@ToolPackinMama Society cannot afford to have a sluggish, lethargic, or half-hearted response to this, like we did with the COVID-19 pandemic.
We need to take a "kill it with fire, there's no such thing as overkill" approach.
It was at least possible to near-completely protect oneself from COVID-19 if you knew what you were doing & endured the discomfort - that's what I did.
That's not the case for Mpox. There is no viable way to protect oneself from all common avenues of Mpox infection.
@ToolPackinMama One advantage we have in this respect is that unlike COVID, Mpox is often (but unfortunately not always) *highly* visible and distinct/recognizable.
That means if people start seeing cases in their community, they're (hopefully) far more likely to freak the f*** out and start screaming at their leaders to take decisive action.
Also, society is far more likely to identify and harshly punish people who wilfully or recklessly spread Mpox / go out in public while infected.
@ToolPackinMama If monkeypox goes pandemic, we're f***ed.
The virus - like smallpox - can remain viable for weeks or months on surfaces, and has the potential to remain viable inside contaminated material for decades.
You thought the COVID-19 pandemic was bad? Oh no, an Mpox pandemic would make COVID-19 look like a funny, cheerful little joke by comparison.