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When Pooh becomes PooR - I think PooR FranCiS should be the name. (OK It could be PeteR but more bland).

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A single line often inverts meaning once you see what it answers, so neighbouring messages are always shown.

2021-02-02 12:49 Kristian G. Andersen open

@Andrew Rambaut - added a few more names to this slide. Are these the (not really) "official" names you guys came up with? A lot up people really liked that slide, but I made a few mistakes, so want to update it (and also credit your team for the names - since that's coming up A LOT). [shared file(s): Screen Shot 2021-02-02 at 12.48.02.png]
2021-02-02 13:01 Robert F. Garry

When Pooh becomes PooR - I think PooR FranCiS should be the name. (OK It could be PeteR but more bland).
2021-02-02 13:03 Andrew Rambaut open

So Leif isn't fixed in B.1.351 (it comes up secondarily, as does Karen). Leif also appears in B.1.1.7 and is quite prevalent.
2021-02-02 13:04 Andrew Rambaut open

Plus all three have the deletion in nsp6 (which has therefore got to mean something)
2021-02-02 13:05 Andrew Rambaut open

E484K is actually called Erik (I checked with Erik Volz - he is quite pleased).
2021-02-02 13:10 Kristian G. Andersen open

Yeah, I noticed those weren't fixed - which is interesting. Same for many of the others. WHY CAN'T THIS BE SIMPLE!! Okay, I'll rename Eeek to Erik :disappointed: I do wonder what's going on in nsp6. Sure, could be functional, but could also just be e.g., a recombination hotspotthat tends to obtain an indel during chronic infections. Such a weird virus.