variants or CV19
: covid-19
Governor Jay Inslee has been forceful in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic because our state is the nation's hotbed of CV-19 infections.Patrick Grubb
The CV19 Index does not predict who will become infected with COVID-19 or identify where the virus might spread. It is only meant to identify people with a heightened risk of severe complications should they become infected.Business Wire

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First Known Use

2020, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of CV-19 was in 2020

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“CV-19.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/CV-19. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.

Medical Definition

variants or CV19
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