Yeah…
BA.5 has 3x the hospitalization rate as its predecessor. In one of the most highly vaxxed countries. https://t.co/ifiZN6w25B
— Scam Likely (@mattcornell) July 27, 2022
Remember that even a mild case of Covid can cause organ damage without you knowing, or can give you Long Covid with symptoms, sometimes extremely severe symptoms and that damage can accumulate each time you get Covid.
Meanwhile, two days ago, from WHO:
Don’t assume that because you aren’t gay or don’t have a lot of partners you won’t get monkeypox; plenty of people who aren’t having anal sex are getting it. Most of the guidance I’ve read says “direct contact,” but…
While experts believe monkeypox spreads primarily in close contact through skin lesions, evidence suggests the virus can also be airborne, at least over short distances. For example, during Nigeria’s monkeypox outbreak in 2017, scientists recorded cases of airborne transmission within a prison and in health care workers who did not have direct contact with patients. However, it is not clear how much airborne transmission contributes to the overall spread of the virus.
What I suspect is that monkeypox can spread through droplets, which is not the same as Covid, which is fully airborne. Droplets is how most scientists originally thought Covid spread, which is why “social distancing” was emphasized so much at the start of the pandemic.
Generally vaccines are not available unless you’re queer and have multiple partners, but check locally. I suspect the directions at the start of Covid should be relatively effective vs. monkeypox: distance, use 70 percent ethanol or dettold, and wear a mask. (Soap alone will not do it – correction.)
This stuff is nasty, takes a month to clear, and can leave permanent disfiguring scars. So keep an eye on it and take it seriously if it’s spreading where you are.