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Chihuahua Accelerates Home-to-Home Vaccination as Measles Cases Surpass 3,300

Brigades are delivering free, safe vaccines in homes, fields, mobile posts to immunize residents aged six months to 49 years

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Overview

  • Chihuahua has recorded over 3,300 measles cases and more than a dozen deaths since February
  • State brigades are canvassing homes, agricultural fields and mobile and fixed posts each day to reach unvaccinated residents
  • Officials emphasize that timely immunization is critical because measles is more contagious than Covid-19 and can be fatal
  • Governor Maru Campos thanked agricultural producers and business owners for granting brigades access to fields and worksites
  • Authorities urged citizens to remain vigilant and collaborate with government brigades to halt transmission