Africa CDC says renaming of monkeypox variants curbs stigma

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Africa CDC says renaming of monkeypox variants curbs stigma
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The head of Africa's public health agency says he's 'really pleased' that the World Health Organization is renaming the strains of the monkeypox disease to remove references to African regions amid concerns about stigmatization.

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