WHO to rename monkeypox virus to avoid racist stigma

Published June 15, 2022 12:00am ET



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The World Health Organization will rename the monkeypox virus to avoid racist stigma after some scientists aired concerns of discrimination because the virus’s origins are linked to African countries.

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