National Vaccination Week 2025 begins to combat measles and pertussis infections

The Mexican government began on Saturday the first ‘National Vaccination Week 2025’ with the goal of immunizing nearly 2 million people in the face of the outbreak of preventable diseases such as measles and whooping cough, with about 1 400 cases accumulated from both so far this year. “Our goal is that this week we will vacudate 1.8 million people and reflect our commitment that every child, adolescent and adult who needs protection will receiv…

The Government of Mexico began the National Vaccination Week, which will take place from April 26th to May 3rd throughout the country. The goal is to inoculate 1.8 million people, whether they are starting their schedule, or to complete it.

Measles is one of the diseases on the list of eradicateable pathologies of the World Health Organization (WHO), because it is a relatively stable virus, which does not mutate as much as the flu; it is transmitted only among humans, without animal reservoir; and, above all, because there is a safe, effective vaccine and, in general, accessible internationally. Indeed, the serious complications that this virus exerts in the human organism may soun…

It was reported on April 26 that the pertussis and measles epidemic in Mexico has increased. According to the report of the most recent bulletin of the institution of Epidemiological Situation of Vaccine Preventable Diseases, 48 victims have died of whooping cough and a case of measles.TE MAY INTEREST: Measles cases increase in the United States; point of risk: TexasSEMANA DE VACUNACATION 2025On Saturday, April 26, the National Vaccination Week …

The Mexican government began on Saturday the first 'National Vaccination Week 2025' with the goal of immunizing almost 2 million people in the face of the outbreak of preventable diseases such as measles and whooping cough, with about 1,400 cases accumulated from both so far this year. The entry Mexico begins a vaccination campaign in response to the outbreak of measles and whooping cough was first published in Proceso Digital.

In mid-April there were already 749 confirmed cases, representing an increase of 62 per cent, compared with 463 recorded throughout 2024; it has caused the death of 45 children under one year of age; in all 2024 there were 32 deaths; it is not known whether it has already reached its peak.