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Measles Now in All 32 Mexican States as South Carolina Issues New Exposure Alerts

Officials prioritize rapid vaccination with assurances of sufficient supply.

Overview

  • Mexico’s health ministry reports 7,131 cumulative measles cases and 24 deaths, confirming recent first cases in Tlaxcala and Puebla to complete nationwide spread.
  • President Claudia Sheinbaum and the health secretary say vaccines are available across the country, with more than 11 million doses administered during the response.
  • Jalisco launched an intensified 30‑day campaign, reallocating brigades and targeting up to two million vaccinations with fixed and mobile sites across all municipalities.
  • The Pan American Health Organization’s Regional Verification Commission set a virtual review for April 13 to assess Mexico’s and the United States’ measles elimination status.
  • South Carolina logged 124 new cases since January 13 and warned of exposures at public sites including a Walmart, with local reports citing more than 500 people in quarantine and most cases unvaccinated.