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Delta Air Lines refuses to use the name of the delta COVID-19 variant: 'We just call it the variant'
Delta Air Lines does not use the name of the new COVID-19 variant named "delta" by the World Health Organization. CEO Ed Bastian told the Wall Street Journal "we just call it the variant." The Greek alphabet is used when naming variants to discourage stigmatization based on their country of origin. Delta Air Lines has joined Corona beer in the exclusive club of brands that have been wronged by the naming of the novel coronavirus and its variants. Among the latest variants of… (www.yahoo.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
I wonder how Delta Faucets feels....or Delta Dental? News at its finest.
Don't take it personal Delta, no one in the city of Corona does.
Or the beer?
The DELTA Variant is just the India variant renamed. India used Ivermectin and eliminated it... https://archive.is/cOD8R https://mobile.twitter.com/CraigKellyMP/status/1394998757293379587
Sorry, I had read this twice before I understood their apparent sensitivity. Somehow, "the variant that dare not speak its name" has a nice ring to it!
Doesn’t Delta Airlines require the vaccine for employment of all new hires? Seems they would want to use the name “Delta” for marketing and publicity