When does this one stop being novel? This naming convention just has "new coke" vibes to me. I mean, when there is an other emergent virus of this type, it will take the name "novel". Which might typically be fine, but not when the name has become part of a public lexicon. It's all just a weird convention really. If another major novel type emerges soon it will be absurd if medical historians are looking back and trying to determine which virus articles are talking about. Coronavirus Classic.