The Delta variant remains by far the dominant strain and Mu only accounts for 0.2 percent of the total cases in the U.S.
Although Florida is finally starting to see a decrease in the number of new COVID-19 cases, there have been hundreds of cases detected of the Mu variant, which is more transmissible and potentially more resistant to vaccines than other strains.
"If, in fact, the variant is capable of substantially reducing the effectiveness of vaccines in lowering the risk of severe illness...well, it's one of those situations that we've been worried about."
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