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TL;DR is that the answer to the question is, "because that's their job". And, you know, I'm very glad we have people whose job it is to do this, and I hope it'

TL;DR is that the answer to the question is, "because that's their job". And, you know, I'm very glad we have people whose job it is to do this, and I hope it's happening also for influenza and RSV and monkeypox and lots of other viruses. But unless you're just into virology, there's not much news here. From the article: “I don’t think anybody needs to be alarmed by this,” stresses Bloom. “The most likely scenario is that this variant fizzles out, and in a month, nobody other than people like me even remember that it existed.”

User23 3y ago
Why did monkeypox drop out of the news like a lead balloon anyhow?
- bb88 3y ago
  It's still around. NYTimes had an article last July. https://www.nytimes.com/article/monkeypox-virus-covid.html https://www.nytimes.com/article/monkeypox-virus-covid.html A more direct answer is in this article. https://www.kff.org/global-health-policy/issue-brief/mpox-one-year-later-where-is-the-u-s-today/ https://www.kff.org/global-health-policy/issue-brief/mpox-on... "After the deployment of vaccines and treatments last summer, coupled with growing awareness of the disease, cases began to decline and both the WHO and the U.S. government have since ended their emergency declarations or allowed them to expire. "
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- cameldrv 3y ago
  Cases went way down. Probably mostly because a large portion of the at risk population got vaccinated.
- imartin2k 3y ago
  Just read this https://thethaiger.com/news/national/thailand-sees-surge-in-monkeypox-cases-majority-in-bangkok https://thethaiger.com/news/national/thailand-sees-surge-in-...
version_five 3y ago
> And, you know, I'm very glad we have people whose job it is to do this Agreed 100% The problem is, it's going to get irresponsibly covered in the media and the covid hysterics are going to get wind of it and harm other people. Everyone's up in arms about "misinformation" when it's stuff they don't like, but covid fanaticism goes unchecked and is still ruining lives.
- cameldrv 3y ago
  How are covid hysterics harming other people at this point?

User23 3y ago

Why did monkeypox drop out of the news like a lead balloon anyhow?

bb88 3y ago
It's still around. NYTimes had an article last July. https://www.nytimes.com/article/monkeypox-virus-covid.html https://www.nytimes.com/article/monkeypox-virus-covid.html A more direct answer is in this article. https://www.kff.org/global-health-policy/issue-brief/mpox-one-year-later-where-is-the-u-s-today/ https://www.kff.org/global-health-policy/issue-brief/mpox-on... "After the deployment of vaccines and treatments last summer, coupled with growing awareness of the disease, cases began to decline and both the WHO and the U.S. government have since ended their emergency declarations or allowed them to expire. "
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cameldrv 3y ago
Cases went way down. Probably mostly because a large portion of the at risk population got vaccinated.
imartin2k 3y ago
Just read this https://thethaiger.com/news/national/thailand-sees-surge-in-monkeypox-cases-majority-in-bangkok https://thethaiger.com/news/national/thailand-sees-surge-in-...

version_five 3y ago

> And, you know, I'm very glad we have people whose job it is to do this Agreed 100% The problem is, it's going to get irresponsibly covered in the media and the covid hysterics are going to get wind of it and harm other people. Everyone's up in arms about "misinformation" when it's stuff they don't like, but covid fanaticism goes unchecked and is still ruining lives.

cameldrv 3y ago
How are covid hysterics harming other people at this point?