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UK is stockpiling 'thousands' of monkeypox vaccines and drugs
Daily Mail ^ | May 19 | By CONNOR BOYD DEPUTY HEALTH EDITOR

Posted on 05/19/2022 7:09:59 AM PDT by RandFan

Britain is stocking up on thousands of monkeypox vaccines and treatments amid fears the current spate of cases is only the tip of the iceberg.

Nine Britons have been diagnosed with the contagious virus so far and the majority of cases are not linked, suggesting it is spreading more widely.

The UK's drug watchdog told MailOnline it was monitoring the current outbreak and 'working with companies to speedily bring forward suitable treatments'.

Health chiefs also revealed to MailOnline they have bought thousands of vaccine doses and are already deploying them to close contacts of infected Britons.

The latest outbreak has been described as 'unusual' by experts because person-to-person transmission of monkeypox was thought to be extremely rare.

Six of Britain's cases are in gay or bisexual men, which officials say is 'highly suggestive of spread in sexual networks'.

Cases have also been announced in the US, Spain and Portugal, making it the most widespread monkeypox outbreak to date.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: lorilightfoot; monkeypox

1 posted on 05/19/2022 7:09:59 AM PDT by RandFan
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To: RandFan

The wages of sin are death.


2 posted on 05/19/2022 7:11:00 AM PDT by PGR88
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To: RandFan

Italy and Sweden have cases now too. The Italian cases were exposed in the Canary Islands a holiday spot for Spaniards...Spain has 50 suspected cases now.


3 posted on 05/19/2022 7:12:10 AM PDT by JD_UTDallas ("Veni Vidi Vici" )
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To: PGR88

The anklegrabbers in the UK had best be worried...


4 posted on 05/19/2022 7:12:16 AM PDT by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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To: PGR88

It’s the wages of unchecked immigration from the third world. Diversity is their strength..... /s


5 posted on 05/19/2022 7:13:26 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: RandFan

How long before lock downs and mandates, of these $hots, in UK?


6 posted on 05/19/2022 7:13:58 AM PDT by Jane Long (What we were told was a “conspiracy theory” in 2020 is now fact. 🙏🏻 Ps 33:12)
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To: RandFan

According to Wikipedia for what it’s worth smallpox vaccine is 85% effective against monkeypox.


7 posted on 05/19/2022 7:14:36 AM PDT by packagingguy
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To: RandFan

They don’t need to stock vaccines. the need to stop importing Africans and en masse or at least put them into quarantine when they first arrive before they release them into public.


8 posted on 05/19/2022 7:15:03 AM PDT by Qui is (First, never apologize to the enemy, and second, never forget that Biden spews and Harris swallows. )
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To: JD_UTDallas

Portugal has some cases now.


9 posted on 05/19/2022 7:18:36 AM PDT by dynachrome (“We cannot save Ukraine by dooming the US economy.” Rand Paul)
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To: Qui is

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkeypox#Epidemiology

Congo, Ghana, Nigeria, Nigeria, Nigeria, Nigeria

Sources of outbreaks. Seems most diseases either come from Africa or China.


10 posted on 05/19/2022 7:19:08 AM PDT by Pollard (Don't ask if there's a conspiracy. If you're not in one, you need to start one. CA Fitts)
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To: RandFan

“The United Kingdom has confirmed nine cases of monkeypox since early May. The first of these cases had recently traveled to Nigeria. None of the other cases reported recent travel.

Five cases were also confirmed in Portugal on Wednesday in young men, with 15 cases under investigation.

Health authorities in Spain said late on Wednesday that they were also assessing 23 possible cases of monkeypox, mostly in men who have sex with men.

The Epoch Times contacted Massachusetts DPH for further relevant information regarding the U.S. case.

Monkeypox symptoms typically begin with flu-like illness and swelling of the lymph nodes. It progresses to a rash on the face and body. Most infections last two to four weeks.

The virus does not easily spread between people, according to Massachusetts DPH.

Transmission can occur through contact with body fluids, monkeypox sores, items such as clothing or bedding contaminated with fluids or sores, or through respiratory droplets following prolonged face-to-face contact.” (Epoch Times)

Homosexuality. The gift that keeps on giving


11 posted on 05/19/2022 7:21:23 AM PDT by dynachrome (“We cannot save Ukraine by dooming the US economy.” Rand Paul)
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To: RandFan

Stockpiled right beside the crates of bananas.


12 posted on 05/19/2022 7:23:19 AM PDT by HighSierra5 (The only way you know a commie is lying is when they open their pieholes.)
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To: HighSierra5

Is it the same as Monkey bread? I love Monkey bread....


13 posted on 05/19/2022 7:31:54 AM PDT by mikelets456
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To: RandFan

Wow, who in these first world countries would eat bush meat?... oh yeah..


14 posted on 05/19/2022 7:33:48 AM PDT by jimmygrace
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To: mikelets456
Beats chilled Monkey Brain.


15 posted on 05/19/2022 7:33:51 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: RandFan

Shoot all the monkeys! </heh>


16 posted on 05/19/2022 8:23:56 AM PDT by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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To: RandFan

I wonder how long before we’re all forced to take the monkey pox vaccine or be denied basic rights.


17 posted on 05/19/2022 9:10:40 AM PDT by AlaskaErik (In time of peace, prepare for war.)
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To: RandFan

Before the USA acts on the threat, the name of the disease will have to be changed. No way is uncle joe going to go on stage and say “monkeypox” and not be called racist.


18 posted on 05/19/2022 9:39:14 AM PDT by I want the USA back (A totally corrupt media willingly lies to protect a totally corrupt administration. )
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To: RandFan

“The latest outbreak has been described as ‘unusual’ by experts because person-to-person transmission of monkeypox was thought to be extremely rare. Six of Britain’s cases are in gay or bisexual men, which officials say is ‘highly suggestive of spread in sexual networks’.”

Obviously disinformation because everyone knows that homosexuals are just like everyone else. They just want equality. They just want to have normal, loving, monogamous, lifelong relationships, and raise children like heteronormative persons do.

Clearly someone is trying to spread discord by painting homosexual men as decadent and promiscuous, and we know that’s not possible, so this disinformation needs to get shut down immediately. And anyone who spreads it needs to be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.


19 posted on 05/19/2022 12:00:16 PM PDT by unlearner (Si vis pacem, para bellum. Let him who desires peace prepare for war.)
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To: RandFan

https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/invasive-jumping-worms-have-made-their-way-into-california-and-scientists/

Cali has invasive jumping worms. Can jump a foot in the air and destroy the soil nutrients with its voracious appetite. What’s the plan for this Brandon?


20 posted on 05/19/2022 12:46:52 PM PDT by TornadoAlley3 ( I'm Proud To Be An Okie From Muskogee)
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