California officials confirm 1st US case of severe mpox strain with no travel history
The first U.S. case of a more severe strain of mpox without any recent travel history has been identified in California.
One could have call it magapox!
Could be time for other countries to protect themselves.
Currently, the JYNNEOS vaccine, a two-dose vaccine approved by the Food and Drug Administration to prevent smallpox and mpox, is the only vaccine being used in the U.S. The JYNNEOS vaccine is recommended for adults at high risk for mpox, which includes people who are gay, bisexual or other men who have sex with men and have recent or upcoming risk factors like multiple sexual partners, intimate contact with someone who may have mpox, or sex at commercial venues.
So, at best, we can expect Republicans to act with the same urgency and effectiveness that they showed when fighting AIDS in the 80s. Great.
This is going to cause problems for them…
Don’t republican conventions and things of that sort tend to impact Grindr pretty heavily?
Welp guess I’ll start stockpiling supplies so my immunocompromised ass doesn’t have to go out much
I am vaccinated, doesn’t help as much as it should when other people don’t get vaccinated
Oh joy!
