Opinion

Here’s Why We Should Stop Calling It ‘Monkeypox’

DO BETTER

The virus is called orthopox. Let’s stop using a term that evokes the worst kinds of stigma.

Jay Michaelson
Jay Michaelson
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Jay Michaelson

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