Ottawa to give $1M to reach communities impacted by monkeypox
As of Wednesday, there were 604 confirmed cases of monkeypox in Canada, with the vast majority in Quebec and Ontario.Story continues below advertisement
Two organizations in Vancouver and one in Edmonton are also expected to receive money, and the Public Health Agency will keep $100,000 in reserve to go toward any emerging issues related to monkeypox.Monkeypox: ‘Need to be aware’ how it transmits as cases rise in Canada, says Njoo The monkeypox disease comes from the same family of viruses that cause smallpox, which the World Health Organization declared eradicated around the globe in 1980. Smallpox vaccines have proven effective in fighting the monkeypox virus.
Guilbeault said he’s confident Canada will have enough vaccine to address the spread of the disease but he did not have further details about how much supply Canada has or is trying to get. The virus generally doesn’t spread easily and is transmitted through prolonged close contact via respiratory droplets, direct contact with skin lesions or bodily fluids, or through contaminated clothes or bedding.Common symptoms include rash, oral and genital lesions and swollen lymph nodes.
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