Half of gay and bi men have reduced their sexual activity because of monkeypox
all 50 states of the US. The number of cases has topped 14,000. The vast majority of those cases are in men who have sex with men.
However, anyone who has close personal contact with someone infected is at risk.Alongside this news, the CDC released data from a survey it conducted in the first half of August.It found that 48% of online respondents said they’d reduced their number of sexual partners.Fifty percent said they’d reduced their number of one-time sexual encounters.Forty-nine percent said they’d reduced the sex they enjoyed with men met via dating apps or at sex venues.In an online survey of gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men conducted during August 5-15, 2022, respondents reported changing their behavior because of the #monkeypox outbreak.For more data on the 2022 U.S.
monkeypox outbreak, visit https://t.co/QpblepCma5 pic.twitter.com/kZld53MB96— CDC (@CDCgov) August 22, 2022In July, the director general for the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said 98% of the monkeypox cases detected since the outbreaks emerged in May had been among men who have sex with men.
He advised them to take action to protect themselves.“That means making safe choices for yourself and others, for men who have sex with men,” Tedros said. “This includes, for the moment, reducing your number of sexual partners.”Experts also recommend gay and bi men seek vaccination against the infection.Last week, US officials announced they were rolling out an extra 1.8million vaccine shots.
