The Ministry of Health announced that it will reinforce its national vaccination program in response to the increase in measles cases, with a total of 288 confirmed patients and 43 imported cases. David Kershenobich, Secretary of Health, explained that there are sufficient vaccines available to meet the country's needs and it is recommended to vaccinate at-risk populations.
Regarding measles cases, all registered this year were in unvaccinated individuals. In Chihuahua, 39 imported cases from Texas were detected, while in Oaxaca, four cases stem from an infection in Nigeria. Nationwide, 288 cases of whooping cough have been reported, with an incidence of 0.21%.
In the United States, measles cases have increased to 308 so far this year, surpassing the 285 recorded for all of 2024, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Meanwhile, in Europe and Central Asia, more than 127,000 measles cases were reported in 2024, a figure that doubles that of 2023 and is the highest in the last 25 years, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF.
In light of this situation, Mexico will strengthen its immunization campaign by distributing 4.4 million vaccination records and will reinstate the 'National Vaccination Weeks', the first of which will take place from April 26 to May 3, with the administration of 14 types of vaccines, focusing on children and adolescents.
