- THE BLAZE - CHRIS ENLOE - NOV 27, 2021 -
The Greek letter that the World Health Organization assigned to the new variant of COVID-19 is raising eyebrows and triggering accusations that the WHO is once again kowtowing to communist China.
What are the details?
The WHO announced the identification of a new SARS-CoV-2 variant on Friday — B.1.1.529 — which was first discovered in South Africa just weeks ago.
The WHO explained:
The B.1.1.529 variant was first reported to WHO from South Africa on 24 November 2021. The epidemiological situation in South Africa has been characterized by three distinct peaks in reported cases, the latest of which was predominantly the Delta variant. In recent weeks, infections have increased steeply, coinciding with the detection of B.1.1.529 variant. The first known confirmed B.1.1.529 infection was from a specimen collected on 9 November 2021.
This variant has a large number of mutations, some of which are concerning. Preliminary evidence suggests an increased risk of reinfection with this variant, as compared to other [variant of concerns]. The number of cases of this variant appears to be increasing in almost all provinces in South Africa.
Like previous variants, the WHO assigned variant B.1.1.529 a letter from the Greek alphabet. The WHO last used letters "Lambda" and "Mu" to designate variants of interest.
However, the WHO skipped the next two letters in the Greek alphabet — "Nu" and "Xi" — to designate B.1.1.529 as the "Omicron" variant. Both "Nu" and "Xi" were reportedly "deliberately avoided" by the WHO.
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