Hwa Mei Hospital, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, China.
Ningbo Institute of Life and Health Industry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, China.
J Med Virol. 2022 Mar;94(3):1224-1226. doi: 10.1002/jmv.27406. Epub 2021 Nov 2.
The multiple nomenclature systems of SARS-CoV-2 are confusing and have several issues. The emergence of variants of concern and variants of interest has posed an increased risk to global health. To assist with public discussion and communication with nonscientific audiences about significant mutations, and ultimately to inform the ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we scientists need to develop easy-to-pronounce and nonstigmatizing labels for significant mutations.
SARS-CoV-2 的多种命名系统令人困惑，存在多个问题。关注变体和感兴趣变体的出现给全球健康带来了更大的风险。为了帮助公众讨论，并与非科学受众就重大突变进行交流，最终为正在进行的 COVID-19 大流行应对工作提供信息，我们科学家需要为重大突变开发易于发音且无污名化的标签。
