WHO declares highest alert over monkeypox

The monkeypox outbreak has been declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organization.

The classification is the highest alert that the WHO can issue and follows a worldwide upsurge in cases.

It came at the end of the second meeting of the WHO's emergency committee on the virus.

More than 16,000 cases have now been reported from 75 countries, said WHO director general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

There had been five deaths so far as a result of the outbreak, he added.

There are only two other such health emergencies at present - the coronavirus pandemic and the continuing effort to eradicate polio.

Dr Tedros said the emergency committee had been unable to reach a consensus on whether the monkeypox outbreak should be classified as a global health emergency.

However, he said the outbreak had spread around the world rapidly and he had decided that it was indeed of international concern.

"The WHO's assessment is that the risk of monkeypox is moderate globally and in all regions, except in the European region, where we assess the risk as high," he added.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-62279436

 

[REGENDarySumanai]

Just don't be gay. How hard can it be?

 

[Nopenopenope]

How to avoid monkeypox: don't be a fag.

 

[MuuMuu Bunnylips]

Since the name "Wuhan Coronavirus" was memory holed for being racist, how long before "monkeypox" is as well?

> covid = "The coof"
> monkeypox = "The niggers"

 

[Ruin]

I'm guessing gays won't be required to abstain from horrifying sex acts just like everyone else was forced to give up their freedom of movement for two years?

 

[Dysnomia]

Since the name "Wuhan Coronavirus" was memory holed for being racist, how long before "monkeypox" is as well?

I thought I saw something about it being renamed somewhere. Didn't catch on. It's been called monkeypox for a long time. It was first observed in lab monkeys in the late 50s.

I think this is a nothingburger. But hopefully no one tries a lockdown.

 

[The Big O]

I can't wait for the inevitable crossover into Animal Control when some well-known popufur winds up catching Monkeypox. Oh, the laffs that I shall have.

 

[Mysterious Autist XX]

Fags gonna be fags

 

[TV's Adam West]

I'm about to have a god damn stroke.

 

[Too Many Catgirls]

How convenient.

 

[Smug Chuckler]

Wear a face diaper.

 

[MuuMuu Bunnylips]

I'm about to have a god damn stroke.

Put your pants back on!

 

[Smug Chuckler]

I nominate Dixie Kong for Monkeypox Chan.

 

[Solid Snek]

the risk of monkeypox is moderate globally and in all regions, except in the European region, where we assess the risk as high

Hmmm, now I wonder why that would be...?



I remember when this started, some homo Yale medical researcher was flipping out on Twitter because his coworkers were discussing monkeypox, politely suggesting that maybe people have a lockdown on gay drug orgies, y'know, just in order to "flatten the curve".

"Gay drug orgies are a human right" he said. "This is homophobic, and at any rate, lockdowns won't work."

The best part was, this dude had been on record for years as being radically pro-lockdown/pro-jab, even to the point of threatening people with physical violence if they wanted to grill. I've seen some pretty spergy covidiots over the last couple years, but this nigga would easily place in the 90% percentile. The juxtaposition of big brain Yale Med Pro and screaming at anti-lockdown rednecks to GO FUCKING DIE, ASSHOLES, I WANT ALL OF YOU DEAD, was a beautiful sight to behold.

Did anyone here see that? I wish I had an archive of that guy's channel, because he got dogpiled pretty hard. Pretty sure he was on suicide watch by the end of the day.


Monkeypox really is the covid followup the West deserves.

 

[Standardized Profile]

If monkeypox is so serious with the potential of a pandemic, why not start handing out smallpox vaccines right fucking now? Its roughly 85% effective at preventing infection from monkeypox.

Because people are stupid and widespread vaccination would probably cause more vaccinia cases than monkeypox cases prevented. This dude says he did everything right but he still gave it to his wife's boobs, and she gave it to their child:

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/198153

 

[Milkis]

I'm waiting for the BBC Pidgin article.

Bwai pikni put him skubidu in battyman's bombola fi MASH OP he immune system!

 

[Inside your walls]

What do you mean you're questioning an organization that sucked China's dong during COVID along with refusing to acknowledge Taiwan and tried saying that gender "is not limited to male and female" ?

THIS IS SERIOUS GUISE

 

[Product Placement]

this will end up spreading to the general population if at this stage they are still scared to call it what it is right now a virus for gay (and bi) whores. Need to take steps such as closing down all the gay bathhouses and grinder until it's over.

 

[The Cunting Death]

I'm gonna play some donkey kong country to celebrate

 

[DelusionTree]

Because people are stupid and widespread vaccination would probably cause more vaccinia cases than monkeypox cases prevented. This dude says he did everything right but he still gave it to his wife's boobs, and she gave it to their child:

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/198153

What I'm talking about is more offering the vaccine to the people who potentially had exposure or even just confirmed cases.
One of the big scandals for this virus is the lack of care infected people are receiving in the US and UK.

While the mortality of monkeypox is low, it shares a number of things with smallpox like the ability to maim and potential debilitating lifelong after effects, a vaccine dose can drastically reduce the chances of that in an infected person if given early.

 

[get_ur_gamon]

Anal sex enjoys will burn in hell. I assume Monkey Pox victims will get their own symbol and a float at the next Pride parade.