How could Moderna file a patent on the Beta Coronavirus Vaccine in February 2020, but the first Beta appeared in September 2020?

https://patents.google.com/patent/US10702600B1/en


The Beta Covid-19 vaccine was produced when the beta covid-19 didn’t exist, how is this possible?
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