Is Mu A Variant Of Interest

An Update Last month I covered Mu a new SARS-CoV-2 variant the World Health Organization announced as a Variant of InterestBriefly Mu was first discovered in Colombia in January 2021. Newser The mu coronavirus variant is now officially a variant of interestand scientists naming COVID variants are now halfway through the Greek alphabet.

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Though Delta continues to be the dominant COVID-19 strain the World Health Organization WHO now says theres a new variant to keep your eye on.

Is mu a variant of interest. It was first found in Colombia in January and subsequently in 38 other countries. The Quebec Institute of Public Health INSPQ is recommending the COVID-19 mu B1621 variant and its sublineage B16211 be included on the SARS-CoV-2 variants of interest VoI list. Published Saturday October 9 2021 1110AM EDT Last Updated Saturday October 9 2021 213PM EDT.

These variants include - Eta Lotta Kappa Lambda and Mu. Mu cases have been detected in BC. Now labelled a variant of interest by the World Health Organization its first known appearance in the city was caught during hotel quarantine.

Mu has many known mutations that can help the virus escape immunity from vaccines or. The first known cases of the Covid-19 Mu. Then there are Variants of Interest which means they are under observation by scientists and their virulence is yet to be decided.

The WHO classified mu as a variant of interest. One of the newest variants of COVID-19 known as Mu B1621 has spread to 42 countries but studies suggest it is not spreading as quickly as the Delta variant. Theres still a lot to learn about this new variant.

View 1 more image. But it doesnt seem to be circulating. It since spread across the globe including the United.

If theres good evidence mu is more serious and beginning to overtake other variants such as delta it might be upgraded to a variant of concern. And Ontario and the first case in Quebec Mu was identified on May 18. The Public Health Agency of Canada already lists Mu as a variant of interest but not as a variant of concern VoC.

The B1621 variant also called Mu has just been listed by the. So Mu is a variant of Interest. The VoC list currently includes the Alpha Beta Gamma and Delta variants.

The mu variant is of interest to us because of the combination of mutations it has said WHOs Maria Van Kerkhove. However the World Health Organization labeled Mu a variant of interest in August 2021. The Quebec Institute of Public Health INSPQ is recommending the COVID-19 mu B1621 variant and its sublineage B16211 be included on the SARS-CoV-2 variants of interest VoI list.

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