After looking at the ZH archives on covid—in December 2019 they were talking about this strange pneumonia that was affecting people in China—I have decided that ZH will be my go-to for all things viral and/or click-baity. But I repeat myself.
From ZeroHedge:
Update (1055ET): The World Health Organization is convening a group of leading experts for an emergency meeting about the ongoing monkeypox outbreak, according to the Telegraph.
The meeting comes as 12 countries have reported recent cases, with the CDC confirming at least one in the United States.
"I'm sure that ultimately this will be the largest outbreak of monkeypox that we've had outside of the endemic areas in Africa," Daniel Bausch, infectious disease expert and president of the American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene told Axios.
That said, Bausch doesn't think there's cause for concern just yet.
"I don't think there's a reason for panic. I don't think we're going to have tens of thousands of cases."
Prof Anne Rimoin, professor of epidemiology at the UCLA and a world renowned monkeypox expert, told the Telegraph that vaccinating close contacts of confirmed cases, also known as ring vaccination, is a good option for health officials.
She added that the public should not, at this stage, be too concerned.
"For your average person I would not be overly alarmed. If you have a rash, contact your health provider, a rash that is unusual or looks like monkeypox," she said.
"If you think you've been exposed to somebody who has monkeypox that has this kind of a rash I would I would identify yourself and talk to your healthcare provider."
So COVID was "not a major threat to the people of the US" (Fauci), Subprime is "contained" (Bernanke), and "I don't believe another financial crisis will occur in our lifetimes (Yellen)... but now we shouldn't be worried about Monkeypox...
....MUCH MORE
Yesterday morning:
Monkeypox, It's All Anyone Can Talk About
Possibly related, April 3:
Tedros and the W.H.O. Have A Plan
"'Pandemic Treaty' Will Hand WHO Keys To Global Government"
