Mexico's Health Secretariat (SSA) has confirmed that as of March 4 of this year, 33 deaths have been recorded due to the measles outbreak the country has been experiencing since last year, prompting the deployment of a mass vaccination campaign. According to the latest report, health authorities have registered 15 confirmed cases of measles in the last week, with a total of 12,237 confirmed cases since last year. The Health Secretariat states that the most affected population group by measles infections is children under 1 to 4 years old (1,658 cases), followed by those aged 5 to 9 (1,444). The highest incidence rate of the virus occurs in children under one year old, with 61.89 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. Regarding mortality, 33 deaths have occurred from the current outbreak, nine of which occurred in January and February of this year in the states of Chihuahua, Michoacán, Jalisco, Durango, and Tlaxcala. Given the increase in infections in some territories such as Jalisco, President Claudia Sheinbaum affirmed that to date, 21 million vaccines have been administered in the country and guaranteed that there are sufficient biological agents against this disease "and more are on the way." Likewise, she pointed out that in Mexico "there is a high level of vaccination," so she is confident that there will not be major outbreaks ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, where Mexico, the United States, and Canada will be hosts, and for which Mexico expects the arrival of five million visitors.
