Worries over stigma are driving a push to rename monkeypox, but the process is slow
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on September 15, 2022
Public health experts have worried that stigma could steer people away from getting tested and vaccinated. A new name can help slow the spread of the disease, they say, but it needs to come quickly.
But that was months ago.
Typically, the scientist who isolates a virus gets to suggest a name. The naming of the species is the responsibility of WHO's 
