'Mu' COVID-19 variant potentially of concern: EU agency

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THE HAGUE: The European Medicines Agency said Thursday (Sep 9) a coronavirus variant known as 'Mu' could be cause for concern, although there is no data yet to show it will overtake the d

could be cause for concern, although there is no data yet to show it will overtake the dominant Delta strain.

The EMA, while mainly focused on the highly transmissible Delta variant, is"also looking into other variants that might be spreading, like the Lambda one and more recently the Mu one", its vaccines strategy chief Marco Cavaleri told a press briefing."The Mu one being potentially more of concern because of the potential increased immune escape that it may show."

"However, I have to say that we don't have yet data that would show that the Mu variant is spreading that much, and whether it will have any chance to overtake the Delta variant as a dominant strain."Most mutations have little or no effect but some can influence properties of viruses including how easily they spread, the severity of the disease they cause, and their resistance to vaccines.

 

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Look on the bright side, the stupid ignorant people of Singapore will end up learning the Greek alphabet. Only 24 letters.

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