Posted on 08/18/2022 1:37:44 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. is setting aside an extra 50,000 doses of monkeypox vaccine for places with upcoming gay pride events, health officials said Thursday.
The number of doses sent to each place will be based on factors like the size of the event, how many health workers will be available to give shots, and how many of the attendees are considered at highest risk for catching the virus.
“More shots in arms is how we get the outbreak under control,” Bob Fenton, the White House monkeypox response coordinator, told reporters Thursday. He said the effort is an attempt to “meet people where they are.”
At least a dozen U.S. pride events are scheduled over the next two months, including large gatherings in Atlanta and New Orleans in early September. U.S. officials said they will send up to 2,000 additional doses to North Carolina, where the Charlotte Pride Festival & Parade will be held this weekend.
Southern Decadence, one of the nation’s largest LGBTQ events, is expected to attract 200,000 or more people to New Orleans over Labor Day weekend. The Bourbon Street Extravaganza, a free concert held amid the event, has been canceled over monkeypox concerns, organizers said this week.
Frank Perez, a former grand marshal of the parade that’s the centerpiece of Southern Decadence, said a number of New Orleans gay bars have already had vaccine events. He said so far officials have done an adequate job with the vaccine campaign although “more is better.”
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But we’re living in a time when butt sex is considered better, safer, and more family friendly than breathing.
We are living in The End Times. I am more convinced of it every day.
Thought this was the Bee.
Just imagine the government handing out free Ivermectin to people at airports who didn’t want to wear masks.
Special allowances are made for some people, but not others.
Why on earth would they need to do that? /s
Well, people here should remember that in 2020 Chinese New Year and related events in NYC and elsewhere were not cancelled and Trump’s calls for travel bans and restrictions at that time were shouted down as racist.
Yeah... nevermind that they are only 20% effective... go ahead!.. live it up!
Like, something to be “proud” of?
so this is what Joe is doing with all those extra expired Covid jabs ...
Just renaming ...
Isn’t there really no such thing as a Monkeypox vaccine? Isn’t it just the Smallpox vaccine?
safter all a vaccine by any other name
still doesnt work ...
:)
safter all a vaccine by any other name
still doesnt work ...
:)
Harumph...I’d offer infected monkeys...
I was hoping it was.
but NO PROOF of the jab required... FDRQ super spreader events
Wonderful - now taxpayers have to pay for rear-enders!
But why? I thought everyone could get the pox?
I would agree !!! Hold on tight, it’s gonna get bumpy
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