We’ve updated my story about the #COVID19 naming confusion because tells me it won’t use the name given to the new coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, in public communications. WHO will use “the virus responsible for COVID-19” or “the COVID-19 virus.” bit.ly/2whaMMl
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“From a risk communications perspective, using the name SARS can have unintended consequences in terms of creating unnecessary fear for some populations, especially in Asia which was worst affected by the SARS outbreak in 2003,” writes.
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The question is what other scientists will do. director Mike Osterholm says CIDRAP won’t use SARS-CoV-2 either because it is “confusing”. bit.ly/2whaMMl
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How about “the virus formerly known as 2019-nCoV?” Or just find an inscrutable emoji?
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