So far, public health officials have been taking a 'ring approach' to vaccination against monkeypox - offering the vaccine to close contacts of people with confirmed infections.ĭr. Luc Boileau, who said the progression in Quebec has been 'slow' but every few days more cases are being detected. Mylène Drouin provided an update to the media Tuesday afternoon alongside Quebec's interim public health director Dr. Montreal public health said Tuesday there are now 132 confirmed cases of the virus in Quebec, including 126 in Montreal. With Montreal the 'epicentre' of the monkeypox outbreak in Canada and the case count continuing to grow, the city is shifting its approach to contain the spread of the rare disease.
