Jack D Posted July 30, 2021 Posted July 30, 2021 "The World Health Organisation has decided to rename the different COVID-19 variants around the world in order to avoid discrimination. In this Explainer, we will show you what are the various coronavirus strains that we know of and their new names." "Here are [four] strains of the coronavirus the Irish government are concerned with." B.1.1.7 (The UK Strain, now called ‘Alpha’) B.1.617 (The Indian Strain, now called ‘Delta’) B.1.351 (The South African Strain, now call ‘Beta’) P.1 (The Brazilian Strain, now called ‘Gamma’) This reminds me of all of the hoopla that went along with naming hurricanes and other tropical storms. At first, they were given only female names. But then political correctness chimed in and now the tropical storms have both male and female names. But what about the all of those non-binary folks?... have they been left out? Explainer: What are the New Names for the Coronavirus Strains (extra.ie) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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