Not my local health districts website being down the last two days when they were allegedly going to be receiving some doses this week. I just want to get jabbed already. 
 

Is anyone here from Los Angeles and got the vaccine? Thinking about doing a trip there if it’s easily available 

 

 

 

https://www.reddit.com/r/Monkeypox/comments/wfjymf/desantis_claims_concern_over_monkeypox_is/

Finally managed to schedule a monkeypox vaccine for next week, after driving four hours and after being promised Fairfax accepted walk-ins two days earlier.  Of course I find out once getting there, they don't  . 

 

They asked if I needed both the first and second shot on their exclusive online form so fingers crossed they can offer both, but I'm not holding my breath.  

 

Hopefully I don't catch COVID in the interim  

And...there it is.

 

^ Finally! Maybe now people will finally take it seriously. The amount of LGBTQ people & the GP that still are acting like this isn't a problem. 

 

 

 

Edited August 4, 20224 yr by Hector

healthcare workers are TIRED. no one in my department wants to see a MP patient. i dont blame them

5 hours ago, HeavyMetalAura said:

Can people who have gotten the vaccine quote this with their side effects/post-vaccination experience? I am NOT an anti-vaxxer by any means, before y'all drag me - I get the flu shot every year and am vaxxed and boosted for COVID. But I do have a serious chronic condition that can be aggravated when my immune system is under pressure. So when it comes to new vaccines, my doctor advises me to weigh the pros/cons. An obvious response to this is "the vaccine side effects are better than catching monkeypox," and that may be true, but for someone with my health issues, it may make more sense to avoid being vaccinated if the vaccine triggers severe side effects and just remain celibate/avoid queer spaces for a while. I am curious to know how severe the side effects were for this reason. I'm leaning towards getting it, but still unsure. Thanks in advance! 

 

Edit: I should also mention that when I got the Moderna COVID vaccine in February 2021, it caused intense night itching that continues to this day and is likely to be chronic/never go away.  so that's why I'm potentially inclined to just stay celibate and avoid large queer gatherings than get vaccinated. I've been itchy for a year and a half and I'm scared that a pox vaccine will make me even itchier

I got my first shot yesterday I had zero side effects. 
 

just a very little pain on my arm but nothing major. 

39 minutes ago, XAMJ said:

healthcare workers are TIRED. no one in my department wants to see a MP patient. i dont blame them

oh no, they have to to their jobs! the horror

3 minutes ago, Lost In Paradise said:

oh no, they have to to their jobs! the horror

Healthcare workers have been mistreated and ignored as sacrificial lambs to one pandemic, we are mentally not ready to deal with another one and many of us will NOT work during a second pandemic. sorry boo.

 

we are still dealing with covid patients and some of their idiotic nonsense. i do not want to have to go to work and worry about catching monkeypox and taking it home with me. people like you are inconsiderate and gross.

 

 

OMG you have no how much I do not want this shit But it's basically impossible to get it in southern cali.  I have a couple events (no, not orgies) this weekend too   Am I overthinking going to a concert/house party?

I managed to get a vaccine appointment today. But I could only get it on August 14th. I go to the Chromatica Ball on August 11th. I fear it may be a superspreader event  guess we'll see! 

This thread makes me realise how lucky I am to be British, it was very easy and quick to get vaccinated here. 
 

5 hours ago, Hector said:

^ Finally! Maybe now people will finally take it seriously. The amount of LGBTQ people & the GP that still are acting like this isn't a problem. 

 

 

When people see stats like 6 deaths out of over 26,000 cases, they will struggle to take this seriously 

 

As it stands this is nowhere near as bad as COVID, the worry is that it mutates or the much more deadly Congo strain spreads 

28 minutes ago, CaptainMusic said:

This thread makes me realise how lucky I am to be British, it was very easy and quick to get vaccinated here. 
 

When people see stats like 6 deaths out of over 26,000 cases, they will struggle to take this seriously 

 

As it stands this is nowhere near as bad as COVID, the worry is that it mutates or the much more deadly Congo strain spreads 

The photos and testimonials from people who have had it were more than enough for me to take it seriously. 

Edited August 5, 20224 yr by BeenTheShit
typo

 

10 hours ago, HeavyMetalAura said:

Can people who have gotten the vaccine quote this with their side effects/post-vaccination experience? I am NOT an anti-vaxxer by any means, before y'all drag me - I get the flu shot every year and am vaxxed and boosted for COVID. But I do have a serious chronic condition that can be aggravated when my immune system is under pressure. So when it comes to new vaccines, my doctor advises me to weigh the pros/cons. An obvious response to this is "the vaccine side effects are better than catching monkeypox," and that may be true, but for someone with my health issues, it may make more sense to avoid being vaccinated if the vaccine triggers severe side effects and just remain celibate/avoid queer spaces for a while. I am curious to know how severe the side effects were for this reason. I'm leaning towards getting it, but still unsure. Thanks in advance! 

 

Edit: I should also mention that when I got the Moderna COVID vaccine in February 2021, it caused intense night itching that continues to this day and is likely to be chronic/never go away.  so that's why I'm potentially inclined to just stay celibate and avoid large queer gatherings than get vaccinated. I've been itchy for a year and a half and I'm scared that a pox vaccine will make me even itchier

Very easy. Light soreness to touch but that is it. I was a little tired 24 hrs later but nothing bad. Its been 48 hrs for me so far. 

Here is my confusion. They say it is not contagious during incubation period. So who in hell is going out spreading it with active sores?! Maybe they think it is just heat rash or something? 

 

I tell you I even see a pimple or bump on someone i get scared...the phobia is REAL

3 hours ago, HeavyMetalAura said:

I managed to get a vaccine appointment today. But I could only get it on August 14th. I go to the Chromatica Ball on August 11th. I fear it may be a superspreader event  guess we'll see! 

I think as long as you dont make out with a bunch of people you are fine. There have been piles of other concerts and festivals and I havent heard of anything. 

 

UNLESS we are being only notified of the serious cases and there are actually a lot of asymptomatic and mild cases roaming around. Maybe everyone doesnt break out in lesions? Who knows.

2 hours ago, Hector said:

 

Wait so this says being on PrEP puts you at extra risk from getting a bad case of it? Am I reading this correctly? Is this accurate?

 

Because ch-

 

Let me stop taking this ****, I'm not hooking up rn anyway

37 minutes ago, FreeXone said:

Here is my confusion. They say it is not contagious during incubation period. So who in hell is going out spreading it with active sores?! Maybe they think it is just heat rash or something? 

 

I tell you I even see a pimple or bump on someone i get scared...the phobia is REAL

The one guy I know who got it got it at a sauna/bathhouse in the UK. From what he said he was really horny and just went to have someone suck his D, those places are usually not very well-lit. It sounds horrifying that there would be people who go around despite having sores on their bodies but I wouldn't put it past some guys tbh. Some men don't care about anything other than getting off. It's also possible that a lot of people are mistaking the early symptoms for acne or not noticing them, but at that point they're already contagious anyway. I'm just speculating.

5 hours ago, XAMJ said:

healthcare workers are TIRED. no one in my department wants to see a MP patient. i dont blame them

Maybe pick a different career then...? Your job is to take care of sick people. "I don't want to see a sick person" What a selfish attitude. If you can't do your job then find another job.

3 hours ago, CaptainMusic said:

This thread makes me realise how lucky I am to be British, it was very easy and quick to get vaccinated here. 
 

 

Didn’t the spread and all of this start in the UK? 
 

OT: Be safe! 

9 minutes ago, Protocol said:

You are disgusting. You should be ashamed of yourself. YOU signed up for this job. YOU DID. You went through the training and get paid every month for it. Now you don't want to do it because you could catch something? What about all the other things you could've caught that existed before? Or is it because it's happening to gay people? Which is it? Go find another job if you can't do your job. Let other people who are willing to help sick people do the job of helping sick people. I hope ATRL reveals your IP and gets you fired. You are a risk to the healthcare of people in whatever hospital you work in. @ATRL Administration

Bruh chill  

 

I don’t blame health care workers one bit for having fatigue. They were raved as the hero’s during beginning Covid but got no extra pay or anything besides praise which doesn’t pay the bills and isn’t worth the stress of the early days of Covid. Then they were quickly turned on after a few months of Covid and constantly verbally assaulted by crazies and not appreciated by most anymore and STILL not given proper compensation. 
 

can’t blame them for not wanting to go through another contagious thing with how shitty people treat them now and with no extra pay

 

we/they can complain about our jobs all we want and still do them also tho so chill   

2 minutes ago, Gavin. said:

Bruh chill  

 

I don’t blame health care workers one bit for having fatigue. They were raved as the hero’s during beginning Covid but got no extra pay or anything besides praise which doesn’t pay the bills and isn’t worth the stress of the early days of Covid. Then they were quickly turned on after a few months of Covid and constantly verbally assaulted by crazies and not appreciated by most anymore and STILL not given proper compensation. 
 

can’t blame them for not wanting to go through another contagious thing with how shitty people treat them now and with no extra pay

 

we/they can complain about our jobs all we want and still do them also tho so chill   

You're right, it's my mento illness acting up