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Re:Scientists who say the lab-leak hypothesis for SARS-CoV-2... by muskox2 on Friday April 09, 2021 @04:03PM (#26755382)
In my opinion, location names are the easiest and most memorable way to refer to variants. The tradition is as old as the "Spanish flu"... which isn't from Spain at all.
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Re:Scientists who say the lab-leak hypothesis for SARS-CoV-2... by DharmaPolice on Friday April 09, 2021 @06:00PM (#26756729)
They might be the easiest way to refer to variants but it does seem to incentivise countries/regions not disclosing/testing for new variants in the first place.
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