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A total of 5,895 doses of vaccine were administered, an increase of 1959 from last week.
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June 21, 2022 • 25 minutes ago • 2 minutes of reading • Join the conversation Because monkeypox is closely linked to the virus that causes smallpox, smallpox vaccine can prevent people from contracting the disease or to make it lighter, officials say. Photo by DADO RUVIC / Reuters
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Quebec has registered an additional 30 cases of monkeypox as vaccinations against the rare viral disease increase.
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As of Monday, 171 cases had been reported, up from 141 five days ago, the health ministry said on Tuesday.
A total of 5,895 doses of vaccine were administered, an increase of 1959 from last week.
Quebec is implementing the Imvamune measles vaccine. Because smallpox is closely linked to the virus that causes smallpox, smallpox vaccine can prevent people from contracting the disease or make it less severe, officials say.
Last week, Montreal Public Health Director Dr. Milen Druin said, “The progress of the cases every day is not dramatic. … We see several (new cases) a day. ”
But with the arrival of summer and tourists flocking to the city, authorities have said they want to control the situation as soon as possible.
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Quebec has announced a vaccination campaign targeting those most at risk of contracting monkeypox. “There is one group particularly affected: men who have sex with other men,” said Quebec’s director of public health, Dr. Luke Boylo, last week.
As of June 15, 2,103 laboratory-confirmed cases of monkeypox have been reported to the World Health Organization.
The majority of cases (84 percent) are in Europe, the WHO said.
But Canada was the fifth largest number by country, after the United Kingdom, Spain, Germany and Portugal.
As of last week, most cases in Canada (84 percent) have been registered in Quebec, the federal government said.
Monkeypox is spread through close, long-term contact, Quebec said on its official government website. The disease can be transmitted five days before the onset of symptoms and until all skin lesions are covered.
The incubation period – the time between exposure to an infectious pathogen and the onset of symptoms – is usually five to seven days, but can last up to 21 days.
In most cases, the disease goes away on its own in two to four weeks, but in “very rare cases,” serious complications can occur, “according to the Quebec website.
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