Hi Jeremy, I can shed some light on this. We lived through the AIDS horror, and were desperate for a vaccine that never happened. Thankfully, we (the Hub and I) never contracted HIV. When monkeypox hit, gay men lined up for the vaccine, and many altered their behaviours. Free vaccine clinics opened up at Pride events. Many gays networked to find out how to get boosters. The networking I witnessed on FB, for example, alone was rather amazing. -warm regards, Doug
Thanks for bringing this up. The way a community responds really does matter. It's also up to public health officials to make the right resources available and to de-stigmatize. But the partnership is crucial!
Hi Jeremy, I can shed some light on this. We lived through the AIDS horror, and were desperate for a vaccine that never happened. Thankfully, we (the Hub and I) never contracted HIV. When monkeypox hit, gay men lined up for the vaccine, and many altered their behaviours. Free vaccine clinics opened up at Pride events. Many gays networked to find out how to get boosters. The networking I witnessed on FB, for example, alone was rather amazing. -warm regards, Doug
Thanks for bringing this up. The way a community responds really does matter. It's also up to public health officials to make the right resources available and to de-stigmatize. But the partnership is crucial!
This should be required reading for medical students and many others.
Thank you!