"Monkeypox", which was first confirmed to be infected in Japan, continues to spread mainly in Europe and the United States, and vaccination is being promoted in each country as an infection control measure.
According to the CDC = Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, monkeypox has been confirmed to infect 18,095 people in 75 countries and regions around the world as of 25th of this month.
The number of infected people
is the highest at 3846 in the United States,
3125 in Spain ,
2352 in Germany,
2208 in the United Kingdom,
and 1567 in France.
In Europe and the United States, vaccination is being promoted as an infection control measure. Of these, in Paris, the capital of France, a vaccination center dedicated to monkeypox was opened on the 26th, and many people visited one after another to receive vaccination.
The center is run by about 10 staff, including doctors, who can also consult with people who may have been infected with monkeypox.
In France, more than 6,000 people have been vaccinated at more than 100 medical centers so far, and a center dedicated to monkeypox has been established in Paris, where about half of the confirmed infected people are concentrated. , It is expected that the vaccination system will be significantly strengthened.
Vaccine applicant "I'm tired of waiting"
A 50-year-old man who wanted to get vaccinated said, "It's the same as with the new coronavirus, and it's finally possible to get vaccinated when such a center is established." Without it, it could have been terrible, so I was able to inoculate it and finally I was no longer worried. "
On the other hand, a 60-year-old man who said that there were many applicants and could not get the vaccine on that day said, "I was tired of waiting. I have been doing my best to get the vaccine for the past three weeks, but now in Paris We should do what we are doing on a larger scale throughout France. The government wants us to do both vaccination and vaccination. "