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WHO renames monkeypox as mpox
By: Bill Chappell I NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Monkeypox disease now has a new name: mpox. The World Health Organization announced the long-awaited change on Monday, saying the disease’s original name plays into “racist… Read More