![]() In February, the World Health Organization gave the coronavirus disease a name – COVID-19.Īccording to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, "In COVID-19, "CO" stands for "corona," "VI" for "virus," and "D" for disease." The 19 is the year it was discovered, 2019. Originally, the new coronavirus was referred to as "2019 novel coronavirus” or “2019-nCoV." More: Fact check: What's true and what's false about face masks? What does 'COVID-19' mean? One Facebook post claims that COVID-19 is an abbreviated form of "Certificate of identification of vaccination with artificial intelligence." ![]() Watch Video: COVID-19: How Herd Immunity works, why you still need to wear a mask The claim: COVID-19 stands for 'Certification of Vaccination Identification by Artificial Intelligence'įor months, social media has been flooded with misinformation about the new coronavirus, including speculation about what its name, COVID-19, means.įalse claims about the name started circulating – and were debunked – earlier this year but have recently resurfaced. ![]()
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