By Canadian Press

Montreal public health expands monkeypox vaccination to all men who have sex with men

Jun 14, 2022 | 1:15 PM

MONTREAL — Public health officials in Montreal are offering monkeypox vaccination to all men who have sex with men.

Officials told reporters today the city is the epicentre of the monkeypox outbreak in North America.

Montreal public health director Dr. Mylène Drouin says that sex workers and men who are visiting Montreal and plan to have sex with other men during their visit are among those who are eligible for vaccination.

Quebec interim public health director Dr. Luc Boileau says there are 132 confirmed cases of the disease in Quebec, with 126 in Montreal.

Canada’s chief public health officer said last week there were a total of 112 cases across the country.

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Drouin says all of the monkeypox cases detected in the city so far have been among men, most of whom have had sex with other men.

She says that three people have been hospitalized since the beginning of the outbreak but all of them have been discharged.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published on June 14, 2022.

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This story was produced with the financial assistance of the Meta and Canadian Press News Fellowship.

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