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MFS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST - HIGH INCOME SERIES
Supplement to the Current Prospectus
The description of the portfolio manager under the "Management of the Fund
Investment Adviser" section of the Prospectus is hereby revised to reflect that,
effective June 1, 1997, Bernard Scozzafava is the portfolio manager of the High
Income Series. Mr. Scozzafava is a Vice President of Massachusetts Financial
Services Company ("MFS") and has been employed by MFS as a portfolio manager
since 1989.
The date of this Supplement is June 13, 1997.
