XFG, nicknamed “stratus,” carries mutations that could help it partially dodge Covid antibodies.
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May 28, 2026, 9:35 PM GMT+2
By Berkeley Lovelace Jr.
A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel on Thursday recommended updating this fall’s Covid shots to target the XFG variant, a fast-growing strain nicknamed “stratus.”
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