The mu variant has mutations that have the potential to evade immunity provided by a previous Covid-19 infection or vaccination, the WHO said.
Mu "has a constellation of mutations that indicate potential properties of immune escape," the WHO wrote in its report Tuesday.
The agency is monitoring four "variants of concern," including delta, first detected in India and is the most prevalent variant currently circulating throughout the U.S.; alpha, which was first detected in the U.K. ; beta, first detected in South Africa, and the gamma variant, first detected in Brazil. Those are generally defined as a mutated strain that's either more contagious, more deadly or more resistant to current vaccines and treatments.
Delta was a variant of interest until the WHO reclassified it in early May after preliminary studies found it could spread more easily than other versions of the virus. That variant has since been blamed for a number of large outbreaks around the world, including in the United States.
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