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Let's flip this around - is there an especially good reason to name it after a place? Is there some benefit we gain that counteracts the possibility that this will reinforce the existing stigma against Asians for the current situation? The virus has a name already - why work to change it to another name that may be more harmful if there is no good reason to?



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