WHO Plans to Rename Monkeypox to 'MPOX': Report
The decision, which could be announced as early as Wednesday, comes in response to growing pressure from senior Biden officials, who privately urged WHO leaders to change the name.
Source: thewire.in
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The decision, which could be announced as early as Wednesday, comes in response to growing pressure from senior Biden officials, who privately urged WHO leaders to change the name.
WHO said that both names -- mpox and monkeypox -- will be used simultaneously for one year while the monkeypox is phased out.
WHO said numerous individuals and countries asked the organisation to propose a way forward to change the name.