The World Health Organization will begin using a new term for monkeypox disease after reports of “racist and stigmatizing language online” amid this year’s global outbreak.
WHO on Monday announced that it will rename monkeypox disease to “mpox,” as Biden health officials said it will adopt the new preferred term instead of monkeypox.
“We welcome the change by the World Health Organization,” said U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra. “We must…
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