Running Out Of Greek ✉️, WHO May Start Using Zodiac For Covid-19 Variants

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The World Health Organization (WHO) is considering naming future variants of the virus after the star configurations - think the Zodiac signs Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius and Pisces - once the letters of the Greek alphabet have been exhausted.

The suggestion has been made as a contingency amid fears that more and more variants of COVID-19 will continue to emerge, running through the 24 letters available.

Dr Maria Van Kerkhove, the WHO's COVID-19 technical lead, confirmed to the Telegraphthe agency is considering naming new strains after star constellations, such as Orion, Leo, Aries and Gemini.

According to NASA, there are currently 88 officially recognised constellations.

FYI, these are the variants we have now:

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SOURCE:
 

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/variants-could-named-star-constellations-greek-alphabet-runs/

 

https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2021/08/covid-19-new-strains-could-be-named-after-constellations-once-the-greek-alphabet-is-used-up-who.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
 

 

Y'all better be ready for Covid-19 Scorpio. We are vengeful, brooding, vitriolic, and doesn't mess around        

[GAGASLAYME 2,415]

this sounds messy

[Stupid Oreo 14,669]

Covid-19 Cancer sounds horrible 

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imagine all the astrology gurus meltdowns

I can already see the tiktoks

 

[PartySick 172,533]

We could simply use numbers or dates 

"Covid-19 Variant 12-20", for example. That'd be the Delta variant which was first discovered in December of 2020.

[FATCAT 60,888]

Just names them after Republican Senators that let them originate or spread. Desantis is spreading.

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3 minutes ago, FATCAT said:

Just names them after Republican Senators that let them originate or spread. Desantis is spreading.

I support this

 

[PartySick 172,533]

6 minutes ago, FATCAT said:

Just names them after Republican Senators that let them originate or spread. Desantis is spreading.

Please

I'll be calling Delta the "DeSantis" variant from now on

[Economy 52,848]

5 minutes ago, FATCAT said:

Just names them after Republican Senators that let them originate or spread. Desantis is spreading.

None of the major variants appeared to have originated in the US tho

[PartySick 172,533]

1 minute ago, Economy said:

None of the major variants appeared to have originated in the US tho

But I'll be damned if we didn't deep fat fry each one and let 'em run wild

[FFXIV WhiteMage 6,314]

How about using names of well known personalities or celebrities

 

 

[LeJudas 6,490]

2 minutes ago, FFXIV WhiteMage said:

How about using names of well known personalities or celebrities

 

 

Can't wait for Covid ft Cupcakke 

[TheSlash 14,539]

Why not name them with hexadecimal numbers, that could be fun .

"BEWARE. The 03fdcb074a variant is spreading "

[FATCAT 60,888]

31 minutes ago, Economy said:

None of the major variants appeared to have originated in the US tho

for NOW 

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Horoscope Twitter about to become even more unbearable