After Omega

[NotAllThere]

I was reading about the Nu variant this morning. (We're all doooooooooooooooooomed again). I realised an important question hasn't been answered. What are we going to call the variant after we've reached Omega Variant?

[jamesbrown]

Alpha-alpha?

[OwlHoot]

Aleph, Beth, Gimel, er, ..., er, well there's always the Hebrew alphabet

[WTFH]

By then we should be on COVID-22

[malvolio]

There are already hundreds of variants, and a naming system to record them, just like flu viruses. Just like giving silly names to storms, the names are only for the press releases.

[jamesbrown]

There are already hundreds of variants, and a naming system to record them, just like flu viruses. Just like giving silly names to storms, the names are only for the press releases.

And what about the press releases? There isn’t much pun potential with B.1.1.529.

[WTFH]

And what about the press releases? There isn’t much pun potential with B.1.1.529.

Yes, but B.0.0.8135 perked up a few writers.

[Gibbon]

Yes, but B.0.0.8135 perked up a few writers.

Does it come as a pair and can you weigh them?

[xoggoth]

Why not give them human names as with storms? Virus xoggoth would be great.

[malvolio]

And what about the press releases? There isn’t much pun potential with B.1.1.529.

No, totally agree, got to cater for the masses after all. But we seem to manage with things like H5N1...