Whether it's abstinence, avoiding nightclubs, restricting sexual partners, or urging vaccines to be rolled out quickly, Spain's gay community is on the front
Whether it's abstinence, avoiding nightclubs, limiting sexual partners or pushing for a swift vaccine rollout, Spain's gay community are on the front line of the monkeypox virus and are taking action.
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More than 18,000 cases of monkeypox have been detected throughout the world outside of Africa since the beginning of May, according to the World Health Organization
Whether it is abstinence, avoiding nightclubs, limiting sexual partners or pushing for a swift vaccine rollout, Spain’s gay community is on the front line of the monkeypox virus and are taking action.
“With this monkey thing, I prefer to be careful. I don’t have sex any more, I don’t go to parties any more, and that’s until I’m vaccinated and have some immunity,” said Antonio, a 35-year-old from Madrid who declined to give his surname.
Antonio, who often went to nightclubs and sometimes to sex parties, decided to act as cases continued to increase.
Spain on Saturday reported its second monkeypox-related death.
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