https://www.jpost.com/health-and-wellness/coronavirus/covid-19-new-mu-variant-from-colombia-could-be-vaccine-resistant-who-678428

A number of mutations suggest that the Mu variant could resist immune defenses and possibly even have a faster transmission than other variants.

ByAARON REICHSEPTEMBER 2, 2021 16:29

This undated transmission electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2, also known as novel coronavirus, the virus that causes COVID-19, isolated from a patient in the U.S. Virus particles are shown emerging from the surface of cells cultured in the lab. The spikes on the outer edge of the virus parti(photo credit: NIAID-RML/FILE PHOTO/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS)AdvertisementThe World Health Organization (WHO) is closely monitoring the emergence of a new variant of the novel coronavirus, theMu variant, which has already been spreading through South America and has shown signs of possible vaccine resistance.First identified in January 2021 in Colombia, the Mu variant has seen sporadic cases emerge throughout South America and Europe. Globally, the variant accounts for less than 0.1% of…