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WHO renames monkeypox as mpox
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| November 28, 2022
| Ivana Saric
Posted on 11/28/2022 8:56:18 AM PST by Red Badger
The World Health Organization announced on Monday that it is renaming monkeypox as mpox due to concerns that the original name could be perceived as racist or stigmatizing.
Driving the news: Both the monkeypox and mpox names will be used by WHO over the next year as the term "monkeypox" is gradually phased out, WHO said in a press release.
"When the outbreak of monkeypox expanded earlier this year, racist and stigmatizing language online, in other settings and in some communities was observed and reported to WHO," the press release stated. WHO began consulting with experts about potentially renaming the disease back in August, per AP. The big picture: While Monkeypox cases are more often found in Central and Western African countries, a monkeypox outbreak occurred in Europe and the U.S. in May this year.
The WHO declared monkeypox a global emergency in July, after the disease was detected in more than 70 countries. Last month WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said monkeypox had seen "a promising decline globally. The number of reported cases has dropped for eight straight weeks. This is very encouraging."
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To: Red Badger
Rediclous. People are NOT monkey. Never were and never will be.
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posted on
11/28/2022 8:57:53 AM PST
by
stars & stripes forever
( Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD. (Psalm 33:12) 4)
To: Red Badger
Reminds me of why the dutch call trucks vans. They can’t spell truck.
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posted on
11/28/2022 8:58:09 AM PST
by
PeterPrinciple
(Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
To: stars & stripes forever
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posted on
11/28/2022 8:58:42 AM PST
by
stars & stripes forever
( Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD. (Psalm 33:12) 4)
To: Red Badger
Because ‘monkey’ is racist...this sh*t never stops...
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posted on
11/28/2022 8:59:17 AM PST
by
shadowlands1960
(We live in a world of intolerance masked as tolerance. RUSH LIMBAUGH)
To: Red Badger
I don't know but I'll try and find out for you.
To: Red Badger
I foresee a musical parody using the song M-bop....
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posted on
11/28/2022 9:00:05 AM PST
by
Army Air Corps
(Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
To: Red Badger
due to concerns that the original name could be perceived as racist or stigmatizing.
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posted on
11/28/2022 9:00:15 AM PST
by
PeterPrinciple
(Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
To: All
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posted on
11/28/2022 9:01:03 AM PST
by
Olog-hai
("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
To: Army Air Corps
Maybe they’re trying to make us think that the mPOX is caused by the mRNA jabs.
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posted on
11/28/2022 9:01:31 AM PST
by
Tell It Right
(1st Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
To: stars & stripes forever
People are not chickens but they get chicken pox...............
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posted on
11/28/2022 9:01:52 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: Army Air Corps
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posted on
11/28/2022 9:02:40 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: Red Badger
Anybody ask any black people if they thought they were monkeys?
This move implies they might OR those behind the change view them that way.
To: Red Badger
So the m is still for monkey.
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posted on
11/28/2022 9:04:31 AM PST
by
Red in Blue PA
(You can vote your way into socialism, but you have to shoot your way out.)
To: 4yearlurker
ISWYDT!.....................🤦♂️
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posted on
11/28/2022 9:05:06 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: stars & stripes forever
This may not be monkeypox.
We're trusting the same people who did this...
Holy merde...
The Safety of Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Vaccines: Vigilance Is Still Required
...Since TFHs are key players in some T-cell malignancies and certain autoimmune diseases [11], one may wonder whether TFH hyperactivation induced by SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines might influence the course of these disorders. Our recently published observation of the rapid progression of angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma (AITL) following a booster shot of the BNT162b2 vaccine suggests that this question needs to be considered [12]....
...to tell us this is monkeypox?!
On a cold day in Hades.
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posted on
11/28/2022 9:06:43 AM PST
by
mewzilla
(We will never restore the republic if we don't first secure the ballot box.)
To: Red Badger
Or, as Homer Simpson would say “mmmmmmmPoxxxxx”.
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posted on
11/28/2022 9:07:20 AM PST
by
LittleBillyInfidel
(This tagline has been formatted to fit the screen. Some content has been edited.)
To: WeaslesRippedMyFlesh
We are ALL, regardless of skin color, just more of Fauci’s beagles to Deep State.
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posted on
11/28/2022 9:07:54 AM PST
by
mewzilla
(We will never restore the republic if we don't first secure the ballot box.)
To: Red Badger
Nah. I like the old name.
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posted on
11/28/2022 9:08:18 AM PST
by
fretzer
To: Red Badger
How do we phase out WHO? ALL 3 letter organizations need to be phased out!!
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