Acsh.org

Better Get Vaccinated Or One of Those Greek Letters Is Gonna Get You

So far, 11 different variants of COVID-19 have been identified and assigned a Greek letter for identification. Although delta (originally from India) is making all kinds of trouble worldwide, it will ...
Mediaite

World Health Organization Skips Greek Letter ‘Xi’ in Naming New Covid Variant

The World Health Organization announced Friday it was naming a new Covid-19 variant “Omicron,” skipping over a politically sensitive letter of the Greek alphabet. The WHO made the announcement about ...
WHDH

Why WHO skipped two letters of the Greek alphabet in naming Omicron

(CNN) — The naming of the new coronavirus variant Omicron is causing some confusion. Since May the World Health Organization has been using letters of the Greek alphabet, in order, to name coronavirus ...
Washington Examiner

What happens when WHO runs out of Greek letters to name COVID-19 variants?

With recent reporting increasingly focusing on COVID-19’s omicron variant, many are wondering how new strains will be named if the World Health Organization reaches the end of the Greek alphabet. The ...