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DrWatson · 70-79, M
COVID is an abbreviation for COrona VIrus Disease.
I'm not sure whether that counts as a name change. But I can imagine the change was influenced by sensitivity to the beer company, even though "corona" simply means "crown".
Reminds me of when the name "swine flu" got changed!
I'm not sure whether that counts as a name change. But I can imagine the change was influenced by sensitivity to the beer company, even though "corona" simply means "crown".
Reminds me of when the name "swine flu" got changed!
LordShadowfire · 46-50, M
@DrWatson That WAS to save people's asses, specifically pig farmers.
TheOneyouwerewarnedabout · 46-50, MVIP
why are they all patented?..
Whyme · 46-50, M
@TheOneyouwerewarnedabout I dunno are they ?
originnone · 61-69, M
that's what I was told when I asked....
perceptivei · 36-40, F
I wonder...
cherokeepatti · 61-69, F
Covid-19 sounds edgier, kind of like a band name or something.
Basia · 41-45, F
Or maybe to save this
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LordShadowfire · 46-50, M
No, it was always both. You see, a coronavirus is technically part of a family that includes the common cold. The official name of this particular coronavirus is SARS-COV 19, or COVID-19.
That is pretty funny, though.
That is pretty funny, though.