Overview

• Health Secretary David Kershenobich announced that 471 federal brigades began field operations to vaccinate residents, run epidemiological surveillance, and carry out vector control in flood-affected areas.
• The initial deployment comprises 280 brigades from the Health Ministry, 100 from IMSS, 41 from IMSS-Bienestar, and 50 from ISSSTE, with authorities targeting an expansion to more than 1,000 brigades in the coming days.
• Vector-control teams total 140 across priority states, including 63 in Veracruz, 35 in San Luis Potosí, 30 in Querétaro, and 12 in Puebla.
• Operations focus on rural and hard-to-reach parts of Veracruz, Puebla, Hidalgo, Querétaro, and San Luis Potosí, with vaccinations for hepatitis, measles, BCG, influenza, and COVID-19.
• Health authorities report 5,859 personnel assigned and 7,778 emergency-related consultations, while damaged clinics and temporary closures are being offset by mobile units, field tents, and additional brigades.