‘Mu’ variant potentially of concern, says EU agency
The European Medicines Agency says it will discuss with vaccine developers the effectiveness of current jabs in tackling the Mu variant.
2 import cases in Labuan being analysed for variants of concern
Both cases involve the crew of a ship whose last port of call was at a country where the Mu and Lambda variants have been detected.
Beyond Delta, scientists are watching new virus variants
Getting more people vaccinated against Covid-19 is critical as large groups of unvaccinated people give the virus more opportunity to spread and mutate into new variants.
3 Mu variant cases detected in South Korea
These are the country's first infections involving Mu, which the World Health Organization has classified as a variant of interest.
‘Mu’ variant behind Colombia’s worst wave yet, says health official
She says nearly two-thirds of tests from people who died during the country's third wave came back positive for the Mu variant.