Doctors Across the Nation Unsurprised by Emergence of Mu Variant, 'Here We Go Again'
The Mu variant of the coronavirus has officially been detected in every state but Nebraska and while many may feel a sense of defeat or burnout with the arrival of yet another strain, doctors across the nation told Newsweek they were unsurprised that the virus would mutate again.
"Within such a short time, we've seen the emergence of several variants of concerns and variants of interest. That's not unexpected," Dr. Bali Pulendran, a professor of microbiology and immunology at Stanford University, said.
The Mu variant, which was first identified in Columbia in January, was labeled as a "variant of interest" by the World Health Organization on August 30 after early research indicated the strain could be more transmissible and more resistant to vaccines.
"From just travel from [Colombia], it was not if the [Mu] variant was going to hit our shores, it was when," Dr. O'Neil Pyke, chief medical officer of Jackson North Medical Center, said.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/doctors-across-the-nation-unsurprised-by-emergence-of-mu-variant-here-we-go-again/ar-AAOgrVj
Considering all the COVIDIOTs I'm not surprised either. In a perfect world it would only affect the willfully ignorant but unfortunately things don't work that way.
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