Geopolitics

will there be another pandemic this year?

will there be another pandemic this year?

https://polymarket.com/event/monkey-pox-pandemic-in-2024/monkey-pox-pandemic-in-2024

BDFL of Quilibrium, Eng @ Farcaster, ex-Coinbase, always opinionated, never hydrated

/quilibrium

the early warnings were there with covid for months before media was asking "is this a pandemic?", but most ignored them. monkeypox is well understood, has a higher barrier to transmission, and already has a vaccine, not to mention is very visible.

generally with headlines in the form of questions, Betteridge's law of headlines is a good rule

why are you so sure?
i don’t want another pandemic that will lead to a lockdown but it just might happen. maybe not this year, maybe next year

I really hope there wouldn’t be
But there has been a first case in Europe now (sweden) already and the person has definitely had contacts with people 

How sure are we it hasn’t spread yet, this was how Covid literally started too

You seem so certain 
I hope so too but have you heard about what’s happening in Sweden ?
It’s giving corona all over again