Posted on Jul 12, 2022
The monkeypox outbreak was avoidable and warning signs were ignored, expert says
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Seems all the diseases are in line and waiting for chow( us). I wonder if they're going to gang up and soon we'll have trifectas.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel thanks for the information. Hopefully the powers that be will take notice.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
...""If we do want to get in front of emerging infectious diseases, we are going to have to prioritize dealing with emerging global disease threats at the site where they are spreading early on," Rimoin said. "We are totally interconnected by trade and travel, population growth, population movement, and we cannot make the mistake again of thinking that an infection that's happening somewhere in a remote area of the world isn't going to affect us right at home."
"We will continue to be chasing behind them, and always be paying the price for not doing what's needed ahead of time."
For now, Rimoin said it was a matter of trying to contain a virus that was already spreading.
"It's much easier to stay out of trouble than it is to get out of trouble," she said.
"The good news is we have vaccines, we have therapeutics, we know a fair amount about this virus. The bad news is now we have to get the logistics together to be able to confront it head on."...
...""If we do want to get in front of emerging infectious diseases, we are going to have to prioritize dealing with emerging global disease threats at the site where they are spreading early on," Rimoin said. "We are totally interconnected by trade and travel, population growth, population movement, and we cannot make the mistake again of thinking that an infection that's happening somewhere in a remote area of the world isn't going to affect us right at home."
"We will continue to be chasing behind them, and always be paying the price for not doing what's needed ahead of time."
For now, Rimoin said it was a matter of trying to contain a virus that was already spreading.
"It's much easier to stay out of trouble than it is to get out of trouble," she said.
"The good news is we have vaccines, we have therapeutics, we know a fair amount about this virus. The bad news is now we have to get the logistics together to be able to confront it head on."...
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