![]() Monkeypox is a virus that spreads through contact with body fluids, as well as prolonged face-to-face contact or skin-to-skin contact with a lesion. The vaccine was approved by Health Canada in 2020 and is approved for individuals aged 18 and up. Over the weekend the city started the first of several community-based vaccine clinics targeting those who have had close contact with someone who has tested positive for monkeypox, as well as those with high risk contacts, and those who have a higher risk of being exposed to the virus. Twenty-three other cases are currently under investigation. ![]() Public Health officials say the new cases bring the total number of confirmed infections to 18. Toronto confirmed seven additional cases of monkeypox on Monday.
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