Mpox: German school temporarily closed after case reported – DW – 12/16/2024
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Contacts have been informed after several members of a family were found to have contracted mpox. Two school-age children are among those infected.

Summary

A school in Rösrath, Germany, temporarily closed after two children from the same family tested positive for the mpox clade 1b variant.

The children, who attend a special needs school, contracted the virus from a family member who recently traveled to Africa.

All infected family members are in quarantine, and online lessons will run until Friday as a precaution.

The Robert Koch Institute confirmed the virus poses low contagion risk, requiring close physical contact for transmission. The infections are mild, and no additional cases or deaths have been reported in Germany.

    • atro_city@fedia.io
      44·
      7 days ago

      Don’t give them too much credit. Lots of Germans acted quite stupidly during COVID (much like in many other countries).

      • einkorn@feddit.orgEnglish
        12·
        6 days ago

        Can confirm. Got weird looks when I said I got this years flue and COVID shot.

        • barsoap@lemm.eeEnglish
          16·
          6 days ago

          I mean it depends. If you followed STIKO recommendations that means you’re either >=60 or overshared your medical status.

            • barsoap@lemm.eeEnglish
              13·
              6 days ago

              …most of which are medical the other are based on increased risk of exposure.

              So, yes, if you’re working retail and got sideeye that means your colleagues aren’t up to date and you should probably get the work’s council involved to themselves relay the STIKO recommendation. Arguably your employer is slacking in their duty to care. If you’re a dockworker, yeah you probably overshared. Did you share the specific reason you did it? “Because of grandma” can change people’s attitude quite quickly.

              • einkorn@feddit.orgEnglish
                7·
                6 days ago

                “Because I don’t like to catch or spread easily preventable and possibly deadly diseases.”

                • barsoap@lemm.eeEnglish
                  17·
                  6 days ago

                  “General paranoia” is not among the STIKO recommendations. I mean you do you but don’t be surprised when others think it’s a bit excessive.

                  • anomnom@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
                    2·
                    5 days ago

                    It’s the leading cause of child deaths by illness in the US now. That seems like all the reason we need.

                  • einkorn@feddit.orgEnglish
                    2·
                    6 days ago

                    Again, you assume that I am not covered by one of the aforementioned additional recommendations. And you asked for my reason why I got vaccinated, and that’s my main reason.

                    Do you play lottery by any chance? Got better chances to “win” COVID or Influenza than the jackpot ever. And once I win the jackpot, I’ll start worrying about adverse effects by vaccination. Because that’s even less likely.

                    Oh, and just to reassure you: I am not vaccinated against rabies.

    • brlemworld@lemmy.worldEnglish
      41·
      6 days ago

      They could also vaccinate everyone at the school. I’ve had my monkey pox vaccine #gay