"Although a lot about the Mu variant is unknown right now, initial studies suggest the strain is more resistant to antibodies from the vaccines currently on the market."
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/...21256619v2
It might be time to start being proactive with these new variants by getting ahead of the curve. You know preparing for the worst yet praying for the best? Or we could just keep our heads in the sand. To each his own.
"Researchers in Japan have warned that the Mu (B.1.621) variant of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) – the agent that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) – appears to be highly resistant to neutralization by sera from convalescent or vaccinated individuals."
https://www.news-medical.net/news/202109...-sera.aspx
"Pfizer CEO says a vaccine-resistant coronavirus variant is 'likely' to emerge"
"Bourla added that Pfizer could produce new versions of its vaccine to combat a variant within three months of its discovery."
https://www.insider.com/pfizer-ceo-vacci...ely-2021-8
Now some will say that the words "initial studies suggest" and "appears to be highly resistant" are not definitive enough for them to be concerned. Those people have a right to their opinion.
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/...21256619v2
It might be time to start being proactive with these new variants by getting ahead of the curve. You know preparing for the worst yet praying for the best? Or we could just keep our heads in the sand. To each his own.
"Researchers in Japan have warned that the Mu (B.1.621) variant of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) – the agent that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) – appears to be highly resistant to neutralization by sera from convalescent or vaccinated individuals."
https://www.news-medical.net/news/202109...-sera.aspx
"Pfizer CEO says a vaccine-resistant coronavirus variant is 'likely' to emerge"
"Bourla added that Pfizer could produce new versions of its vaccine to combat a variant within three months of its discovery."
https://www.insider.com/pfizer-ceo-vacci...ely-2021-8
Now some will say that the words "initial studies suggest" and "appears to be highly resistant" are not definitive enough for them to be concerned. Those people have a right to their opinion.