I’ll start to panic... maybe... when Delta plus plus plus shows up and it’s super sized.
Why is the delta variant not called covid-21? or Epsilon?
RE: Why is the delta variant not called covid-21?
Because if you call it Covid-21, you not be able to distinguish one variant from the other as most of these variants and strains mutated this year.
Because liberals only understand sequels. The haven’t had an original thought in more than a century.
sorry, Epsilon is taken:
B.1.427/429 - (Epsilon) (California) First reported Jan 2021 in California, exceeding 50% in California since February 2021, by end of July was in 34 countries. The L452R mutation reduced neutralizing activity of 14 out of 34 RBD-specific monoclonal antibodies (mAbs). The S13I and W152C mutations resulted in total loss of neutralization for 10 out of 10 NTD-specific mAbs (Epsilon is being displaced by Delta infections)
it’s a nasty little critter, not polite at all
Hopefully it never goes..........
Delta squared