Mu Variant of Covid-19
Recently, Finland has reported the very first case of the ‘Mu’ variant of the coronavirus. The Mu variant of Covid-19, officially termed as B.1.621, has been designated as a ‘Variant of Interest ’ (VOI) by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as it has some mutations that “need to be studied for their potential impact on the body’s immune response. It was first detected in Colombia in January 2021. It is named after the twelfth letter of the Greek alphabet. C.1.2 is a sub-lineage of the C.1 variant described in South Africa but did not spread globally. About It has a constellation of mutations that indicate potential properties of immune escape . It has several substitutions affecting the Spike Protein and amino acid changes. Mu carries key mutations, including E484K, N501Y, and D614G, that have been linked with increased transmissibility and reduced immune protection. These mutations are known to help the virus escape the body’s immune defences and increase transmissibility. Eff...
