B.C. announces vaccines for monkeypox; confirmed cases low in province
The province has announced that smallpox vaccines, which can combat the spread of monkeypox, is available to British Columbians.
As of Wednesday , there were 61 confirmed cases of infection in B.C.: three in Fraser Health, 54 in Vancouver Coastal Health and four in Island Health.On July 23, the World Health Organization declared a public health emergency of international concern over the global monkeypox outbreak which has confirmed 18,000 cases across 78 countries. The spread is mostly being seen in Europe, while 4,600 cases have been confirmed in the U.S.
To date, B.C. has received 14,480 doses of the Imvamune vaccine for outbreak control, including post-exposure prophylaxis. Vaccines are ordered weekly and all doses are distributed to health authorities for administration. As of Monday, 7,200 doses were administrated to people.
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