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Sure, here is a more detailed paraphrasing of the text:Identified in Germany in June, cases of the **XEC variant** have since emerged in the **UK, US, Denmark**, and several other countries, according to **formerly known as Twitter**.
It has some new mutations that might help it spread this autumn, although **vaccines should still help prevent severe cases**, experts say.
The vaccines have been updated to better match recent variants, although not XEC, which has emerged from earlier Omicron subvariants.
**Prof Francois Balloux**, Director of the Genetics Institute at University College London, told BBC News that although XEC has a **'slight transmission advantage'** over other recent Covid variants, vaccines should still offer good protection.
Director of the Scripps Research Translational Institute in California, **Eric Topol** says XEC is **'just getting started'**.
**'And that's going to take many weeks, a couple of months, before it really takes hold and starts to cause a wave,'** he told the LA Times.
There is far less routine testing than before, making it difficult to know how much Covid might be around.
**Dr Gayatri Amirthalingam**, UKHSA Deputy Director, said: **“It is normal and expected for viruses to genetically change over time.
UKHSA continues to monitor all available information relating to emerging Covid variants in the UK and internationally, and to publish our data regularly.
Vaccination provides the best protection against serious illness from Covid-19, and we urge those who are contacted by the NHS to come forward to receive their autumn vaccine.
”**A number of High Street chemists and private clinics sell and administer Covid vaccines directly to the public.
Routine Covid testing is not recommended, but people can buy a test to carry out at home for around £2 from High Street and online chemists.