Monkeypox given new name after people called it ‘racist’
Monkeypox given new name after people called it ‘racist’
‘Monkeypox’ will continue to be used whilst it is phased out (Picture: Getty)
Monkeypox has been rebranded after concerns were raised the original name was ‘racist’.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) confirmed that the disease will now be known as ‘mpox’.
However both terms will still be used whilst ‘monkeypox’ is phased out.
They said: ‘When the outbreak of monkeypox expanded earlier this…
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