Current data shows that Mu does not appear to be out-competing the dominant Delta variant in the U.S.
A few days later the WHO announced that the global prevalence of the Mu variant was less than 0.1 percent—but that in Colombia and Ecuador, prevalence was significantly higher, at 39 percent and 13 percent respectively., but for now the variant is still a variant of interest rather than a variant of concern, while further study is ongoing, putting it in the same league as other variants such as Kappa , Iota , and Eta , according to the WHO and CDC.
Where each variant first appears also makes a difference, Beaudoin said. There's an element of randomness in this, but certain conditions, such as low vaccination rates and population density, will fuel the spread of a variant. "The viruses that have the biggest advantage in terms of infecting people and spreading is the one that 'wins'," Dr Davey Smith, head of the Division of Infectious Diseases and Global Public Health,"Some variants may have spread better in one population than another variant because populations may have different rates of immune responses from vaccination or natural infection.
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