Mu, a coronavirus variant labeled a 'variant of interest' by WHO, has been detected in 167 people over the summer in Los Angeles County, officials said.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, however, has notVariants of interest are not considered as much of a potential threat as so-called “variants of concern,” which include Delta. Delta is now estimated to compriseof the variants circulating in the United States. The Delta variant displaced Alpha as the nation’s most dominant strain at the beginning of the summer.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, President Biden’s chief medical advisor for the pandemic, has said Mu is important to monitor, even though it is rarely seen in the United States.last week. “But we don’t consider it an immediate threat right now.”
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