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COVID Variants Renamed With Greek Letters Instead of Countries

IT’S ALL GREEK TO THEM

The World Health Organization made the change so countries that discover variants won’t be stigmatized.

Tracy Connor

Published May 31 2021 5:24PM EDT

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Tracy Connor

Tracy Connor

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