Oyogist has learned that the world health organisation has declared of interest, a new coronavirus variant Identified as Mu’.
mu or B.1.621, was first identified in Colombia and cases have since been recorded in South America and Europe.
The WHO had initially Disclosed that the variant has mutations suggesting it could be more resistant to vaccines, as was the case with Beta, but that more studies would be needed to examine this further.
Since its first identification in Colombia in January 2021, there have been a few sporadic reports of cases of the Mu variant and some larger outbreaks have been reported from other countries in South America and in Europe.
A Statement from The WHO Read;
“Although the global prevalence of the Mu variant among sequenced cases has declined and is currently below 0.1%, the prevalence in Colombia (39%) and Ecuador (13%) has consistently increased.
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