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Monkeypox is getting a new name because the WHO says the name is racist HotAir

By Thomas A. Smith

Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, met with scientists this week to discuss best naming practices for diseases. The focus is to avoid offending any ethnic, social, or professional groups and minimize harm to trade, travel, tourism, or animals. Monkeypox is at the top of the agenda to receive a new name. Two clades (variants) of the disease have already been given new names.

via hotair.com

TPTDNSIN-84 (The Pox That Dare Not Speak Its Name -84).