The XFGAmerican Covid strain has become dominant in Britain, accounting for more than half of positive tests in September leaving many concerned it could spread like in the US ... .
The latest Covid variant to make the rounds is causing thousands of new infections, according to the UKHSA - and has left some members of the public afraid of being infected ... .
The latest strain of the virus, officially called XFG or Stratus, comes from North America but now accounts for more than half of all positive tests in the UK ...Mutations are thought to have made XFG more infectious than previous strains.
Diagnoses of the bug are at their highest level since October 2025 and rising levels of Britons are being admitted for care. Figures show 950 admissions this August, which jumped to 4,939 in September ....
17, 2026 /CNW/ -- Pfizer CanadaULC and BioNTech SE today announced that Health Canada has authorized the XFG variant-adapted COMIRNATY® for active immunization of individuals aged 6 months and older against COVID-19.