Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kieran Moore said monkeypox will likely be around for ‘many, many months,’ but Ontario isn’t seeing exponential growth of the virus
Ontario is not seeing rapid growth in cases of monkeypox and its vaccination strategy appears to be working, the province’s top doctor says.
Moore said 133 cases had been identified in Ontario as of July 6, with the vast majority being in Toronto and most others with a connection to the city. Public Health Ontario had reported 33 cases two weeks earlier.Monkeypox generally does not spread easily between people and is transmitted through prolonged close contact via respiratory droplets, direct contact with skin lesions or bodily fluids, or through contaminated clothes or bedding.
Moore said the province has been working “diligently” to vaccinate those who have contracted the virus as well as close contacts or anyone at risk of contact. The province is not looking to expand its vaccination strategy at this time, Moore said, adding that “it appears to be working.” “We don’t know what it’s going to take to get the outbreak under control,” said McGreer. “We aren’t completely confident that the virus hasn’t changed enough to allow some more sustained transmission to populations.”“This is really still very much an intervene for the populations where we have a defined risk, and they’re really carefully watching to identify whether there’s been any spread outside those high risk populations,” said McGreer.
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