We're in the middle of an ongoing summer surge of coronavirus variants and the newest sub-variant, "XEC," could soon be the most common strain nationwide.

The rise in cases is especially alarming given the declining number of booster vaccines being administered.

For more on this, KCBS Radio's Holly Quan was joined by Dr. Dean Blumberg, Professor and Chief of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at UC Davis Health.

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