WHO Statement: "Two letters were skipped, Nu and Xi, because Nu is too easily confounded with ‘new’ and XI was not used because it is a common surname and WHO best practices for naming new diseases (developed in conjunction with FAO and OIE back in 2015) suggest avoiding ‘causing offence to any cultural, social, national, regional, professional or ethnic groups’”
Thanks! Obviously have NOT been paying attention to all the variants, didn't know we already had gamma, epsilon and a pile of others. Can't wait until we get to "omega" due to "Omega Man" Charlton Heston, lone survivor of some mutant virus (1970's sci-fi movie)...
Plot: Due to an experimental vaccine, Doctor Robert Neville is the only survivor of an apocalyptic war, with the exception of a few hundred deformed, nocturnal people who are also homicidal maniacs. They blame science and technology for their condition and they see Neville, as the last symbol of science, therefore he must die. Neville, uses everything at his disposal in an attempt to survive.
Last edited by Tom007; 29-11-2021 at 02:30 PM.
https://www.thestandard.com.hk/break...tourists-entry
Seems like most countries are going back to the travel restrictions again. Never ending cycle it seems. I assume every year there will be 1 or 2 new variants.
New variant -> tighten or restrict travels -> vaccination/lowered infection rate -> 'discuss" possibility of relationations -> New variant ->tighten or restrict travels ->.....
GG
I understand the issues with Covid and immunocompromised people. My point was, how does the variant make a difference. The initial strain has the same inherent issue for HIV positive people. Unless the new strain is more deadly, I see essentially no difference in the macro view.