Hey I've seen this one before!

    • Neckbeard_Prime [they/them,he/him]
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      2 years ago

      Don't forget the gigantic pustules! Can't wait to see my CHUD coworkers trying to sneak into the office with those while claiming that they're just hives from seasonal allergies as they blindly stumble around the open-floor cubical farm and leak monkeypox sore juice all over the walls.

      • Dingdangdog [he/him,comrade/them]
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        2 years ago

        I have had a visceral fear of pox-based illnesses for most of my life. I've gone actually kind of insane thinking about this the past few days.

        I would have to be strapped down and sedated if I got this

        • Neckbeard_Prime [they/them,he/him]
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          2 years ago

          Yep, I'm right there with you. I have chronic dermatitis, which basically means this shit's going to spread like wildfire if I get it. Thankfully, the new version of the smallpox vaccine is enough to protect against it (and is safe/approved for people with skin conditions), but I don't think there's enough in the stockpile to start rolling it out yet.

          • Mother [any]
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            2 years ago

            Looking forward to smallpox vaccines for boomers only

          • Merkin_Muffley [they/them]
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            2 years ago

            Jesus fucking christ this is going to be the second "once in a century" pandemic where I am double fucked then. If it's going to be like this could the fourty days and nights of rain just fucking come already because I am beyond sick of this shit.

    • cosecantphi [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      I'd say at least these symptoms are much harder to ignore than covid symptoms (a lot less people saying "it's just a bad flu!") but I think people, especially Americans, will find a way.

      • Dingdangdog [he/him,comrade/them]
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        2 years ago

        yeah i've realized that everyone in the US is capable of processing anything as long as you hide it under the guise of non-whites suffering more somewhere else. china being the covid example

      • Bloobish [comrade/them]
        hexagon
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        2 years ago

        I'm hoping that at least seeing peeps with open pustules and sores will put fear into them to keep away from the public, but honestly nothing surprises me anymore.