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ZafiraHUN@mander.xyz to World News@lemmy.ml · 3 years ago

Opinion | Let’s call monkeypox what it is: A pandemic

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Opinion | Let’s call monkeypox what it is: A pandemic

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ZafiraHUN@mander.xyz to World News@lemmy.ml · 3 years ago
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The virus is now active in more than 40 countries on six continents.
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  • guojing@lemmy.ml
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    No its not, and this fearmongering is ridiculous.

  • thervingi@lemmy.ml
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    Thankfully it’s not as contagious as covid and we already have vaccines for it.

    Last I checked, it was primarily spreading among homosexual men. Has that changed? If not, it’s not too hard to vaccinate the vulnerable population.

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      It happened because from the firsts persons to have it, one or some went to a pride party, and well, you know what happens at parties.

      I am scared of how people will treat gay men for thos coincidence…

      Edit:what have I said that could be even considered against gay men??? Wtf

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        It wasn’t a pride event, it was a large kink event in Belgium. Not sure if you’ve ever been to a kink event but it’s like one big petri dish, particularly in regards to the male gay community.

        (Don’t come at me for misperceived anti-community talk, I’m part of the community, and I know exactly the sorts of things that go down at events)

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          Ah, I see. In Spain a kink event coincided with the Pride day on Canary Islands. Hence my confusion, I’m sorry.

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        WHO and CDC disagrees. Both are explicitly warning LGBT communities to be careful and that monkeypox risk is higher.

        https://www.who.int/news/item/25-05-2022-monkeypox--public-health-advice-for-gay--bisexual-and-other-men-who-have-sex-with-men

        https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/response/2022/index.html

        German vaccine authority STIKO also classified “homosexual men who have multiple partners” as a risk group and is recommending the smallpox vaccine for them.

        https://www.zdf.de/nachrichten/panorama/stiko-affenpocken-impfung-100.html

        The same article above says that almost all cases in Germany are homosexual men:

        “Alle bisher in Deutschland erfassten Fälle betreffen demnach Männer, die Sex mit Männern haben.”

        • VictimOfReligion@lemmygrad.ml
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          Disagree on what?

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            That it’s accidental that there are lots of infections among gay men. Theybare explicitly saying that gay men with multiple partners have higher risk’

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      Thankfully it’s not as contagious as covid and we already have vaccines for it.

      It’s debateable how contagious it is https://mander.xyz/post/210541, both might be airborne

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      Thankfully it’s not as contagious as covid and we already have vaccines for it.

      Monkeypox Vaccines Are Too Gnarly for the Masses

      https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2022/06/monkeypox-prevention-vaccines/661271/

      i haven’t read thru it thou

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    Thank you for sharing, I didn’t know it was related to sexual practices… Is this HIV all over again?

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      “Contact with bodily fluids from infected person” spreads it, but it can be spread via: https://mander.xyz/post/210541

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