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Delta Air Lines refuses to use the name of the delta COVID-19 variant: 'We just call it the variant'

2년 전 제출됨

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) 기타...

James Steiner

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dsavit 2년 전 8

I wonder how Delta Faucets feels....or Delta Dental? News at its finest.

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Denelle Keeler 2년 전 5

Don't take it personal Delta, no one in the city of Corona does.

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Robert Cowling 2년 전 1

Or the beer?

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CHARLES DUKE 2년 전 3

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

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Mike Hindson-Evans 2년 전 2

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!

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Jamar Jackson 2년 전 2

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

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John A. Johnson 2년 전 2

Ya, so try living in the City of Corona, California! "Oh well"..... ;-)

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CHARLES DUKE 2년 전 2

Fly Southwest, no variants, no fees, and your bag fly's free!@!

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George Lane 2년 전 2

How about calling it the "dixie" variant? :)

By the way, the original article is here:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/delta-air-lines-refuses-name-190534086.html

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