About 1,700 People in France Infected With Monkeypox: Minister

About 1,700 People in France Infected With Monkeypox: Minister
A vial containing the monkeypox vaccine in London on July 23, 2022. Hollie Adams/Getty Images
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PARIS—About 1700 people had been infected with monkeypox in France, Health Minister Francois Braun said on Monday.

Braun said the government so far had opened about 100 vaccination centers for monkeypox and that more than 6,000 people have received a preventive vaccination.