Mpox - news and discussion
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This burnt out now then or just no longer of interest to the news radar?
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
New York Times is reporting it's not going to be an 'emergency' after January
doesn't seem to be much on the UK radar.
which could be taken as it's all under control now, although not entirely sure i trust much of the media to care much about something that they see as 'only' affecting gay / bi men...
doesn't seem to be much on the UK radar.
which could be taken as it's all under control now, although not entirely sure i trust much of the media to care much about something that they see as 'only' affecting gay / bi men...
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Gladly, unless I've missed it, there doesn't appear to have been any deaths.
8ball
Merr xmas...
Oh, it’s doing the egomaniac name changes already?
Will be calling itself ‘M-Piddy’ by March next year I reckon.
was having a look at the schedule for Darklands - annual gay fetish festival held in Antwerp - which was due to unfortunate timing at the start of this a bit of a superspreader event.
the French authorities provided initial vaccines to Belgium who lacked their own stockpiles. so at the next event in 2023 anyone with a French ID can claim a free box of thank you chocolates.
fair enough. a bit odd but why not. everyone loves a freebie.
the French authorities provided initial vaccines to Belgium who lacked their own stockpiles. so at the next event in 2023 anyone with a French ID can claim a free box of thank you chocolates.
fair enough. a bit odd but why not. everyone loves a freebie.
none in the UK
20 in the USA (since the quoted article was about the CDC there) and more across various other countries.
UK numbers. Globally it's similar.
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Does this mean we can start fucking monkeys again?
Monkeypox: WHO declares global emergency over
The World Health Organization says future outbreaks remain possible, as it ends the highest level of alert.
www.bbc.co.uk
global emergency is officially over, with somewhat less fanfare than the similar announcement on covid the other week.
cases down 90% this quarter to the previous.
did the government ever tell you to stop?
wemakeyousoundb
hopefully not gimboid
and so in today's news:
Warnings over lethal and contagious strain of mpox as children in DRC die
new strain from the more virulent clade I type with a mortality rate of about 5% in adults and 10% in children, it also induces many miscarriages.
Warnings over lethal and contagious strain of mpox as children in DRC die
new strain from the more virulent clade I type with a mortality rate of about 5% in adults and 10% in children, it also induces many miscarriages.
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
How long till we have an mpox forum?
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Monkeypox: WHO declares global emergency over
The World Health Organization says future outbreaks remain possible, as it ends the highest level of alert.www.bbc.co.uk
global emergency is officially over,
WHO now putting it back to global emergency level again
WHO Director-General declares mpox outbreak a public health emergency of international concern
WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has determined that the upsurge of mpox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and a growing number of countries in Africa constitutes a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) under the International Health Regulations...
WHO declares Mpox global health emergency
Scientists are alarmed at the high fatality rate and rapid spread of a new variant of the virus.
www.bbc.co.uk
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First case of more contagious mpox found outside Africa
Sweden's public health agency records what it says is the first case of a contagious new variant of mpox outside the African continent.
www.bbc.co.uk
first case of this new variant reported outside Africa.
in Stockholm. although they say the patient had acquired it on a trip to Africa and not believed to be a risk of this spreading to the wider population there.
weltweit
Well-Known Member
pinkmonkey
2.4 hour party person
Oh no! Will there be a Locky Dee for the M- Piddy Panny Dee?
Gerry1time
Did a wee in Dirac's toilet
I know it's been a while since this was posted, but did we ever get an answer on this one?
sim667
All aboard the 303 bus.
Second monkeypox strain found in the UK
Individual hospitalised with the virus had recently travelled to west Africa, say public health officialswww.theguardian.com
New strain.
Fuck all monkeypox in the UK, now 2 separate strains. How curious.
When have we heard this line before?
I mean I went to a monkeypox job at work about 18 months go I think, it’s definitely been hanging around in the UK a bit
pseudonarcissus
fluttering and dancing
I trust Chloe on this one
maomao
普費斯
There was a monkey-fucking window but it's over now.
lazythursday
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To be frank, am finding the banter on this thread pretty wearisome. This has the potential to be absolutely terrifying.
Let's say it arrives here in the next few weeks. Let's say it again first hits predominantly gay men. Then spreads into the wider community, because it's not solely sexually transmitted, and starts killing kids - even at 50% of the rate seen in Africa.
In the current febrile atmosphere the far right will jump on that and fuck knows where that could lead. And Starmer's response damn well won't be to defend the gay community or sexual freedom.
There's every chance that won't happen - perhaps the amount of people vaccinated in the first wave will mitigate against such a scenario. But it's really worrying me right now.
Let's say it arrives here in the next few weeks. Let's say it again first hits predominantly gay men. Then spreads into the wider community, because it's not solely sexually transmitted, and starts killing kids - even at 50% of the rate seen in Africa.
In the current febrile atmosphere the far right will jump on that and fuck knows where that could lead. And Starmer's response damn well won't be to defend the gay community or sexual freedom.
There's every chance that won't happen - perhaps the amount of people vaccinated in the first wave will mitigate against such a scenario. But it's really worrying me right now.
bluescreen
tofu eating wokerati
Here's the thread reader for Chloe Orkin's post pseudonarcissus quoted above
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This is important (my bold):
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@profchloeorkin: 1 Thread on #mpox which is in the news again since a returning traveller was diagnosed in Sweden with a new more dangerous strain which reached Europe for the first time. In the 2022-23 global...…
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NHS vaccination info doesn't seem to have been updated since the last round yet.
www.nhs.uk
www.nhs.uk
so, as far as I can work out they're not yet offering boosters for those who got their jabs 2 years ago. but I'm going to keep an eye on if that changes. due a check up soon anyway so will ask the nurse then if they've any news.
but if anyone didn't get their first jabs before, and meets the at-risk criteria, and is in London or Manchester - that's still available.
Mpox
Find out about mpox (previously known as monkeypox), including how you get it, what the symptoms are and what to do if you think you have it.
www.nhs.uk
Find an mpox vaccination site
Find a vaccination site where you can get vaccinated to protect against mpox (previously known as monkeypox) if you're gay, bisexual or a man who has sex with other men.
www.nhs.uk
so, as far as I can work out they're not yet offering boosters for those who got their jabs 2 years ago. but I'm going to keep an eye on if that changes. due a check up soon anyway so will ask the nurse then if they've any news.
but if anyone didn't get their first jabs before, and meets the at-risk criteria, and is in London or Manchester - that's still available.
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