Monkeypox: Enough of the Lies
The Owen Jones Podcast
Owen Jones
4.4 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 9 August 2022
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
Ever since the monkeypox outbreak began in the global north several months ago, there's been misinformation, hysteria and outright lies. Despite all the evidence that the virus is overwhelmingly being spread by sex between men, stating this fact has been widely portrayed online as stigmatising, while false claims that the whole population is at severe risk have spread like wildfire online. Gruesomely, all the wrong lessons from the AIDS pandemic are being learned.
It's time to give you the facts - and nothing but the facts - so we're joined by the brilliant science writer Benjamin Ryan to explain exactly what's going on - and everything you need to know.
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| 0:36.3 | Now, monkey pox. |
| 0:38.8 | Many of you will have heard reports of an outbreak |
| 0:42.4 | which has taken place in many countries in the global north. |
| 0:47.2 | Now, there's been quite extensive media coverage and discussion |
| 0:50.0 | about this, particularly online. |
| 0:52.7 | And it is driving me up the wall because it's so misleading |
| 0:56.4 | and dangerous. |
| 0:57.6 | What we're talking about here is completely dishonest |
| 1:01.2 | framing of what's actually happening. |
| 1:03.2 | Now, I've had my monkey pox jab. |
| 1:05.1 | The reason for that is I'm a now at risk group. |
| 1:08.3 | Men who have sex with men. |
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