Gay men are reportedly spreading monkeypox around the globe. That seems far-fetched except for the tens of thousands who attended two pride events in Europe, where the difficult-to-spread non-fatal disease has since spread to 300 people worldwide, ten of those in the US.
The CDC recommends monkeypox vaccines for lab technicians and health care workers who are likely to contact the infected or infected material..
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), the CDC’s leading experts on vaccines, issued the recommendation Friday, and it will include lab workers who research orthopoxviruses, people who work in lab testing environments, and health care personnel who are treating infected patients.
The JYNNEOS vaccine in question is tailored to both smallpox and monkeypox – just as many other smallpox drugs are also believed to be effective against the rare virus.
Ten people out of over 300 million.Ten people who, if the reporting is correct, are limited to a subset of the LGBTQ community. For a non-fatal if not embarrassing and annoying infection. Typically, no one would care or think twice about that, but we’ve just been through the COVID era, Jabasaurus Rex. The unnecessary mass injection of populations with near to zero risk. With an emergency use pharmaceutical product with 32 pages of side effects, none of which prevent or protect you from COVID19.
Being suspicious is probably good “medicine” these days.
On a brighter note, the Monkey Pox vaccine is (basically) a smallpox vaccine that has been given to millions and worked, but there are some complications. According to the Mayo Clinic, you may not be able to receive this vaccine if you have HIV or a weak immune system.
You must receive both shots according to a specific schedule, and yes, if you are allergic to it, it could kill you. But for most, the side effects are mild and include chills, fever, and dizziness (more here).
If you’ve been inoculated for Smallpox, you may already be protected. That’s a lot of people, but if you were born after 1970, you probably never got the shot. That is also a lot of people.
Jynneos (brand name) is not recommended for those under 18, and … Pfizer does not manufacture it. Bavarian Nordic produces it, and their stock is probably going to rise.
Given recent events, it might not be a bad idea to see who in the US Public Health Industrial Complex is invested or investing in the company.
It is also worth noting that it is very difficult to spread this disease. Based on my reading to date, you need to basically swap spit and not just a little—physical contact with body fluids or a bite or scratch from an infected animal.
Monkeypox virus may spread from animals to people through the bite or scratch of an infected animal, by handling wild game, or through the use of products made from infected animals. The virus may also spread through direct contact with body fluids or sores on an infected person or with materials that have touched body fluids or sores, such as clothing or linens.
Rodents, in particular, are likely spreaders, including domesticated pets like gerbils or hamsters, or so they say. Health officials in Europe are considering a cull of these domesticated critters as a just-in-case measure to prevent the spread. Seems a bit reactionary.
Three hundred people are infected globally (today). Yes, that will rise because we have no clue how many people had close contact at either of the apparent patient zero events in Europe, but killing all the hamsters and gerbils? It seems a bit early for what amounts to an embarrassing and unpleasant-looking disease that takes up to three weeks to run its course.
And yes, the LGBTQ community is already worried about optics. Makes you wonder if this will put a kink in their grooming agenda.
