Canada confirms 803 monkeypox cases
Ottawa/UNI: The Public Health Agency of Canada confirmed 803 cases of monkeypox in the country.
The confirmed cases on Friday included 367 cases from Ontario, 359 from Quebec, 61 from British Columbia, 13 from Alberta, two from Saskatchewan and one from the Yukon, the health agency said
Theresa Tam, former Chief Public Health Officer of Canada, said the government has deployed over 70,000 doses of Imvamune vaccines and continues to work actively with jurisdictions to manage public health responses.
The World Health Organization has declared the current outbreak a public health emergency of international concern.
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