Why hasn't the WHO assigned a Greek letter to JN.1

Why hasn't the WHO assigned a Greek letter to JN.1 "Pirola"? How it decides when to name COVID-19 variants

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In late 2021, on the heels of the deadly Delta wave of infections, a new variant came flying in out of left field—one so highly mutated, so drastically different that it changed the trajectory of the COVID-19 pandemic. Dubbed Omicron by the World Health Organization, it contained more than 30…

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