Reuters
WHO swears nothing ‘ridiculous’ as idea to rename monkeypox publicly submitted
Poxy McPoxface, TRUMP-22, or Mpox: These ideas came from the public when the World Health Organization was looking for a new name for monkeypox. After a slow start, we have received dozens of submissions from a variety of contributors, including academics, doctors, and gay community activists. They range from technical (his OPOXID-22 submitted by Harvard Medical School emergency physician Jeremy Faust) to farcical (submitted by Andrew Yi referring to Poxy McPoxface, Boaty McBoatface) . vote for your choice).