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WHO declares monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern

14 points by lnyan 4y ago

cc439 4y ago
An untouchable subject.
- assttoasstmgr 4y ago
  Sadly, "two weeks [of no dance parties] to slow the spread" could have helped here, but was deemed politically untenable, especially during pride month. So here we are. Blinded me with science indeed.
- throwaway67743 4y ago
  It's only untouchable if you're one of these modern special people who can't say anything that might offend someone else but the fact is, it only affects a very small subset of people with particular genetic and psychological traits.
throwaway67743 4y ago
Better not tell the WHO about the 1000s of other diseases that are actually easily transmissible and kill way more people, imagine if they knew about covid
- gsibble 4y ago
  I think Malaria would like a word.
gsibble 4y ago
Why? Does it have life threatening symptoms? Are there millions of cases? Why is this an emergency?
- codefreeordie 4y ago
  Because declaring an emergency creates fear and fear creates political power.
- Markoff 4y ago
  It has, it killed 5 people in 8bn population!
andrewclunn 4y ago
When agencies are given power and funding based on needing to respond to an emergency, start expecting a lot of "emergencies."
khana 4y ago
lkjdlfkjlew 4y ago
Markoff 4y ago
5 confirmed deaths among 16000 cases in 8bn population, I'm scared for my life with such deadly virus! Also his panel of advisors voted AGAINST declaring health emergency, on whose payroll is Tedros?
- throwaway67743 4y ago
  Government's, probably also Pfizer and co, also good friends with Ursula - they exchange tips on how to erase evidence.
sebazzz 4y ago
7 of these (PHEIC) declarations have been made since 2009: - 2009 Swine flu / H1N1 - 2014 Polio in the MENA region - 2014 Ebola in Western Africa - 2015 Zika virus (the virus that caused issues with pregnant womens babies) - 2018 Kivu Ebola in the DRC - 2020 COVID-19 - 2022 Monkeypox
codefreeordie 4y ago
Usually we say that The Simpsons did it first, but I think this one goes to Futurama: https://youtu.be/v8Ha6tNvRUg https://youtu.be/v8Ha6tNvRUg

14 points by lnyan 4y ago

cc439 4y ago

An untouchable subject.

assttoasstmgr 4y ago
Sadly, "two weeks [of no dance parties] to slow the spread" could have helped here, but was deemed politically untenable, especially during pride month. So here we are. Blinded me with science indeed.
throwaway67743 4y ago
It's only untouchable if you're one of these modern special people who can't say anything that might offend someone else but the fact is, it only affects a very small subset of people with particular genetic and psychological traits.

throwaway67743 4y ago

Better not tell the WHO about the 1000s of other diseases that are actually easily transmissible and kill way more people, imagine if they knew about covid

gsibble 4y ago
I think Malaria would like a word.

gsibble 4y ago

Why? Does it have life threatening symptoms? Are there millions of cases? Why is this an emergency?

codefreeordie 4y ago
Because declaring an emergency creates fear and fear creates political power.
Markoff 4y ago
It has, it killed 5 people in 8bn population!

andrewclunn 4y ago

When agencies are given power and funding based on needing to respond to an emergency, start expecting a lot of "emergencies."

khana 4y ago

lkjdlfkjlew 4y ago

Markoff 4y ago

5 confirmed deaths among 16000 cases in 8bn population, I'm scared for my life with such deadly virus! Also his panel of advisors voted AGAINST declaring health emergency, on whose payroll is Tedros?

throwaway67743 4y ago
Government's, probably also Pfizer and co, also good friends with Ursula - they exchange tips on how to erase evidence.

sebazzz 4y ago

7 of these (PHEIC) declarations have been made since 2009: - 2009 Swine flu / H1N1 - 2014 Polio in the MENA region - 2014 Ebola in Western Africa - 2015 Zika virus (the virus that caused issues with pregnant womens babies) - 2018 Kivu Ebola in the DRC - 2020 COVID-19 - 2022 Monkeypox

codefreeordie 4y ago

Usually we say that The Simpsons did it first, but I think this one goes to Futurama: https://youtu.be/v8Ha6tNvRUg https://youtu.be/v8Ha6tNvRUg