Organizer Comfort and Joy says they received a plausible report that one attendee of their dance event tested positive for the virus.
The CDC announced on Friday that monkeypox is not thought to be airborne but transmitted through skin-to-skin contact.Monkeypox vaccines are in short supply nationwide, and getting an appointment to get one can be difficult.
"We want to know people who have been directly in contact with somebody, in order to vaccinate them," Strona said.And while that guided their decision to inform all of those who might have been exposed, they also warn it's important not to let false information stereotype any group. "There's nothing about queer people that predisposes us to contracting or transmitting this disease," said Stanley.
And although monkeypox cases have risen globally in recent months, infectious disease experts say there's no need for panic. "I think what we're going to see is a lot more cases in the next few weeks, but it's still not going to be a big risk to the general population at this moment," said infectious disease expert, Dr. Peter Chin-Hong.
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