Good news: BA.2.75 has thus far not been able to make inroads outside of India. Still early to declare this sub-variant a non-factor, but the news is somewhat reassuring.
The virus is back to where it all began: Wuhan. Not a lot of cases. Single digits (4) yesterday. That was enough to cause authorities to impose a draconian lockdown in parts of the city. I do think this policy is madness, at this point in time and with the vaccines at our disposal. Mitigate where you can, sure, but locking down people is not a solution. https://twitter.com/BBCWorld/status/1552347642096717824
The U.S. does not learn from its public health mistakes. Ever. On monkeypox, it was obvious from the get-go what ought to be done: 1. Coordination of diagnostic/testing and vaccination/treatment efforts across jurisdictions; 2. Public health messaging at ALL levels (local, state, and federal), in ALL forms of media. On both 1 and 2 we failed miserably. Today, the U.S. reported 1,048 new monkeypox cases, which is the biggest one-day increase on record. Among the new cases a pregnant woman (pregnant women and children are at very high risk when it comes to monkeypox).
Looking at monkeypox historically, is the susceptibility of pregnant women and children a recently developed property?
Good question. From my understanding, no. Monkeypox originated in Africa. There, it was found to be prevalent across multiple sub-populations, including children and pregnant women. The latter two sub-populations tended to be the worst affected once they contracted the virus. Now, it should be said that the virus has mutated and is to some degree qualitatively different. Clearly it’s gotten more transmissible. Perhaps – and this does happen frequently with viruses – it’s become less virulent. We don’t know this yet, however. Many who come down with the virus get quite sick. Some have spent weeks in the hospital. Around 5% to 10% who get monkeypox spend time in the hospital. Thus far, very few deaths have been reported (none in the U.S.).
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Good news: BA.2.75 has thus far not been able to make inroads outside of India. Still early to declare this sub-variant a non-factor, but the news is somewhat reassuring.
The virus is back to where it all began: Wuhan. Not a lot of cases. Single digits (4) yesterday. That was enough to cause authorities to impose a draconian lockdown in parts of the city. I do think this policy is madness, at this point in time and with the vaccines at our disposal. Mitigate where you can, sure, but locking down people is not a solution. https://twitter.com/BBCWorld/status/1552347642096717824
The U.S. does not learn from its public health mistakes. Ever. On monkeypox, it was obvious from the get-go what ought to be done: 1. Coordination of diagnostic/testing and vaccination/treatment efforts across jurisdictions; 2. Public health messaging at ALL levels (local, state, and federal), in ALL forms of media. On both 1 and 2 we failed miserably. Today, the U.S. reported 1,048 new monkeypox cases, which is the biggest one-day increase on record. Among the new cases a pregnant woman (pregnant women and children are at very high risk when it comes to monkeypox).
Looking at monkeypox historically, is the susceptibility of pregnant women and children a recently developed property?
Good question. From my understanding, no. Monkeypox originated in Africa. There, it was found to be prevalent across multiple sub-populations, including children and pregnant women. The latter two sub-populations tended to be the worst affected once they contracted the virus. Now, it should be said that the virus has mutated and is to some degree qualitatively different. Clearly it’s gotten more transmissible. Perhaps – and this does happen frequently with viruses – it’s become less virulent. We don’t know this yet, however. Many who come down with the virus get quite sick. Some have spent weeks in the hospital. Around 5% to 10% who get monkeypox spend time in the hospital. Thus far, very few deaths have been reported (none in the U.S.).
C-19
7-28
ready