28 Nov 2022 10:31 am
That reminds me, whatever happened to the monkeypox... there were scary headlines every day, we were all going to die without a vaxxine.. and then it suddenly went poof... maybe it was the name, you just can't take that seriously...TB7 » 28 Nov 2022, 9:34 am » wrote: ↑ Monkeypox renamed mpox after WHO cites racism concernsLONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization has renamed monkeypox as mpox, citing concerns that the original name of the decades-old animal disease could be construed as discriminatory and racist.
The U.N. health agency said in a statement Monday that mpox was its new preferred name for monkeypox, saying that both monkeypox and mpox would be used for the next year while the old name is phased out.
WHO said it was concerned by the “racist and stigmatizing language” that arose after monkeypox spread to more than 100 countries. It said numerous individuals and countries asked the organization “to propose a way forward to change the name.”
Monkeypox renamed mpox after WHO cites racism concerns | WBTW
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