ALPHA, BETA, gamma, delta. And, at least to those familiar with the alphabet concerned, the names instantly convey information about what order the variants were discovered in. They will now be given the letters Alpha, Beta, Gamma, and Delta respectively, to reflect their order of detection, with any new variants following the pattern down the Greek alphabet. The naming system was developed after the WHO consulted experts from around the world following concerns that labeling the variants by their location of discovery is stigmatizing and discriminatory.Researchers will continue to use the scientific names for each variant, created by Pango and GISAID, because the names include helpful information on the strains. Epsilon refers to the B.1.427 and B.1.429 variants first found in the U.S., Zeta refers to the P.2 variant first discovered in Brazil and Eta refers to the B.1.525 variant initially detected in multiple countries.
the british medical association chews bubble gum during lunch breaks.
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                                 :op1 "Britain")))
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              :mod (z6 / bubble))
    :time (z7 / break-19
              :ARG1 (z8 / lunch)))
the british medical association chews bubble gum during lunch breaks .
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