We talked to our health department yesterday about #MPXV #monkeypox and y’all, the future is not good. Essentially, because the public refused to do 10 day quarantines they dropped to 5 hoping they would at least do 5. This is the same with mpxv.
They said “for now vax is for close contacts”
Us: ok but don’t fomites live on surfaces at least 24 hours?
Then: yeah
Us: ok so what about when someone with #mpxv goes in Kroger and touches carts and products with open sores?
Us: ok but don’t fomites live on surfaces at least 24 hours?
Then: yeah
Us: ok so what about when someone with #mpxv goes in Kroger and touches carts and products with open sores?
Them: we would use cameras to try to identify close contacts
Us: ok that is unserious. But let’s reframe, what about school starting in 6 weeks and the playground? Bathrooms? Cafeteria? Shared markers and pencils?
Them: well we try to sanitize between…
Us: dude BETWEEN WHAT
Us: ok that is unserious. But let’s reframe, what about school starting in 6 weeks and the playground? Bathrooms? Cafeteria? Shared markers and pencils?
Them: well we try to sanitize between…
Us: dude BETWEEN WHAT
Them: well but we educate the public…
Us: no, no. The public will not assume their kid has #monkeypox because their kid is not a man who has sex with men! Don’t you see the serious problem here?! They’ll assume it’s a blister and move on. Covid will slam the immune system and…
Us: no, no. The public will not assume their kid has #monkeypox because their kid is not a man who has sex with men! Don’t you see the serious problem here?! They’ll assume it’s a blister and move on. Covid will slam the immune system and…
…then kids will spread monkeypox and all of this happens in 6 weeks and your plan is CCTV surveillance of the cereal aisle? Dude.
Them: we can’t help what the public does
Us: omg but we can do absolutely nothing without you guys. No one even believes in Covid…
Them: we can’t help what the public does
Us: omg but we can do absolutely nothing without you guys. No one even believes in Covid…
…and they all think monkeypox is an STD spread at sex parties at Pride in Spain. Can you please do *something*?
Them: yeah you could call your representatives
Us: ok we will. Which ones and what do you need, specifically? What funding do you need that you are lacking?
Them: yeah you could call your representatives
Us: ok we will. Which ones and what do you need, specifically? What funding do you need that you are lacking?
Them: yeah I don’t really know
Us: ffs
Them: yeah bleak ain’t it
Us: this is gonna be bad
Them: yeah
Us: talk to you in a couple weeks
Them: ok have a nice day
Us: ffs
Them: yeah bleak ain’t it
Us: this is gonna be bad
Them: yeah
Us: talk to you in a couple weeks
Them: ok have a nice day
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