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Monkeypox ‘almost eradicated’ in Montreal, but doctors warn it’s too early to declare victory
A monkeypox vaccination clinic run by CIUSSS public health authorities is seen in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, June 6, 2022. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi
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Monkeypox can be fatal for those with HIV or weak immune systems, U.S. study finds
FILE - People line up to receive the monkeypox vaccine at a walk-in clinic at the North Jersey Community Research Initiative in Newark, N.J., on Aug. 16, 2022. With monkeypox cases subsiding in Europe and parts of North America, many scientists say now is the time to prioritize stopping the virus in Africa. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
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Ontario weighs declaring monkeypox outbreak over, Moore says
Dr. Kieran Moore, Ontario Chief Medical Officer of Health, speaks at a press conference at the legislature in Toronto on Monday, April 11, 2022. Moore says he is "actively looking" at whether the province can declare the monkeypox outbreak officially over.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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Second doses of monkeypox vaccine available in B.C. this week
FILE - Jonathan Parducho, a pharmacist, removes a tray of vials of of the Jynneos vaccine for monkeypox from a box containing 20 doses, in the vaccine hub at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, July 29, 2022, in San Francisco. The U.S. will declare a public health emergency to bolster the federal response to the outbreak of monkeypox that already has infected more than 6,600 Americans. That's according to two people familiar with the matter said. (Lea Suzuki/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
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CDC says Jynneos vaccine appears to protect against monkeypox
FILE PHOTO: A woman arrives at a monkeypox vaccination site in New York City, U.S., August 15, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
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Monkeypox activity in Ontario peaked in July, top doctor says
Dr. Kieran Moore, Ontario's Chief Medical Officer of Health speaks at a press conference at Queen’s Park in Toronto on Monday, April 11, 2022. Moore says there is ample supply of the Omicron-targeted COVID-19 vaccine, even for people who won't be eligible for that shot until later this month. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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Biden seeks $47B for Ukraine, COVID-19, monkeypox, disasters
A priest blesses coffins with unidentified civilian bodies, who died on the territory of the Bucha community during the Russian occupation period in February-March 2022, during a funeral in Bucha, near Kyiv, Ukraine, on Friday, Sept. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
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Monkeypox outbreak can be eliminated in Europe, WHO says
FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: Test tubes labeled "Monkeypox virus positive and negative" are seen in this illustration taken May 23, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo/File Photo
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Ontario’s monkeypox vaccination strategy should include the homeless, advocates say
FILE - A health care worker prepares a monkeypox vaccine in Montreal, Saturday, July 23, 2022. Nearly 800,000 doses of the monkeypox vaccine will soon be available for U.S. distribution, U.S. health regulators said Wednesday, July 27, 2022. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP, File)
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Monkeypox cases drop 21%, reversing month-long increase: WHO
A patient is inoculated with the monkeypox vaccine during a vaccination clinic at the OASIS Wellness Center, Friday, Aug. 19, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
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Universities and colleges should be proactive to prevent monkeypox spread on campus, says expert
Students who receive scholarships get to spend more time focusing on school and less time working jobs to cover tuition and the cost of living. People walk past the University of Toronto campus in Toronto on Wednesday, June 10, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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N.S. reports first monkeypox case in a resident
A colourized transmission electron micrograph of monkeypox particles (yellow) found within an infected cell (blue), is shown in a handout photo captured at the NIAID Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Maryland. Nova Scotia is reporting its first case of monkeypox in a resident who returned from travel outside the province. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases **MANDATORY CREDIT**
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U.K. to use lower dose of monkeypox vaccine to stretch supply
People queue up to receive monkeypox vaccinations during a pop-up clinic at Guy's Hospital in central London, Britain, July 30, 2022. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls/Files
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Morning Update: Ukrainian refugees worry about vanishing support as war nears six-month mark
8.16.2022 Warsaw, Poland. The Expo trade centre in Warsaw has been one of the city’s largest refugee centres since the war began. It can accommodate up to 20,000 people and has provided shelter for as many as 11,000 at one time in March. Now it is home to around 3,300 refugees.
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Monkeypox requires public health messaging that avoids stigmatizing LGBTQ+ community, experts say
People wait to receive a monkeypox vaccine at an outdoor walk-in clinic in Montreal, Saturday, July 23, 2022. Tourists are among those lining up to get monkeypox vaccines in Montreal, as the World Health Organization declares the virus a global health emergency. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
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Manitoba health official says risk remains low as province reports its first case of monkeypox
Dr. Jazz Atwal, Manitoba's deputy chief provincial public health officer, speaks during a COVID-19 press conference at the Manitoba legislature in Winnipeg on March 5, 2020. Manitoba is reporting the first case of monkeypox in the province. Atwal says it is an isolated case, the risk remains low and the person likely acquired monkeypox outside of the province. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
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EU backs changing monkeypox vaccine injection approach in bid to boost supply
FILE Registered pharmacist Sapana Patel, loads a syringe with Monkeypox vaccine at a Pop-Up Monkeypox vaccination site on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022, in West Hollywood, Calif. Spain is struggling to curtail Europe's leading monkeypox outbreak since the disease spread beyond Africa. The southern European nation counts over 4,500 cases and two men have died from the disease. Authorities and groups in the LGBTQ community are honing their campaigns to get vaccines to the most needy members of the most affected demographic so far. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)
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WHO’s renaming of monkeypox variants helps curb stigma, acting Africa CDC director says
A logo is pictured on the World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, November 22, 2017. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/Files
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New Brunswick reports its first confirmed case of monkeypox virus
A colourized transmission electron micrograph of monkeypox particles (teal) found within an infected cell (brown), is shown in a handout photo captured at the NIAID Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Maryland. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases **MANDATORY CREDIT**
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Monkeypox spread may be slowing in Canada, Dr. Theresa Tam says
Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam listens to a question during a news conference, Tuesday, January 12, 2021 in Ottawa. Dr. Theresa Tam says Canada's public health agency is looking to make the most of Canada's waste, and plans to sift through the sewage to test for and measure new health threats like monkeypox, polio, antimicrobial resistant organism and more. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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The monkeypox outbreak, explained: Symptoms, vaccines, spread and more
FILE - This 2003 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows mature, oval-shaped monkeypox virions, left, and spherical immature virions, right, obtained from a sample of human skin associated with the 2003 prairie dog outbreak. Africa’s public health agency says it doesn’t know how many of the continent's reported monkeypox cases this year are in men who have sex with men, and it warned Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022 against “any stigmatization” that might delay case reporting and affect the outbreak response. (Cynthia S. Goldsmith, Russell Regner/CDC via AP, File)
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Current global response to monkeypox is not enough, experts say
Marina Klein, Research Director and Professor of Medicine at the Division of Infectious Diseases at McGill University, left, and Sharon Lewin, International AIDS Society President-Elect speak during a roundtable discussion on monkeypox the AIDS 2022 conference in Montreal, Sunday, July 31, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
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Monkeypox cases in Montreal appear to be levelling off, but officials concerned by rises elsewhere
People wait to receive a monkeypox vaccine at an outdoor walk-in clinic in Montreal, Saturday, July 23, 2022. Tourists are among those lining up to get monkeypox vaccines in Montreal, as the World Health Organization declares the virus a global health emergency. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
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The monkeypox outbreak has spread to Canada. What to know about the virus
FILE - This 2003 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a monkeypox virion, obtained from a sample associated with the 2003 prairie dog outbreak. Monkeypox, a disease that rarely appears outside Africa, has been identified by European and American health authorities in recent days. On Friday, May 27, 2022 The Associated Press reported on stories circulating online incorrectly claiming the recent cases of monkeypox are actually just shingles, and the cases are a result of the COVID-19 vaccine. (Cynthia S. Goldsmith, Russell Regner/CDC via AP, File)
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How concerned should we be about monkeypox?
Test tubes labelled "Monkeypox virus positive" are seen in this illustration taken May 22, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration