A little off topic. Why is it not politically correct to name new pathogens (COVID-19) after country of origin, but's fine to name variants by country of origin?
I've seen articles saying we should treat the B117 (UK) variant as a new virus. Shouldn't we just call it UK virus if it's a new virus?
I'm not actually serious. I think naming viruses/variants after places is a mistake to begin with since it's hard to prove where they originate. Also it discourages finding new viruses since you don't want your home country's name to be used in naming it.
Nobody knows where the Spanish flu came from. It's just that they were the first ones who paid attention to it since they weren't fighting in WWI.
I agree with all your points. Being a gringo now for awhile in this country -- this hits the nail on the head in my experience.
Beautiful country though -- it's hard to leave life on the Praia here for something else.
I'm surprised the article doesn't manage to discuss how brazil's leadership messed up big time by insisting in treating this like a flu.
Also, Chile has a ton of vaccines, but they are not the same distribution as, say, the US or the UK: there seem to be a ton of Sinovac, and I'm not sure it's as effective as some other vaccines at stopping by transmission or hospitalizations.
Too don’t hear India whining, but they bought into hydroxychlorine fairly early. Hell, they even supply it to several countries. At least they didn’t turn down medicine because it was highly politicized.
Brazil and Venezuela probably can’t stop you from dying after an infection in the toe. Not sure why they are going to do for anything else.
Brazil has one of the most effective public health systems in the world. Specially considering the country's size. It's not perfect, but it's very, very, far from letting anyone die from an infection in the toe.
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I'm not actually serious. I think naming viruses/variants after places is a mistake to begin with since it's hard to prove where they originate. Also it discourages finding new viruses since you don't want your home country's name to be used in naming it.
Nobody knows where the Spanish flu came from. It's just that they were the first ones who paid attention to it since they weren't fighting in WWI.
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I don't think the world was ever out of the first wave for starters
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Also, Chile has a ton of vaccines, but they are not the same distribution as, say, the US or the UK: there seem to be a ton of Sinovac, and I'm not sure it's as effective as some other vaccines at stopping by transmission or hospitalizations.
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Too don’t hear India whining, but they bought into hydroxychlorine fairly early. Hell, they even supply it to several countries. At least they didn’t turn down medicine because it was highly politicized.
Brazil and Venezuela probably can’t stop you from dying after an infection in the toe. Not sure why they are going to do for anything else.
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