Karyn Caplan 😷 Retweeted Maria Van Kerkhove
#COVID19 Update! @WHO announces new labels for #SARSCoV2 Variants of Concern (#VOC) & Interest (#VOI) to make it easier to discuss and lessen country stigma starting with Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, Epsilon, Zeta, Eta, Iota, Kappa
https://twitter.com/mvankerkhove/status/1399388129300205569 …
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Maria Van KerkhoveVerified account @mvankerkhove
Today, @WHO announces new, easy-to-say labels for #SARSCoV2 Variants of Concern (VOCs) & Interest (VOIs)
They will not replace existing scientific names, but are aimed to help in public discussion of VOI/VOC
Read more here (will be live soon):
https://www.who.int/activities/tracking-SARS-CoV-2-variants …
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