STATEMENT - Update on mpox in Canada - May 11, 2023
The WHO Director General considered the advice offered by the Committee and determined that mpox no longer constitutes a PHEIC.
- The WHO Director General considered the advice offered by the Committee and determined that mpox no longer constitutes a PHEIC.
- Since the beginning of the mpox outbreak, the Government of Canada has taken swift action to protect the health and safety of people in Canada.
- Efforts continue with provincial/territorial partners to increase vaccine uptake across Canada for those most at risk of mpox.
- Although the WHO Director General determined the current mpox situation is no longer a PHEIC, the Government of Canada recognizes that mpox is still circulating globally.