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[Luke @Luke_RB]

@kyleplanckton I ended up in a harness for Halloween and had this same realization as I donned that unimaginative article: “I’m not a Halloween gay.” Feels good to come out, tbh

[Luke @Luke_RB]

@benryanwriter @CDCgov Imagine, god forbid, an outbreak of smallpox, and someone in the executive branch phones CDC: “How many doses of TPOXX do we have left?” / “What we had yesterday, less 400 or maybe more” / “… What?”

[Luke @Luke_RB]

@benryanwriter @CDCgov Glad to see some data, but also kind of odd they apparently can’t track TPOXX RX’s in near-real time: there are quite a few numbers greater than 400 😂

[Benjamin Ryan @benryanwriter]

The Biden admin is "positioning" more than 50,000 courses of the antiviral for #monkeypox #TPOXX in jurisdictions across the US, adding to more than 22,000 already positioned. Whether people are actually prescribed the drug is a different question. Red tape hinders access.
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[Luke @Luke_RB]

@RobertJChoi1 @AmmahStarr Robert, your best bet is going to be seeing a doctor right away - call an emergency room - ESPECIALLY if you have lesions around your eye. Twitter may not the best way to reach a doctor. Please let me know if you have any questions about the doc via DM.

[Luke @Luke_RB]

@chimeracoder https://t.co/AhA8Dib4Dp

[nychealthy @nycHealthy]

Monkeypox vaccine appointments will go live at https://t.co/8Msasit341 tomorrow, Saturday August 13, at 10 a.m. Appointments can also be booked by calling 877-VAX-4NYC.
☑️Check for updates: https://t.co/bFkb7bM5Ve
☑️Sign up for alerts: text MONKEYPOX to 692-692

[Luke @Luke_RB]

Pepperidge Farm remembers

[Luke @Luke_RB]

A side thread! Even more science out of @TheLancet which tracks directionally with above

[Benjamin Ryan @benryanwriter]

A new paper about 181 cases of #monkeypox in Spain is in @TheLancet.
⭐️Key finding⭐️
The paper is the first to suggest that specific sexual acts are associated with the location of lesions--in particular, receptive anal sex is linked to proctitis.
🧵⬇️
https://t.co/H35hH9zyJb

[Luke @Luke_RB]

Let's talk about this tweet from @AndyRyHolder https://t.co/yveaQPHpGN

[Luke @Luke_RB]

Sidebar: most science now says transmission is primarily — i.e., >95% — sexual - and that social contact like shirtless at Market Days is relatively lower-risk (NEJM 2022) - at least compared to sex.https://t.co/2Vo2F6i2yy

[Benjamin Ryan @benryanwriter]

"The fact that 32 individuals acquired monkeypox despite smallpox vaccination in their childhood is of note and warrants further investigation to better understand the protection provided by vaccination in the context of the current outbreak."
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https://t.co/H35hH9zyJb

[Laudanum del Rey @sweetlikeJT]

😓😓

[Luke @Luke_RB]

@AndyRyHolder I think that’s maybe a fair concern, but your tweet isn’t about market days in general: it’s policing the behavior of two specific people.

[Luke @Luke_RB]

@Pray4Success @NoNotHappyDays @AndyRyHolder @Pray4Success I’m definitely not a doctor or an epidemiologist. But I have tried to keep with some of the science. What is the evidence for your claim? (I’ll cite CDC and UK health service guidance re: “scarring over” timeline, which is highly individual).

[Luke @Luke_RB]

@kyleplanckton @GettyImages is this how this works?

[Jason Rosenberg @mynameisjro]

Lessons learned from HIV/AIDS, COVID-19, and other communicable viruses, shaming does not work, introduces unwanted and unhelpful stigma, and can hinder disclosure out of fear. Stop doing this.

[Luke @Luke_RB]

@TAYTEEHANSON @AndyRyHolder Okay - what are we calling them out for?

[Luke @Luke_RB]

@TAYTEEHANSON @AndyRyHolder My thoughts here a little more nuanced than that. The full thread is here if you’re curious :)

[Luke @Luke_RB]

Let's talk about this tweet from @AndyRyHolder https://t.co/yveaQPHpGN

[Luke @Luke_RB]

@jnthngnzlz Hmm, I don’t follow. What do you mean?