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Geographic bias in virus naming: Lessons from coronavirus show it's better to act early

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WHO introduced a nomenclature based on Greek letters completely neutral and free of geographic references.

The WHO proposed a neutral designation COVID-19 , proposed for the disease by the WHO in mid-February 2020 , was quickly adopted globally.

However, geographic names arose again with subsequent variants of the virus.

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90

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91

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formal

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English

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72

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