Monkeypox cases in Montreal appear to be hitting a plateau, but authorities say they're worried that soaring infections in the United States and a low vaccination rate could help the disease surge anew in the city.
Tourists were among those lining up to get monkeypox vaccines in Montreal on Saturday, July 23, 2022, as the World Health Organization declared the virus a global health emergency.
Calling Montreal the epicentre of the North American monkeypox outbreak, health officials in the city said on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, they were expanding vaccination against the disease to all men who have sex with men.
Monkeypox is a rare disease that comes from the same family of viruses that causes smallpox, which the World Health Organization declared eradicated around the globe in 1980.