‘Monkeypox’: racist and stigmatising

The World Health Organization is inviting the public to propose new names for monkeypox after weeks of criticism that the name has racist connotations and generates stigma.

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“Current best practise is that newly-identified viruses, related disease, and virus variants should be given names with the aim to avoid causing offense to any cultural, social, national, regional, professional, or ethnic groups, and minimize any negative impact on trade, travel, tourism or animal welfare,” the statement said.

LINK https://www.forbes.com/sites/jenaebarnes/2022/08/12/who-renames-monkeypox-variants-to-dispel-stigma-and-creates-open-forum-for-name-change/