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Importantly, how is the 20K recent MVA-BN batch (and 30K to follow later) to be disseminated? Directed to the target of some 1 million MSM? Apparently not. The initial rollout will focus on health care and lab workers first and foremost. Understandably, since the ratio of population to a supply of 2 doses x 10K is 20,000:1 I don’t think the plan is fractional dosing to expand inventory. Thus, the virus will continue to rip through the more susceptible subpopulation. If the incidence curve eventually drops anyway it may relate to transmission dispersion and reproduction dynamics wherein the most sexually active MSM acquire infection immunity. Concomitantly, compared to other global regions, there is much less media messaging directed to MSM. Paradoxically, the vaccination distribution plan is not explicitly indicating that MSM will be left in the lurch. This de-emphasis on the highest risk group undermines the imperative of education about vulnerability and behavioural risk mitigation in the absence of vaccine access. If STI denialism is actually more prevalent among MSM Brasileiros the risk of MPXV spread is amplified by avoidance of the epidemiological facts.

He is deeply apologetic about waving or flourishing his weapon in excitement.

Interesting discussion. There appears to be a counterintuitive anomaly in Antonelli et al’’s above-reported data. Puzzling results with no explanation, if not a manuscript typo, usually cause me to call into question the reliability of research findings. Anybody else?

Again, the ArriveCAN receipt not having been checked on landing in Halifax or St. John’s does not mean completing the app should not be obligatory. I don’t see the point in grousing about a requirement simply because it was not subject to the vigilance that authorities may not consistently apply. On all my arrivals to Canada this year I could not proceed to Immigration/Customs without a post-disembarking check of my ArriveCAN receipt. (I was also subject to random testing on 3 arrivals; that is not to say that I think that was warranted on top of pre-boarding testing abroad.) The rules, I agree, are certainly not without flaws, but ArriveCAN primarily vets for vaccination (or medical exemption, etc) status, a requirement condition for both Canada and USA entry (still USA?). The mob bottleneck between landing and Immigration is reduced by showing the receipt as opposed to fumbling for other vaccination proof documents. The latter method was employed on arrival in Brazil in January where the actual vaccination proof had to be produced by hand, not embedded ahead of time in a system similar to ArriveCAN although an online health attestation was necessary for entry there. Hence, a slower queue on arrival in São Paulo. For example, 15 seconds average added vaxx checking time for merely 120 person-arrivals adds 30 minutes annoying queueing for everyone; it can really add up. In Montreal, one line for all flight arrivals. Eeesh. Had the cruise ship passengers been spot-checked at NS or NL port I suspect that the speedier method would have been appreciated. This is all simply to say that as long as checking is required, and more often than not carried out, some applications facilitate and accelerate the process. Holding the view that COVID vaccination should not be mandatory is a separate question. My main beef and accompanying empathy is related to the imposition on many older travellers to become smartphone/PC experts or have to rely on others to complete documents on their behalf. The anxiety associated with correctly implementing technology for smooth travel must be daunting. The argument that pre-travel testing requirements be either imposed or abandoned consistently across transport modes is persuasive. Sometimes the notion of ‘whataboutism’ holds water. The supposition of current 2% coronavirus infection point-prevalence is corroborated by fairly rapidly escalating cumulative uptick in nucleocapsid antibody seroprevalence this year (5-fold the official diagnosis-based tracking) as assessed by Canadian Blood Services surveillance of donors. Higher for younger and for materially disadvantaged, so yeah, don’t persecute the affluent old fogies on luxe cruises. I, myself, remain N protein-negative on the Roche assay and possess no natural immunity benefit to the extent there might be any at this juncture.

Following would be related to the Canadian public health officials’ view, not necessarily my own, and not a commentary on seriousness of COVID: It would be incumbent on the cruise ship to verify vaccination and test status at boarding. Ship crew are proxies for Canadian border officials that obviously cannot be abroad to check these requirements. That the company did not do so formally would reflect a break in the contract that underlies the privilege of docking at a Canadian port. It the fellow had been sick enough for ship sick bay the crew would be required to report a presumed (or confirmed, assuming sick bay had tests) symptomatic infection to Canada prior to docking, or required to report a subsequent outbreak if one occurred. Canada would have the discretionary prerogative to block excursions, but at that point if it had been determined by Canada that pre-boarding test checking had not been carried out for all embarking that would likely have put the Canadian excursion(s) in jeopardy for all. Therefore, the ship essentially played chicken with passengers’ itinerary and could have also incurred a huge penalty if the info were to come to light following an excursion that occurred after mandatory reporting had not been honoured. The marine distinction between ferries and passenger ships is likely due to the variations in time frames between pre-board testing and Canadian docking. As I understand it, the pre-board testing applies to both short-haul sails, say, New England to a Canadian Maritime province port and long-term sails such as 5-weeks from Asia to Vancouver. The idea being that a missed infection on boarding could rip through a ship more effectively and extensively compared to a same-day flight, ferry, etc. AFAIK the testing required, say, in Hong Kong, weeks prior as opposed to a port in, say, Alaska weeks later but that is closest to the previously mandated time frame for flights arriving in Canada. Therefore the time range between testing and docking could be very broad within the microscosm of a ship where transmission variables are already known to be different. Finally, if you were required to fulfill the ArriveCAN app completion prior to docking the fact that it was not checked by officials prior to Canadian port excursions does not mean the rule has changed. It remains obligatory and the app completion receipt may be checked. It appears this cruise fell through the cracks but, again, it was the liner’s responsibility to mitigate the chance of onboard infection from the get-go … from the perspective of the mandate intention however valid or not.

Yes, apart from transport mode considerations, I recently booked Olaya Herrera to Bogotá return on Satena for an upcoming Medellín trip in which I wish to add a Bogotá excursion. I did not need a VPN. Fare range was COP300-600K. I booked the highest fare (Plus) of the four options as it really isn’t much by Canadian standards. It turns out that it has the highest flex for changes but all seats on the small craft as well as checked luggage privileges are created equal, not that I will have more than carryon.

Direct Cali-Medellín? I don’t think Satena does it. Another carrier?

# Monkeypox Nobody knows for sure yet. The UK is recommending condom use for several weeks following apparent recovery, presumed recovery based on dermatological symptoms clearing. Due to the possibility of contagious virus lingering in semen and uncertainty about its potential for transmission during sex. The CDC is not yet on board with this recommendation. Also, recent research from Belgium and France is demonstrating MPXV viral detection in men’s routinely collected samples in STI clinics, sampling of men with otherwise no recent history of MPXV and no signs of it at collection. Many of these men did not go on to develop symptoms in spite of testing positive. It is not known if they can transmit infection, in spite of being asymptomatic, through saliva, semen, etc. The ratio of symptomatic to asymptomatic is not known. However, 5% of the Paris sample of screened men were positive for MPXV yet not anywhere near that proportion of the overall MSM population had symptomatic infection during the study period. Another word to the wise: If you are going to travel it is advisable to be abstinent from what would be rationally considered to be high-risk sex for some weeks prior to departure lest you acquire infection at home and get sick abroad following incubation period, a costly prospect. https://archive.ph/2eEuh

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I believe the OP is referring more to the problem being an OF competitor using the OP’s OF site, seemingly identifying faceless models in that account but perhaps knows them by virtue of LRD association and he (competitor) allegedly makes trouble by alerting them they are identifiable. If the OP then has to pursue damage control, there may be a workaround. I have an OF user/purchaser account. I never use it but it assigned me a membership code. I picked a handle and access via email and password. I believe that the OP can suggest his models create a personal purchaser account like mine. The OP can selectively provide free access to his site (total discount); the models can then see all the content posted including their own images. However, I think they need to have a verifiable payment system registered even if they never purchase content, and that suggests requiring a valid credit card. At that point some industrious models splinter off to their own account but that might not be so frequent among those that prefer to obscure identity.

To reiterate what someone else posted above, they must have an undetectable amount of virus on top of taking the medication. That is, the accumulation of studies has found that in 130,000 acts of condomless penetrative sex nobody acquired HIV from a poz partner that consistently had undetectable viral load. It is not absolute zero viral load but it is an amount of virus that the tests that count viral particles cannot measure because they are too low, generally viewed as less than 200 copies per one millilitre of blood sample for purposes of the research conducted. The average body contains 5+ litres of blood. Therefore, the overall unknown number of viral particles present in a poz person can theoretically be quite high but nevertheless that amount is statistically incapable of transmission. Actually, most tests are now currently accurate at less than 50 copies per ml, even 20 copies per ml.

Regarding on-demand HIV PrEP and refills, at least in Canada. Pharmacies will not issue a new supply if 90 days has elapsed from the previous dispensing. For example, if you fill a 30-day supply on Sept 1st and use it sparingly over 3 months but run out and wish a new supply you must provide proof of a recent negative test if you wish to receive a new bottle following Nov 30th. It is possible to work around it. For example, if you are willing to pay for 3 months at once, receiving 90 tablets that might last you a year, you would need to arrange testing that makes sense for your own peace of mind because the pharmacy would only require the negative test when you try to obtain a new supply a year later. PrEP is not at all a good treatment option for anybody HIV-infected whether they are aware of having HIV or not. Pharmacies here are able to access your test results on their computer systems, at least in Quebec. I don’t bother to check for possible renal toxicity because I consume PrEP on-demand and so infrequently. I am often tossing out unused expired tenofovir/emtricitabine tablets. Kidney problems would likely be flagged in my annual medical exam unrelated to PrEP.

Try not to get too excited and snap the physician’s finger off or create a vacuum sucking in his jewelry during the prostate DRE.

But it’s probably the tan-coloured door #7 beside it … https://boys-58-spa.negocio.site twitter: @Boys58Spa

This would be the facade structure if not the same colour or perhaps it has been refurbished since these street view shots. 18 months ago was Barra Club 58 but then dropped off social media. It’s the purple or black door as you can see the numbering in one of the photos.

São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro represent the majority of new MPXV cases in Brazil and they are certainly multiplying. It would be expected to at least quadruple within a month. They can only launch infection treatment preparedness and containment measures at this time. About 30,000 and 20,000 vaccine doses are ordered with expected delivery, respectively, September and November. At those low supply numbers one wonders if it will be released for PEP only (& PrEP for health care workers) at that time, and what will be the uptake comfort level among GBMSM that may need to self-identify risk, already a factor that compromises HIV PrEP uptake. Hospitals will have limited capacity for a second disease this decade requiring structural patient isolation. Don’t be shocked if there is no choice but to shut down congregate sexual venues, in case you are planning to visit and utilize them. ——— https://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/saude/noticia/2022-08/sao-paulo-lanca-plano-de-enfrentamento-variola-dos-macacos?amp ——-

Columbia is a city in Merryland.

Maybe a PhD in porn and man candy, but otherwise a good solid education reflected in CV? FullSizeRender.MOV

I just discovered that I can easily access Toronto schedules for anyone that wishes to target a specific date, if you don’t have Twitter. Otherwise, enter “Imvamune Toronto” in a Twitter search, or Google “Imvamune Toronto” to access site locations, days, times. Not all sites in Toronto are open all 7 days of the week. In contrast, the main Montreal walk-in site where I received my dose early June is still open every day. The daily schedule spread also seems to be broader than Toronto sites as well, where strategizing timing travelling in and out may require more planning or the greater likelihood of necessitating an overnight in Toronto.

It appears that CDC has re-stratified Jynneos eligibility. Whereas I think it was PrEP or PEP, that remaining the categorization in Canada, it is now PEP for confirmed exposure, PEP++ for high-risk groups, and PrEP for occupational (eg, laboratory) risk. PrEP will represent a minimal proportion of supply allocation. It will be interesting to see the relative proportions of the new supply allocated for PEP versus PEP++.

I started posting Montreal details in this very GG thread 6 weeks ago if anybody wants to scroll back, inquire here, or DM me. You can get into the walk-in vaxx site in The (Gay) Village in seconds without a booking. Bring passport for ID. I was in that neighbourhood last week for routine HIV PrEP STI panel nearby and there was nobody seeking Imvamune (Jynneos) but about 20 personnel twiddling their thumbs and an ample supply of doses. (The thumbs thing these days means keeping busy on smartphones.) I think Toronto is very easy as well, likely particularly Metro Hall on Bay St. & Queen St area, but I don’t have details … well, now I do … see below.

I also use Mastercard. It is not consistently reliable in retail, though usually works. I also find Santander to be the only consistent bank for ATM withdrawals.

As my dear departed Maman would say: “It takes all sorts.”

Au contraire, he potentially matches up with those presenting angelic emoticons and may be due for some communion … and now this is derailing a thread, beatch. FullSizeRender.MOV

A Dad with kids fishing at Flamengo with a lit line float. Being July, dusk is earlier, 17:00-ish … though some people wanted to break out their designer winter clothing yet temperature highs close to 30C most days thwarted that. FullSizeRender.MOV