Mexico asks to remain "calm" amid measles outbreak and reinforces child vaccination
Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum called for calm amid the country's measles outbreak and announced the reinforcement of child vaccination, assuring that there is sufficient availability of doses and that most of the population is protected.
TL;DR
- President Claudia Sheinbaum urges calm amidst a measles outbreak in Mexico.
- Vaccination efforts will be reinforced, prioritizing children aged 6 months to 12 years.
- Adults aged 13 to 49 will also be vaccinated in areas with higher contagion rates.
- There are 28 million vaccine doses available, which is considered sufficient.
- The Secretary of Health noted that 90% of previous cases were in unvaccinated individuals.
- An outbreak in Chihuahua was controlled through mass vaccination, with 1.8 million doses administered.
- As of February 9, Mexico has 8,899 confirmed measles cases and 28 deaths in the 2025-2026 period across seven states.