The Ministry of Health indicates that it has registered five new cases of monkeypox in Luxembourg since last week.
Fifty cases of monkeypox are now recorded in Luxembourg (as of August 24), five more than last week, reports the Ministry of Health.
So far, the patients are all men with an average age of 37. Two patients had to go to the hospital for a short time, but have since left the hospital.
Since August 16, people belonging to a risk group can be vaccinated once morest monkeypox at the National Service for Infectious Diseases. As of August 24, 284 people had already been vaccinated, 1,029 had registered for a first or second vaccination. You can make an appointment for this at the number 4411-3129.
Luxembourg has received a new delivery of 200 doses of vaccine from the Netherlands to meet the high demand. With the 1,600 doses now available to the Grand Duchy, around 800 people can still be vaccinated.
As of 16 August 2022, in 43 countries and areas in the European region, a total of 19,429 cases of monkeypox have been reported to the health authorities European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the World Health Organization. (WHO), which represents an increase of 1,532 cases since last week.
