German school temporarily closed after mpox case reported
German school temporarily closed after mpox case reported
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.
This is how you handle infectious disease.
Nicely done, Germany.
Don't give them too much credit. Lots of Germans acted quite stupidly during COVID (much like in many other countries).
Can confirm. Got weird looks when I said I got this years flue and COVID shot.
They could also vaccinate everyone at the school. I've had my monkey pox vaccine #gay
Same. I got vaccinated last summer, after a case was reported in Sweden #bi