US EditionWhat Is Dose 0 Against Measles and to Whom Is It Applied? Secretariat of Health Informs
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Between 20 and 27 January 2026, cases of measles increased in Mexico, so the Ministry of Health, as part of the strategy to reduce the outbreak, will apply dose 0.According to figures published by the Government of Mexico, at the national level measles infections increased 63.7%.What is dose 0 against measles and to whom is it applied?Health experts point out that measles infections are related to incomplete or non-existent vaccination schemes.S…
Mexico faces an outbreak of measles with thousands of infections and dozens of deaths, while low vaccination coverage and dose shortages rekindle the national health risk.
The health crisis for measles in Mexico has escalated to critical levels this beginning of the year.According to the most recent cut of the Ministry of Health on Friday, January 23, the country already records 987 confirmed cases, adding a cumulative total of 7,417 infections in national territory.The concern of the authorities has shifted from prevention to emergency after confirmation of the first death linked to this virus in the state of Mic…
The measles outbreak in Mexico has worsened due to low vaccination coverage. Health authorities report 26 deaths and more than 7,000 confirmed cases in various regions of the country.
Mexico is at risk of losing the status of a measles-free country, a certification granted by the World Health Organization (WHO) that has maintained for the past 10 years. The sustained increase in contagion, confirmed deaths and low vaccination coverage have triggered national health alerts, in a scenario similar to that recently faced by Spain, a country that has already lost this distinction. Between 2025 and 2026, more than 7,000 cases of me…
The outbreak of measles in Mexico continues to expand in 2026, with infections recorded in much of the country and 26 confirmed deaths, according to official data from the health sector. The most recent death occurred in Michoacán, in a context marked by low vaccination coverage and lack of biological supplies, factors that specialists point to as determinants in the resurgence of the disease. Health authorities warn that, if this trend continue…
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