The Canadian province of Quebec confirmed 15 cases of monkeypox as of Monday,
the Quebec health department said on Tuesday, with more cases from other parts of
the country expected.
“We expect more cases to be confirmed in the coming days.”
Duclos also disclosed that the federal government began “pre-positioning of the
vaccine Imvamune and therapeutics from our National Emergency Strategic
Stockpile in jurisdictions across the country.” A small shipment of the Imvamune
vaccine was sent to Quebec on Tuesday, he said.
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“I want to reiterate to Canadians that this is a different situation than we saw
ourselves in with the emergence of COVID-19,” Duclos added, noting that unlike the
coronavirus pandemic, Canada has a supply of vaccines on hand already.
The North American country confirmed its first two cases of monkeypox virus
infections in the country last week after authorities in Quebec said they were
investigating 17 suspected cases.
Nearly 20 countries where monkeypox is not endemic have reported recent outbreaks
of the viral disease, with more than 230 confirmed or suspected infections mostly in
Europe.
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