World Health Organization: WHO announces simple, easy-to-say labels for SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Interest and Concern
WHO has assigned simple, easy to say and remember labels for key variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, using letters of the Greek alphabet. These labels were chosen after wide consultation and a review of many potential naming systems.
WHO convened an expert group of partners from around the world to do so, including experts who are part of existing naming systems, nomenclature and virus taxonomic experts, researchers and national authorities.
WHO will assign labels for those variants that are designated as Variants of Interest or Variants of Concern by WHO. These will be posted on the WHO website.
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WNU Editor: It looks like the World Health Organization is expecting more variants to pop-up in the coming months.
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