World Health Organization officials will meet in emergency session next week to evaluate the international outbreak of monkeypox and determine whether the virus should be considered a global health emergency. They will also rename the virus after scientists raised concerns that the name “monkeypox” is racist, officials said.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Tuesday the U.N. health agency’s emergency committee will meet on June 23 to discuss the outbreak, which he called “unusual and concerning.”
“For that reason, I have decided to convene the Emergency Committee under the international Health Regulations next week, to assess whether this outbreak represents a public health emergency of international concern,” Tedros said during a media briefing.
The WHO director-general announced there have been more than 1,600 confirmed cases and nearly 1,500 suspected cases of monkeypox reported this year from 39 countries, including seven countries where the virus has been found before and 32 newly affected countries.
I applaud the WHO for this. It would be totally unacceptable for our next planned pandemic to be named after an animal.
Smallpox will also be renamed for fear of insulting Little People.
yeah its an STD call it what it is
If the shoe fits…………………………………………………
Guilty conscience?
And I thought Monkey Pox was just another name for Bye Done. A flea is smarter.