we were talking about this new variant, omicron. why she likes the name omicron. she also had something else to say that i think was a bit like smelling salts for the rest of us when we were talking about these variants. have a listen. i m actually glad we have this greek naming system because it s so much more than what we were saying before, quote, south african variant. the only reason we know this was in south africa, let s be candid, they re much better about global viral naming than anywhere including the united states. we re penalizing the people that are doing the job i wish we could do. right, dean? such a common sense thing she said, yet it was the first time i ve ever heard it said like that as dr. patel is always want to do. that s true. i will say when we get to the t variant i hope they name it the trump virus. then it makes more sense than anything. imagine if trump was in office right now, what racist term he
DNA Explainer: Why India variant is named 'Delta', know the logic behind it - WHO feels that doing so may also make countries more open to reporting new variants if they're not afraid of being forever associated with them.
Published: Jun 01, 2021 By Mark Terry
News continues to come out about COVID-19, including support for an investigation into the origins of the virus, a new naming system, and legal discussions of whether employers can mandate vaccination. Here’s a look.
WHO Creates Naming System for COVID-19 Variants
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developed a new way to identify COVID-19 variants. The rationale was to get away from place-of-origin names, such as South African variant or UK variant, which can be stigmatizing as well as potentially inaccurate. For example, researchers now believe the 1918 Spanish flu may have originated in Kansas or France.
The other reason is the complexity and potential confusion of the scientific system, where the UK variant is G.1.1.7, the South African is B.1.351, for example. The new system will use Greek letters so that the UK variant will be Alpha, the South African variant will be Beta, and the India variant will be Delta, and so on. You can expect the media to co
will be affected if those restrictions aren t eased on 21st june. you can do that on twitter @annita mcveigh. so, picking up on that, as we have been hearing, the world health organization has announced a new naming system for variants of covid 19. i m joined by the professor who was a member of the professor who was a member of the group who produced the new list. good to have you with us today, and tell us about the key drivers behind this decision, your recommendation, that all of these variants should have new names, not calling them by the country in which they were first identified, but after letters from the greek alphabet. identified, but after letters from the greek alphabet. good morning. yes, so, the greek alphabet. good morning. yes. so. the the greek alphabet. good morning. yes, so, the who the greek alphabet. good morning. yes, so, the who has the greek alphabet. good morning. yes, so, the who has been - the greek alphabet. good morning. | yes, so, the who has been