It may well be that mpox lingers in most larger cities in the world now — and never is fully arrested. It has become a common public health outbreak, repeatedly — almost all over the globe. And that was entirely… avoidable. [See here — all my rants about the gutting USAID funding, by Trump and Musk, MAGA and DOGE.]
Here’s the latest, on all that — from a Reuters overnight report:
…Hong Kong has recorded 21 cases of mpox since August, accounting for 70 per cent of this year’s total, prompting health authorities to urge people who engage in high-risk sexual contact to take protective measures and get vaccinated to reduce their risk of infection.
The latest case, involving a 29-year-old man, brought the total number recorded in Hong Kong this year to 30, comprising 23 local cases and seven imported ones, the Centre for Health Protection (CHP) said on Saturday. Twenty-one cases, or 70 per cent of the total, were recorded since August.
Epidemiological investigations showed that all 21 patients reported engaging in high-risk sexual behaviour during the incubation period, including having sex with male strangers or multiple partners, and having sex without a condom, the centre said….
Separately, I should note that Moderna is now trading around $225/share, again, on the NASDAQ (challenging its COVID-era high pricing marks) — we told you it was a steal at around $38 (well beyond simple mRNA vaccine stock), last year. Smile — it was.
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