Will there be an Mpox pandemic in 2024?
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Resolves yes if there is a full or partial lockdown in at least 100 countries due to Mpox or if the WHO declares an Mpox pandemic

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There are two sides to this: (1) lockdowns in 100 countries and (2) pandemic declared by WHO.
(1): even for COVID there weren't 100 countries under lockdown by the beginning of the epidemic, in April 2020 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_lockdowns
MPOX much less/not transmissible by air -> less beneficial to impose lockdowns
(2) WHO declaring a pandemic is (a) extremely political, (b) might create panic. even for COVID they were extremely reluctant to do it
-> very unlikely to happen

Hans Kluge, WHO regional director for Europe: "Mpox is not the new Covid-19" https://www.scmp.com/news/world/africa/article/3275219/mpox-not-new-covid-19-says-who-official-hans-kluge

opened a Ṁ50 YES at 11% order

good market 🫡 also, polymarket at 6 rn.

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