptoms of this disease.

Sub-variant of Omicron

The XEC variant is a subvariant of Omicron, the result of a combination of the KP.3.3 and KS.1.1 variants, arising in a patient infected with both variants simultaneously.

It is also a highly contagious variant that the World Health Organization (WHO) has called a “variant under surveillance.”

Vaccination campaign in Spain

In Spain, a vaccination campaign against influenza and Covid-19 has already begun, especially among risk groups.