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It is almost entirely in populations of men who have sex with many male partners in western countries. It is much easier to reduce number of partners and be mon
by collegeburner 4y ago
It is almost entirely in populations of men who have sex with many male partners in western countries. It is much easier to reduce number of partners and be monogamous for a while (basically removes risk of monkeypox) than lock down everything (needed to remove most risk of covid).
- amluto 4y agoIs it? I can’t find much real data, and, at least in the US, monkeypox surveillance appears to be at least as poor as COVID surveillance early in the pandemic.
- collegeburner 4y agoThe french health authority is suggesting they should be vaxxed along with sex workers and some trans people: https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/monkeypox-french-health-authority-recommends-vaccination-people-exposed-virus-2022-07-08/ https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/... They based the decision on data showing that almost all cases involve that demographic.
- amluto 4y agoIs there near term availability of enough doses of a nice vaccine (e.g. MVA-BN/Imvanex/Jynneos) to vaccinate the entire MSM population? The US has a large stockpile of ACAM2000, but it is unpleasant, potentially dangerous, and has at least a mild FDA warning for use in patients with HIV.
- dragonwriter 4y ago> It is almost entirely in populations of men who have sex with many male partners in western countries That's in part because health authorities are using being in that demographic as a major factor (and in some cases, a mandatory criteria, even if a very clear symptom pattern is present) for getting tested. They've literally made a decision to avoid/minimize seeing it outside of that demographic.