China News Service, Paris, July 9 (Li Yang and Li Yue) On July 8, local time, according to data released by the French health department, as of the 7th, a total of 721 cases of monkeypox have been diagnosed in France.
Most of these cases reside in the Paris region.
Statistics show that a total of 473 cases of monkeypox have been diagnosed in the Paris region; since the first case of monkeypox was found in France in early May this year, a total of 2 children and 4 women in France have been infected with monkeypox virus.
Faced with the spread of the monkeypox virus, the spread of the epidemic, and the difficulties in tracing close contacts, the French health department recommended on the 8th to expand the scope of relevant vaccines so as to prevent the most at risk of infection.
The vaccine will be extended to monkeypox-susceptible groups, including homosexuals, multi-partner transgender people, and sex workers.
Salomon, director of the French Health Agency, said at a news conference that the recommendations of the French National Health Agency will be adopted and implemented soon, and susceptible people who are eligible for preventive vaccination can, if they wish, start as early as next week. Start an appointment for vaccinations.
Some health officials said that starting next week, about 10 vaccination sites in the Paris region will provide vaccination services for people susceptible to monkeypox.
At this stage, the French health department does not recommend vaccinating relevant medical staff. It believes that the risk of medical staff being infected with monkeypox virus during diagnosis and treatment is very low, and said that specific vaccination can be considered one by one, and whether or not to vaccinate will depend on the specific exposure situation, individual risk factors, etc.
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