The MU variant is the first version of Coronavirus identified in Colombia in January and has since led to an isolated outbreak in South America, Europe and the United States.
The World Health Organization last month enrolled it as a “interest variant” because it was concerned that it could make vaccines and care less effective, even though more evidence needed was needed.
Scientists monitor the Covid-19 variant that appears based on suspicious genetic change and then looks for evidence to determine whether the new version is more infectious or causes a more severe disease.
Viruses develop constantly and many new variants often fade.
So far, the MU variant does not seem to spread quickly: it accounts for less than 1% of Covid-19 cases globally.
In Colombia, it might be responsible for around 39% of cases.
Most countries are still concerned about the highly contagious Delta variant; This is the dominant variant in almost all 174 countries where it has been detected.
Officials have tracked MU variants in Europe, where he looks around a dozen countries.
The French Ministry of Health recently said the variant of Mu “ does not seem to increase recently ” throughout Europe.
A report from the British Public Health agent last month suggested that MU variants may be resistant to vaccines as a worrying beta variant was first seen in South Africa, but said more real-world data needed.
Who officials say the MU variant seems to rise in several countries in South America, but the Delta variant is still spread much easier.
Your variant “attracts us because of the combination of his mutations,” said who Maria Van Kerkhove.
“But it seems like it doesn’t have circulating.” US “pay attention to it,” but it was not considered a direct threat, said Dr.
Anthony Fauci, US contagious disease expert.