Alpha, Beta, Delta, Gamma: What’s important to know about SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern?
Diana Duong
Abstract
The World Health Organization recently announced a new naming system for SARS-CoV-2 variants using the Greek alphabet. The new naming system is aimed at preventing people from referring to the variants by the country where they were first detected. Four of these variants of concern — Alpha, Beta,
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