Well, monkeypox is considerably less lethal than smallpox, but from the fatality rates I've seen it's definitely not something you want to catch. Plus people with monkeypox get scars...
I know my parents got the smallpox vaccine when they were young. In Norway the smallpox vaccine was actually mandated between 1810 to 1976. My dad still has a small scar from the vaccination.
Well, monkeypox is considerably less lethal than smallpox, but from the fatality rates I've seen it's definitely not something you want to catch. Plus people with monkeypox get scars...
I know my parents got the smallpox vaccine when they were young. In Norway the smallpox vaccine was actually mandated between 1810 to 1976. My dad still has a small scar from the vaccination.
Yes I have the scar too. It’s definitely something you don’t want, but neither do you want the vaccine unless in high risk. It’s mostly spread by contact with someone who has it. The big LGBT+ festival drawing 80000 from all over most likely started this. Last time in US was 2003 and I don’t remember any media fear.
There have actually been a few monkepox cases in the West last year I believe in people who travelled from Africa. But there wasn't really a lot of community spreading that we are seeing now. My suspicion is that either something with the disease mutated/changed or we have these high number of cases because of close contacts at these raves. Time will tell how this plays out.
Well, monkeypox is considerably less lethal than smallpox, but from the fatality rates I've seen it's definitely not something you want to catch. Plus people with monkeypox get scars...
I know my parents got the smallpox vaccine when they were young. In Norway the smallpox vaccine was actually mandated between 1810 to 1976. My dad still has a small scar from the vaccination.
Yes I have the scar too. It’s definitely something you don’t want, but neither do you want the vaccine unless in high risk. It’s mostly spread by contact with someone who has it. The big LGBT+ festival drawing 80000 from all over most likely started this. Last time in US was 2003 and I don’t remember any media fear.
There have actually been a few monkepox cases in the West last year I believe in people who travelled from Africa. But there wasn't really a lot of community spreading that we are seeing now. My suspicion is that either something with the disease mutated/changed or we have these high number of cases because of close contacts at these raves. Time will tell how this plays out.