ACT UP Dublin "disappointed" with HSE's plan on monkeypox vaccination

Some public health experts are criticizing the federal vaccination strategy for forcing state and local health departments to scale back their vaccine outreach when they should be ramping it up. | Mary Altaffer/AP Photo By Megan Messerly and Krista Mahr 08/24/2022 04:30 AM EDT Link CopiedThe Biden administration’s strategy for stretching scarce monkeypox shots is instead leading to fewer vaccinations and could worsen racial health disparities.The federal government last week slashed the number of vials states received in anticipation of each being able to vaccinate up to five people per vial instead of one.But health officials in half a dozen states told POLITICO that they are routinely able to extract only three or four doses per vial, meaning they were able to vaccinate fewer people last week than if the federal government had made no changes at all because of the drastically reduced allocations.These officials have had to scramble to reorganize their vaccination efforts — canceling clinics, rescheduling staff and delaying plans to expand eligibility.And,even though the federal government made more vaccines available for states to order on Monday, states warn that they still do not have enough doses to contain a rapidly spreading outbreak that has infected nearly 16,000people to date as public health experts fear the window of opportunity for stopping the virus’s spread is closing.

As monkeypox, or MPV, continues to spread primarily among gay, bi, and queer men and men who have sex with men, local communities are implementing a new Biden administration pilot program to get MPV vaccines into at-risk peoples' arms at large gatherings. This weekend, the Mecklenburg Health Department was the first to roll out the new program as more than 275,000 people attended events during Charlotte Pride, and while many said information about the vaccine availability was lacking, officials are satisfied with the results.During a press conference on Tuesday afternoon, Mecklenburg County Health Department director Dr.

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Bavarian Nordic, the small Danish company which patented the only usable Monkeypox vaccine, will share its technology and production know-how with biotech company Grand River Aseptic Manufacturing (GRAM) in a deal which promises to optimise production and help combat the vaccine shortage. “This announcement, which is the result of extensive coordination between [the Biomedical Advance […]

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A bride-to-be (or not-to-be, as it were) is having cold feet after her fiancé put his homophobia on full display before their wedding. Can you blame her?Not only that, the groom’s antigay aggression was directed at his own brother and look, we obviously can’t judge a person’s whole character based on one Reddit post, but if this isn’t an enormous red flag we don’t know what is.The story comes from the man’s sister, a professional wedding planner who’d initially agreed to plan the event for free.Related: He refused to attend his twin’s gay wedding, so why is the internet defending him?For the sake of her story, she refers to her straight, engaged brother as “B,” and their younger, gay brother as “J.”“Everything was going pretty well until maybe a week and a half before the wedding, when B told me to remove our little brother (J) [24M] from the guest list,” she wrote.She continued: “I tried asking him why but the only answer he would give me is that J was ‘being stubborn and selfish’.

We know what you’re thinking. “I’ve barely recovered from last weekend, and you’re bringing up queer nights on Friday already?!”. And yes, that’s exactly what we’re doing because you need to be prepared for what this Friday has in store for you. Not one, not two, but three nights dedicated to the queer community are […]

all 50 states of the US. The number of cases has topped 14,000.

U.S. had 34 percent of all worldwide cases. Other countries that have been hit hard by the latest outbreak, such as the U.K.

The mum of a Scots transwoman who is competing in a women's professional golf tournament has hit out at Judy Murray after she criticised her daughter's place in the competition.

When a 40-year-old German man recently complained of a red spot on his nose, a family doctor initially diagnosed him with sunburn. But when the red dot turned black and began to rot, the man was rushed to the University Hospital in Bonn, where medical staff gave multiple frightening diagnoses.He developed lesions around his mouth and body due to a monkeypox, or MPV, infection confirmed by PCR testing.Several additional tests, including those for sexually transmitted infections, revealed that the man had both advanced HIV and severe syphilis.Due to the confluence of infections, his immune system had been significantly weakened, allowing necrosis or tissue death to occur opportunistically.The German's severe MPV case was documented in the medical journal Infection. "The patient had never been tested for sexually transmitted diseases (STI) before," the report states.The man received TPOXX for seven days, antiretroviral therapy for HIV, and antibiotics for syphilis.The skin lesions have dried out, and some swelling in the nose has subsided, doctors observed.As of yet, most MPV infections have been mild, and people living with controlled HIV do not seem to be at risk of severe illness.

Anthony Fauci, who’s as leading epidemiologist advised seven presidents and had a major role in the HIV/AIDS and COVID epidemics, has confirmed his plan to step down for his role in the U.S. government.

Jared Kushner appears to be doing everything he can to dispel rumors that he’s the “Mar-a-Lago” mole who ratted out Donald Trump to the FBI, resulting in the agency searching the ex-president’s Palm Beach, Florida resort earlier this month.In an appearance on Fox News over the weekend, Kushner told anchor Mark Levin that the raid, which he called an “unfortunate turn of events”, was yet another example of Trump’s “enemies” persecuting him.Related: Matt Gaetz, Lauren Boebert and others react to FBI raid on Trump’s Mar-a-Lago“President Trump is a fighter,” Kushner, whose new book Breaking History: A White House Memoir, which is being panned by critics, hits bookstore shelves tomorrow, said. “He’s always been a fighter.”“In the way that he drives his enemies so crazy, they always over pursue him and make mistakes in trying to get him.

Katie Gavin, an MA student of Criminology at TU Dublin, is conducting a survey to gather data for her research entitled Identifying Barriers to Reporting for LGBTQ+ Victims of Domestic Violence & Intimate Partner Violence in the Republic of Ireland. According to Gavin, there is currently no research on the subject, making this first-of-its-kind study […]

Now in its seventh year, Culture Night has become a highlight on nearly everyone’s calendar and with ‘One Night For All’ as the theme of this year’s festivities the 2022 programme promises even more for all you discerning (and not so discerning) LGBTQ+ folk out there. With so many unmissable events to choose from, it […]

A recent study conducted by Dublin City University unveiled that more than half of LGBTQ+ pupils in secondary school experience harassment on a daily basis in Ireland. The results from the survey also show that both students and teachers who witness homophobic and transphobic abuse in school fail to intervene appropriately. As reported by the […]

The Hill.The new method of administering the Jynneos smallpox vaccine allows health officials to administer more doses to more people to avoid straining the already limited supply of vaccine. By administering the vaccine intradermally, versus subcutaneously, health officials can vaccinate five times as many people.The administration approved the change in vaccine delivery earlier this month, but jurisdictions are still transitioning to the new method, with some saying they need more guidance from the federal government before proceeding.

(CNN) — At first it was Covid. Now it's monkeypox.

The National Transport Authority (NTA) has denied the need for a dedicated transport police unit after calls for increased Garda presence following a homophobic attack on a Dublin Bus last weekend. 26 year-old Mark Sheehan was returning home from a night out in The George on the number 15 bus in the early hours of […]

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WASHINGTON — The White House, under pressure to contain a growing monkeypox outbreak, announced on Thursday that it was sending 1.8 million vaccine doses to jurisdictions that agree to use a new vaccination protocol, as public health officials prepare for Gay Pride events and the return to college campuses, which they fear could hasten spread of the virus. The Biden administration has not acquired additional doses of the monkeypox vaccine. Instead, it is trying to stretch the existing stockpile by promoting a different method of administration that uses one-fifth as much per shot.

A number of LGBTQ+ community groups throughout the country have responded to the “hurtful, disappointing comments” made by cleric Dr Umar Al-Qadri in relation to the gay community and alleged comments on the spread of monkeypox. The comments were first reported by Yusuf Murray, a practising Muslim and a gay man who had been a […]

Yesterday, August 18, the Irish government announced that a new group of experts has been set up to advise on the response to the current outbreak of monkeypox. The Strategic Advisory Group is composed of experts on public health, infectious diseases and immunology, who will work on a strategy to contain the spread of the […]

The US will provide 50,000 monkeypox vaccine doses to be administered at Pride and other events with high attendance by gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men.

Did you lie to get your monkey pox shot? 

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As part of the Biden administration’s ongoing effort to curb the spread of monkeypox (MPV), the Department of Health and Human Services has launched an outreach program to provide vaccines at large LGBTQ+ gatherings across the country.During a pilot program, HHS will make additional vaccine allocations available to states and local health departments that host events primarily attended by men who have sex with men.For the program, jurisdictions can use 50,000 doses reserved from the Strategic National Stockpile and their existing vaccine allocations and supplies, according to a White House announcement of the program. The amount available depends on the jurisdiction’s size, nature, and ability to reach attendees at risk of contracting MPV.“We’re asking the requests to include a component of how they will promote education and awareness, as well as how they will address health equity in delivery of both messaging as well as vaccine,” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director Dr.

New York City released new data on Thursday showing racial disparities in monkeypox vaccine access, with far fewer Black people receiving doses of the scarce vaccine. . White New Yorkers represent about 45 percent of people at heightened risk of monkeypox infection, and received 46 percent of vaccine doses.

Donald Trump and his camp are reportedly having a collective panic attack after coming to the conclusion that a member of the ex-president’s own family might have tipped off the FBI about the classified documents being stored in the basement of at Mar-a-Lago.Multiple sources close to Trump tell The Guardian that after the FBI searched his Palm Beach resort last week, aides began frantically speculating about who among them was in cahoots with the agency.Related: People are sharing what was #FoundAtMarALago during Trump’s FBI raid and LOLOLOLInitially they thought it might be one of the ex-president’s political aides, or perhaps a member of the resort staff. But now they think the “Mar-a-Lago mole” might be closer to Trump than they first thought.The reason?Because only a family member would have known to tell agents to look for a specific leather-bound box, as well the location of Trump’s safe.

The CDC said that it has worked to get information about monkeypox in Black and Latino communities by connecting with community-based organizations. | Joe Raedle/Getty Images By Megan Messerly and Krista Mahr 08/18/2022 03:03 PM EDT Link CopiedAs monkeypox spreads across the country, new data suggests a worrying trend: Black and Latino men who have sex with men are far more likely to catch the virus than their white counterparts.While the numbers are limited, they are stark.

Top health officials in the Biden administration defended their approach Thursday to the monkeypox outbreak as cases continue to grow and contradictory information has emerged on appropriate vaccine administration.

Following the HSE’s announcement on Wednesday, August 17, on their disappointing plan regarding the Monkeypox (MPX) vaccine roll-out in Ireland, I cannot say I am surprised. The failure to act quickly is apparent but reveals a much bigger picture, and it is a picture many of us have been talking about for decades – a […]

(CNN) — Top Biden administration officials announced new steps Thursday to accelerate the U.S. response to the spread of monkeypox amid high demand for vaccines and treatments.That includes boosting supply with an additional 1.8 million doses of the Jynneos monkeypox vaccine, accelerating the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' vaccine distribution timeline.

White House National Monkeypox Response Deputy Coordinator Demetre Daskalakis joined the Los Angeles Blade for an exclusive Zoom interview Wednesday to discuss the latest challenges facing public health officials fighting the monkeypox virus (MPV) – from countering misinformation and educating the public to transitioning to intradermal vaccination dosing regimens. 

A gay man in Ireland celebrating his birthday with friends was sent to the hospital following a violent homophobic attack early Sunday morning.Mark Sheehan, 26, said he and his friends were on the Number 15 Dublin Bus around 4 a.m. on August 14 when a group of young teens and men boarded the bus.

Rehoboth and Wilmington, Del. will host monkeypox vaccination clinics next week after the Delaware Division of Public Health authorized the administration of one-fifth of the original vaccine dosage — per federal recommendations — on Monday.

Liz Truss has been told to “get a grip” on the monkeypox outbreak by the Labour Party in a letter exclusively obtained by GAY TIMES.

(CNN) -- The first possible case of human-to-dog transmission of monkeypox -- recently reported in two men and their pet in Paris -- had been a theoretical risk up till now, said Dr. Rosamund Lewis, technical lead on the monkeypox response for the World Health Organization.The men, who live together and are in a non-exclusive relationship, were diagnosed with monkeypox at a hospital in Paris in early June.

U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming, lost Tuesday’s Republican primary and will not retain her seat, leaves a mixed record on LGBTQ+ issues.Cheney, a staunch conservative and daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, has won the praise of many liberals for standing up to Donald Trump’s lies about the 2020 presidential election being stolen from him and for her service on the committee investigating the insurrection by his supporters at the U.S.

This is the time of year when gay men say farewell to summer with trips to the beach and resort towns for festivities, parties, and other revelry consisting of shirtless dancing and various forms of intimate contact — now a potential health risk as super-spreader events amid a monkeypox outbreak that continues to spread among men who have sex with men.

The HSE has announced that it will commence phase one of the monkeypox vaccination programme “in the coming days”. The organisation has also communicated further details of the rollout plan, including information on priority groups. Experts have identified approximately 6000 people in the country who may be at heightened risk of monkeypox infection. The currently […]

TDs have called upon the Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee, to establish a transport policing system with An Garda Síochána after a 26-year-old man was reportedly the victim of a homophobic attack on a Dublin Bus last weekend. Mark Sheehan was travelling home on the 15 route after a night out in The George when […]

(CNN) — A federal appeals court said Tuesday that the Americans with Disabilities Act covers individuals with "gender dysphoria," handing a win to trans people in a case concerning a former inmate who alleged discrimination at a Virginia prison.In a majority opinion issued by a three-judge panel with the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, the court wrote, "In light of the 'basic promise of equality ... that animates the ADA,' we see no legitimate reason why Congress would intend to exclude from the ADA's protections transgender people who suffer from gender dysphoria."Gender dysphoria describes an uncomfortable conflict between a person's assigned gender and the gender with which the person identifies, according to the American Psychiatric Association."We have little trouble concluding that a law excluding from ADA protection both 'gender identity disorders' and gender dysphoria would discriminate against transgender people as a class, implicating the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment," the ruling read, referring to a constitutional clause that has been used in court to protect minority groups from discrimination.The treatment of trans inmates has long been a focus of advocates for trans rights, with stories of abuse fueling calls for reforms and more targeted anti-discrimination laws.

This moment was hilarious as President Biden signed the HARD-WON Inflation Reduction Act.

Jonathan Van Ness is not taking the government’s response to the monkeypox outbreak lightly!

Twitter has added a “Know the Facts” feature to guide users to accurate information about monkeypox, or MPV.The panel takes users to information from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

The U.S. has seen increased violence in recent years, and a specific path has emerged. It begins with poisonous rhetoric that inspires individuals and groups to engage in violent behavior.

Jonathan Van Ness has slammed the U.S. government's response to monkeypox (MPV), saying that it is “fueled by homophobia and transphobia.”In the essay published on Monday in Time, Van Ness breaks down the moment the first case of MPV was confirmed in the U.S.