Does the updated COVID-19 vaccine protect against the XEC variant?

We're in the middle of flu season, and a new variant of COVID-19 is making its way through Canada. The XEC strain, a hybrid of Omicron subvariants KS.1.1 and KP.3.3, was first detected in Canada in mid-August and the number of COVID-19 cases with the XEC variant has rapidly increased.The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download the CTV News AppAccording to the most recent data from Health Canada, the proportion of positive cases with the XEC variant as of Oct. 13 was 18.9 per