Does anyone else remember how when this all started media outlets were calling it Coronavirus (first few months) and the WHO and CDC demanded everyone stop and call it Covid 19?
It’s because people were looking up “Coronavirus” and seeing that it typically causes the common cold...
“ ICTV announced “severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)” as the name of the new virus on 11 February 2020. This name was chosen because the virus is genetically related to the coronavirus responsible for the SARS outbreak of 2003. While related, the two viruses are different. ”
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“ What name does WHO use for the virus?
From a risk communications perspective, using the name SARS can have unintended consequences in terms of creating unnecessary fear for some populations, especially in Asia which was worst affected by the SARS outbreak in 2003. ”
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Does anyone else remember how when this all started media outlets were calling it Coronavirus (first few months) and the WHO and CDC demanded everyone stop and call it Covid 19?
It’s because people were looking up “Coronavirus” and seeing that it typically causes the common cold...
Well, they still have the naming page up...
https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/technical-guidance/naming-the-coronavirus-disease-(covid-2019)-and-the-virus-that-causes-it
“ ICTV announced “severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)” as the name of the new virus on 11 February 2020. This name was chosen because the virus is genetically related to the coronavirus responsible for the SARS outbreak of 2003. While related, the two viruses are different. ”
...
“ What name does WHO use for the virus?
From a risk communications perspective, using the name SARS can have unintended consequences in terms of creating unnecessary fear for some populations, especially in Asia which was worst affected by the SARS outbreak in 2003. ”