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Ron Obvious

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1. A bit oversensitive, IMO

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Mon May 31, 2021, 03:28 PM

May 2021

The regional variant names are more useful in helping avoid those strains. I know they fear discrimination, but that shouldn't be the overriding factor when it comes to life or death situations like this.

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Covid: WHO renames UK and other variants with Greek letters [View all] Eugene May 2021 OP

A bit oversensitive, IMO Ron Obvious May 2021 #1

A new varient was just discovered by a Vietnamese team BigmanPigman May 2021 #2