WHO now using Greek alphabet for coronavirus variant names

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Coronavirus variants with clunky, alphanumeric names have now been assigned the letters of the Greek alphabet by the WHO in a bid to simplify discussion and pronunciation while avoiding stigma.

amid criticism that those given by scientists such as the so-called South African variant which goes by multiple names including B.1.351, 501Y.V2 and 20H/501Y.V2 were too complicated.

The choice of the Greek Alphabet came after months of deliberations in which other possibilities such as Greek Gods and invented, pseudo-classical names were considered by experts, according to bacteriologist Mark Pallen who was involved in the talks.Another idea to refer to variants of concern as VOC1, VOC2 etc. was scrapped after he pointed out it resembled an English swear word.

But this can be damaging for the places and often inaccurate such as with the so-called 'Spanish flu' pandemic of 1918 whose origins are unknown.

 

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Greek lives matter as well.

Chinese government wouldn’t be doing everything in their power to hide how COVID-19 started if it was an accident. We NEED an investigation into what happened.

Aww, poor stigmatized virus.

WHO is now farting out it's mouth.

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