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Because there was no other name they could use. Blame the WHO for moving at the speed of molasses on this issue.
by zarzavat 5y ago
Because there was no other name they could use. Blame the WHO for moving at the speed of molasses on this issue.
- cm2187 5y agoBy the time it is deemed a variant, it has been sequenced number of times across the country and the health authorities always have a code or name to refer to this particular strain.
- zarzavat 5y agoThey had a code but not a name. The media can't refer to things by a confusing jumble of letters and numbers, they need a name, and if there's no official name then the media will create one themselves. Hence "India variant". This is basic PR, e.g. when Heartbleed was disclosed it was given a name so that people could discuss it and attach meaning to it.