Vermillion Posted August 14 Posted August 14 @Ryan @Chemist If we could get a Mpox then monkeypox in parentheses update on the thread title it'd be appreciated.
Vermillion Posted August 14 Posted August 14 If you're MSM and haven't had both shots I would honestly just lie about your sexual history to get both Jynneos shots before there's new strains of this that reach the other continents then there's inevitable shortages 1
Vermillion Posted August 14 Posted August 14 Should also mention this thing's now airborne by the way 1
Genius1111 Posted August 15 Posted August 15 Spoiler The pictures are not pretty, so I've put the tweet in spoiler mode. Note that the current outbreak is of a different clade. WHO declares mpox a global public health emergency for second time in two years | The Straits Times The outbreak in Congo began with the spread of an endemic strain, known as clade I. But a new variant, clade Ib, appears to spread more easily through routine close contact, including sexual contact. 1 1
Genius1111 Posted August 15 Posted August 15 Why mpox is a global health emergency — again (sciencenews.org) WHO is asking for $15 million from the global health agency's emergency fund to pay for increased surveillance and countermeasures. WHO is also asking other countries to donate vaccines from their national stockpiles. Japan has already stepped forward to offer up its own version of the mpox vaccine. _____________ And this time around, children have proven to be particularly vulnerable to the virus. As of May 26, two-thirds of the cases reported this year in Congo, or 5,254, have been in children age 15 and younger. And 87 percent of the deaths, or 321, have been among that age group. 1 1
Blue Monday Posted August 15 Posted August 15 23 hours ago, Contessa said: Thankfully I got my shots last year Same. Was checking in with a friend who covers this stuff professionally about if there's a booster needed but nobody seems to have a clear answer because of how new everything is rn. 1
dillan Posted August 15 Posted August 15 4 hours ago, Blue Monday said: Same. Was checking in with a friend who covers this stuff professionally about if there's a booster needed but nobody seems to have a clear answer because of how new everything is rn. Was just about to ask this.. got my shots last year but was wondering if this was a COVID like situation and needs a booster
Blue Monday Posted August 15 Posted August 15 14 minutes ago, dillan said: Was just about to ask this.. got my shots last year but was wondering if this was a COVID like situation and needs a booster It seems like health officials can't say definitively because it's not been used enough yet; there's evidence that suggests a booster would be effective, but I was told places like NYC aren't going to be giving them out. I'm pretty sure having both doses is an ample amount of protection though, no one seems to be under the impression that the protection wanes like with covid 1
BeenTheShit Posted August 15 Posted August 15 On 8/14/2024 at 2:14 PM, Vermillion said: If you're MSM and haven't had both shots I would honestly just lie about your sexual history to get both Jynneos shots before there's new strains of this that reach the other continents then there's inevitable shortages I never got my shots last year because it was only available in short supply at the health department in my town. However, I was able to schedule an appointment for next Wednesday at CVS without disclosing my sexuality and sexual history.
Vermillion Posted August 15 Posted August 15 9 minutes ago, BeenTheShit said: I never got my shots last year because it was only available in short supply at the health department in my town. However, I was able to schedule an appointment for next Wednesday at CVS without disclosing my sexuality and sexual history. Wow, interesting. Insurance covered both my shots in full but only with the prerequisites of a health history given. Keep us posted.
BeenTheShit Posted August 15 Posted August 15 11 minutes ago, Vermillion said: Wow, interesting. Insurance covered both my shots in full but only with the prerequisites of a health history given. Keep us posted. I wonder if I have to pay for mine then. I would've been fine disclosing my sexuality/sexual history but the CVS scheduling portal didn't ask. I may call the health department tomorrow and try to get an appointment there instead.
Genius1111 Posted August 16 Posted August 16 This paper on 50 DRC cases in South Kivu province: "The direct transmission routes are unknown; however, it is expected that the majority of infections were transmitted via occupational exposures ... Heterosexual partners dominated human-to-human contact transmission suggesting that heterosexual close contact is the main form of transmission in this outbreak. Furthermore, Professional Sex Workers (PSWs) were the dominant occupation among infected individuals, indicating that PSWs and clients may be at higher risk for developing mpox virus infections." https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.03.05.24303395v1 This article on 220+ cases from Sept 2023 to March 2024 in South Kivu: "It appears apparent that heterosexual transmission could be driving the transmission rates in this region ... Furthermore, evidence of heterosexual transmission spread is supported by the fact that currently, female sex workers constitute a big proportion of cases (29%) in this cluster ... The findings from this cohort suggest increased risk of transmission associated with heterosexual (92%) and homosexual transmission (4%), with women largely affected." https://www.thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/laninf/PIIS1473-3099(24)00287-1.pdf 1
Genius1111 Posted August 16 Posted August 16 From what little I've seen, Japan has also developed a third generation vaccine (that is similar to Jynneos) known as LC16m8. Probably not available worldwide? 1
Genius1111 Posted August 16 Posted August 16 https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/mpox-vaccines-likely-months-away-even-who-africa-cdc-discuss-emergency-2024-08-14/ Mpox vaccines likely months away even as WHO, Africa CDC discuss emergency However, sources involved in planning a vaccination roll-out in Congo said only 65,000 doses were likely to be available in the short-term, and campaigns were unlikely to begin before October at the earliest. There have been more than 15,000 suspected cases of mpox in Africa this year and 461 deaths, mainly among children in Congo, according to Africa CDC. The viral infection is usually mild but can kill, and causes flu-like symptoms and pus-filled lesions. A new offshoot of the virus has caused outbreaks in refugee camps in the east of Congo this year, and spread to Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda and Kenya for the first time. Ivory Coast and South Africa are also experiencing outbreaks linked to a different strain of the virus, which spread globally in 2022, largely among men who have sex with men. This outbreak prompted WHO to declare a global emergency before ending it 10 months later. Then, two vaccines were used - Bavarian Nordic's Jynneos, and LC16, made by KM Biologics. Outside clinical trials, neither has ever been available in Congo or across Africa, where the disease has been endemic for decades. Only LC16 is approved for use in children. Congo's regulators approved the use of the vaccines domestically in June, but the government is yet to officially request any from either the manufacturers or governments like the United States looking to make donations through the global vaccine group, Gavi. 1
Genius1111 Posted August 16 Posted August 16 (edited) There's Clade I, Clade Ib, Clade II, Clade IIb, and I think this current outbreak is driven Clade Ib. Mortality rate is about 10% or 10x that of Clade II? Edited August 16 by Genius1111 1
glitch Posted August 16 Posted August 16 Was kinda difficult to find where to book a vaccine (my local clinic had zero info on their website) but I found one near my office that was taking bookings thank goodness 1
Genius1111 Posted August 16 Posted August 16 Mpox in Pakistan as three patients test positive, had returned from UAE (msn.com) 3 cases in Pakistan. Not sure how many there are in the UAE. 1
Genius1111 Posted August 16 Posted August 16 Hong Kong at risk of mpox outbreak as population has low immunity, experts say | South China Morning Post (scmp.com) China to monitor arrivals of people, goods for mpox virus (msn.com) 1
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