The protective measures we use against COVID (N95-type masks, handwashing, surface cleaning) will work well against MPOX of any clade, regardless of transmission mode.
If you or a household member develop MPOX (Clade II only so far in Canada), seek medical care (while wearing a mask). If it's MPOX, you and contacts, including household members, will be vaccinated.
Based on what we know about Clade I, vaccination will provide excellent protection. It should for Clade II, but we don't have enough data yet to be sure.
I'm going to link out to posts from @KrutikaKuppalli , who has been providing outstanding real-time, nuanced summaries of emerging MPOX evidence.
I won't repeat some of what she's already posted, or will repeat if I'm guessing some folks might appreciate clarification.
-FYI- When you see the Forecast thread posted, that also means that this thread is now available on the C-19 website, pages 6 - 9, for easier reading.
SCENARIO BASICS
It’s the Summer Olympics!
I love the Olympics.
Heart-warming stories, riveting competitions, seeing all the varieties of sports, being able to witness the best of physical prowess side by side with their vulnerabilities. Seeing people on the world stage with their strengths, joys, disappointments, grit, and humanity.
At the Calgary Stampede, two traditions are going strong
– Pancake Breakfasts and Big Barbecue Lunches.
But … how risky is it to go?
You have to start the day with pancakes, of course.
That means lining up, allotting about a half hour to move up, tantalising aromas of the cooking food entertaining you, till you get to have your own plate full.
After a successful venture obtaining delicious food, could be pancakes or a pile of barbecued ribs, burgers and sides, our second scenario looks at sitting down and enjoying it.