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 months after the virus first gained a foothold in the United States, Europe, and as well as dozens of other…
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