President Joe Biden tested negative for COVID-19. The four shots and Paxlovid worked well. Authorities don't know how best to de-stigmatize Monkeypox , but: The global monkeypox outbreak appears to mostly affect men who have sex with other men. A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that 98% of people diagnosed with the virus between April and June in more than a dozen countries identify as gay or bisexual men, and the WHO says that 99% of U.S. cases are related to male-to-male sexual contact. Maybe the best policy is to just focus on this community. As of a week ago there were 14,000 cases and only 5 deaths. While in the past monkeypox had a 5% mortality rate, the strain that is currently dominating has a much lower death rate, similar to COVID-19 before vaccinations. There is a vaccine, and if given within four days of exposure, protects about 85% of the time. There are also antivirals and immunoglobulins to treat the disease. The
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