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New Covid variant, known as ‘Mu’, under close WHO scrutiny due to concerns over its vaccine resistance
RT ^ | 9-1-21 | RT

Posted on 09/01/2021 6:15:37 AM PDT by dynachrome

The World Health Organization (WHO) has reclassified the ‘Mu’ Covid strain, also known as B.1.621, as a “variant of interest,” amid concerns that its mutations indicate a potential risk of resistance to existing vaccines. The WHO announced the classification in the organization’s weekly pandemic bulletin on Tuesday, several months after the Mu strain was first identified in Colombia.

“The Mu variant has a constellation of mutations that indicate potential properties of immune escape,” the WHO said, adding that “preliminary data showed it has the same behaviour as the Beta variant.”

The decision to monitor the Mu strain comes amid concern from the WHO about the potential risk of resistance to vaccines posed by new mutations, as case numbers begin to rise globally in countries that have relaxed Covid restrictions.

Since first emerging in Colombia back in January, the Mu variant has spread to other South American nations and some parts of Europe. Despite adding it to its monitoring list, the WHO says the Mu strain only has a 0.1% global prevalence among sequenced cases.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: chinavirus; eyeroll; mu; muvariant; ohnoes; variant; who
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To: Toespi

It’s in cali allegedly. Getting a rna change or something.


21 posted on 09/01/2021 6:56:01 AM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this? 😕)
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To: dynachrome

Do they really think anybody believes this? 🙄


22 posted on 09/01/2021 6:57:30 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: dynachrome

Are you with me Doctor Mu,
Are you really just a shadow
Of the bug that I once knew?


23 posted on 09/01/2021 7:01:45 AM PDT by avenir
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To: dynachrome

Covid mu ... sounds eerily like “mad cow disease” (although that former malady afflicts on Nancy Pelosi).


24 posted on 09/01/2021 7:03:48 AM PDT by glennaro (Dennis Prager: "Until it's safe" means "Never")
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To: avenir

Are you crazy are you high
Or just an ordinary guy


25 posted on 09/01/2021 7:04:17 AM PDT by 1Old Pro (Let's make crime illegal again!)
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To: Toespi

“ What happened to lambda?”
*********************************
DELTA kicked its ass.


26 posted on 09/01/2021 7:26:41 AM PDT by House Atreides
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To: ArtDodger

27 posted on 09/01/2021 8:08:11 AM PDT by EEGator
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To: dynachrome

Deuteronomy 28:59
“then the Lord will bring upon you and your descendants extraordinary plagues—great and prolonged plagues—and serious and prolonged sicknesses.”


28 posted on 09/01/2021 8:31:48 AM PDT by aimhigh (THIS is His commandment . . . . 1 John 3:23)
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To: metmom

We have to give up every freedom to the government to protect us. It’s for our own good. If it just saves one life.....


29 posted on 09/01/2021 8:37:01 AM PDT by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes.)
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To: dynachrome

I’m picturing a group of scientist who do nothing all day, but toss around names to come up with a fake new virus


30 posted on 09/01/2021 8:44:33 AM PDT by roving
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To: dynachrome
I was getting worried. I hadn't seen a new variant for at least 2 days./s

No worries - there are 24 letters in the greek alphabet and they've only gone through three of 'em.

31 posted on 09/01/2021 8:59:17 AM PDT by Oatka
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To: Oatka
No worries - there are 24 letters in the greek alphabet and they've only gone through three of 'em.

Thinking CDC soon will be doing triplet Greek letters, like fraternities and sororities do.

Kappa Pi Omega...complete with vicious hazing rituals chugging booster shots through 5 masks til you clot.

32 posted on 09/01/2021 9:15:27 AM PDT by Covenantor (We are ruled...by liars who refuse them news, and fools who can not govern. " Chesterton)
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To: Covenantor
Thinking CDC soon will be doing triplet Greek letters, like fraternities and sororities do.

Interesting point. I wouldn't put it past 'em. :-)

33 posted on 09/01/2021 4:36:43 PM PDT by Oatka
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