Once the epicentre of Canada’s monkeypox outbreak, Montreal has almost eradicated the virus on its territory, according to doctors in the city
Cases can still be imported by tourists and other visitors, they say, adding that it’s still unclear how long the vaccine will remain effective.We deliver the local news you need in these turbulent times on weekdays at 3 p.m.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails. Postmedia Network Inc.
Dr. Rejean Thomas, the president of a clinic in Montreal’s Village district that specializes in sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections, said that early in the outbreak, his clinic — l’Actuel — was seeing almost a dozen people a day who thought they had the disease. But Thomas said it remains unclear what the future holds; he said he recently saw a patient with monkeypox who had been vaccinated in July. “So that’s the big question: what will be the effectiveness of the vaccine — for how long.”Article content
Around 30,000 people have received one dose of a monkeypox vaccine in Quebec. Last week, the province’s public health director, Dr. Luc Boileau, said around 6,000 had received a second.Article content The World Health Organization says the number of new monkeypox cases across several countries — including Canada, the United Kingdom and Italy — decreased by more than 50 per cent in the final week of October compared to the week prior. Several other countries, including France and the United States, have recorded smaller declines, but the number of new cases is still rising in other parts of Europe and in parts of Central and South America.
Bergeron said public health officials knew there was a high risk of stigmatizing people and worked closely with the community to design the messaging around vaccination. If people were worried they would be judged or stigmatized for protecting themselves, that would be counterproductive, she said.
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