Monkeypox to be renamed by WHO to ‘MPOX’

By Abigail Adcox

Published November 23, 2022 4:02pm ET

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Monkeypox to be renamed by WHO to ‘MPOX’ — The World Health Organization is planning to rename the monkeypox virus to “MPOX” in an effort to avoid racist stigma surrounding the old name after scientists aired concerns of discrimination because the virus’s origins are linked to African countries. A formal announcement about the new name could come as soon as later on Wednesday, several […]

The World Health Organization is planning to rename the monkeypox virus to “MPOX” in an effort to avoid racist stigma surrounding the old name after scientists aired concerns of discrimination because the virus’s origins are linked to African countries.

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