On Tuesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) said that it is tracking a new COVID-19 "variant of interest," and while the strain is nowhere near as widespread as other mutations, the organization ...

(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 ...

(NewsNation Now) — The World Health Organization has identified another coronavirus variant of interest, calling it the mu variant, saying it may have the ability to evade vaccine protections. The B.1 ...

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 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 ...

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” ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention listed the COVID-19 delta variant as one of its "variants of concern" (VOCs) on June 15. According to the CDC, VOCs can be more contagious, more ...

Sep.13 -- World Health Organization Special Envoy for Covid-19 David Nabarro says the mu variant, the main cause of infections in Colombia, shows that the coronavirus pandemic is an "ongoing battle" ...

Mu variant tracker: These maps show WHO’s COVID-19 ‘variant of interest’ and where it’s spreading The mu variant, or B.1.621, was labeled a “variant of interest” by the World Health Organization. Here ...

The fast-spreading delta variant remains the "most concerning" coronavirus strain despite the emergence of the mu variant, World Health Organization officials said Tuesday. The mu variant, which was ...

The World Health Organization classified a new COVID-19 strain as a variant of concern Aug. 30. The strain, named mu, was first detected in Colombia in January, according to the WHO's weekly COVID-19 ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- As long as there is on-going COVID-19 transmission somewhere in the world, there will be new variants. That's according to infectious disease expert, Dr. Jorge Salinas with ...