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France opens vaccine centres for monkeypox as infections rise

A person arrives to receive a monkeypox vaccination at the Northwell Health Immediate Care Center at Fire Island-Cherry Grove, in New York, U.S., July 15, 2022. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz REUTERS - EDUARDO MUNOZ

French Health Minister François Braun has said the government has opened about 100 vaccination centres for monkeypox so far and that more than 6,000 people have received a preventive vaccination.

The health minister said on Monday that about 1,700 people have been infected with monkeypox in France.

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