What is the mu variant? It’s a version of the coronavirus that was first identified in Colombia in January and has since caused isolated outbreaks in South America, Europe and the United States. The ...

(NEXSTAR) – The World Health Organization has identified another coronavirus variant that may have the ability to evade vaccine protections. The B.1.621 variant, also known as the “mu” variant, was ...

The World Health Organization has added the "mu" strain to its list of COVID-19 "variants of interest." The strain, also know as B.1.621, was first documented in Colombia in January 2021 but didn’t ...

(NEXSTAR) – The World Health Organization has identified another coronavirus variant that may have the ability to evade vaccine protections. The B.1.621 variant, also known as the “mu” variant, was ...

Share on Pinterest A new SARS-CoV-2 variant of interest has emerged. Christoph Hetzmannseder/Getty Images The World Health Organization (WHO) identified Mu (B.1.621) as a new SARS-CoV-2 variant of ...

The mu variant is the fifth variant strain to earn the title of "variant of interest" from the WHO. Among the other variants tracked by the WHO is the delta variant — a mutant strain proven to be more ...

As children head back to school across the country, a new Covid-19 Mu variant is emerging and has been detected in nearly every state. NBC News senior medial correspondent, Dr. John Torres, breaks ...

A new COVID-19 variant called B.1621, or mu by the World Health Organization, is being monitored by scientists. While this variant is making news, it is not the dominant strain in the United States or ...

Dr. Anthony Fauci on Thursday said U.S. public health officials are “keeping a very close eye” on a new variant of Covid-19 that was first detected in Colombia. Known as B.1.621 or the “Mu variant” ...

"We're keeping a very close eye on it," Fauci said of the Mu variant, but stressed the Delta variant was still dominant in the United States. The Mu variant, Fauci added, "has a constellation of ...