WHO renaming monkeypox virus after scientists voice concern that it is ‘discriminatory and stigmatizing’

The World Health Organization announced Tuesday that it will rename the monkeypox virus, which has infected more than 1,600 people in 39 countries this year, after a group of scientists voiced concerns that the name could be stigmatizing.

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Germany Advises Gay Jabs After Ordering Monkeypox Vaccines

Germany’s vaccine advisory committee wants gay men with multiple male partners and other “at risk” adults to receive monkeypox jabs after authorities ordered 40,000 doses of the Bavarian Nordic vaccine.

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