The World Health Organisation has named variants of COVID-19 after the Greek alphabet, to replace the current informal system of variants ending up being called after the country or area in which they were first discovered or evolved – so the variant commonly known as the “Indian variant” has been named “variant Delta”, and the variant commonly known as the “Kent variant” is named “variant Alpha”. Do you think this is a good idea or bad idea? | Daily Question

The World Health Organisation has named variants of COVID‑19 after the Greek alphabet, to replace the current informal system of variants ending up being called after the country or area in which they were first discovered or evolved – so the variant commonly known as the “Indian variant” has been named “variant Delta”, and the variant commonly known as the “Kent variant” is named “variant Alpha”. Do you think this is a good idea or bad idea? Published on 02.06.2021 → Survey conducted on 02.06.2021 on 6830 GB adults

All adults

Region

Gender

Politics

Age

It’s a good idea

45%

It’s a bad idea

26%

Don’t know

29%

It’s a good idea

45%

It’s a bad idea

26%

Don’t know

29%