Using constellation names for variants

[Sunfish (Ray)]

I read today there is a proposal to use constellation names or Greek gods for COVID variants after the Greek alphabet is exhausted. That should give some interesting names. Not sure it will get up and could be a long winded list.


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-h...alphabet-runs/

[multiweb (Marc)]

Just add "poulos" at the end of all the previous names. That will keep us going for a while.

[xelasnave]

Use politicians names

[RB (Andrew)]

Originally Posted by multiweb

Just add "poulos" at the end of all the previous names. That will keep us going for a while.

The Russian variant translates to “minutemanski” in Greek...
Go figure...

[Stonius (Markus)]

Originally Posted by xelasnave

Use politicians names

Would that render the disease as ineffective as it's namesake?

[Sunfish (Ray)]

Deltamatopolous?

Originally Posted by multiweb

Just add "poulos" at the end of all the previous names. That will keep us going for a while.

[RB (Andrew)]

Originally Posted by Sunfish

Deltamatopolous?

That was the Marrickville outbreak Ray.

[billdan (Bill)]

Once they get up to the T variant, I will really start to worry (as in the movies of Resident Evil).

[Tropo-Bob (Bob)]

Originally Posted by Sunfish

I read today there is a proposal to use constellation names or Greek gods for COVID variants after the Greek alphabet is exhausted.... /[/url]

This brings back memories of: The Andromeda Strain.

[Sunfish (Ray)]

Good one. We could start with that.

Originally Posted by Tropo-Bob

This brings back memories of: The Andromeda Strain.