There's a massive measles vaccine campaign in Mexico. Is the public on board?

""People were very worried. For a couple of months we were doing two to three hundred vaccinations a day - mothers, fathers, teenagers and babies. Even the grandparents wanted to get vaccinated.""

""At the moment it's a massive response but it's inefficient. We should be working in the most unprotected regions, with the most unprotected populations.""

""Sometimes they come, sometimes they don't," he says about the health workers. "And when they run out of vaccines, they close early.""

"The outbreak came from north of the border. Last year, a 9-year-old Mennonite child in the state of Chihuahua fell ill after visiting relatives in a Mennonite community in Gaines County, Texas.""

Mexico is facing a significant measles outbreak, prompting a vaccination campaign aimed at 2.5 million people weekly. Vaccination efforts include door-to-door outreach, pop-up stations in various public locations, and the use of WhatsApp for information sharing. While initial response saw high participation, interest has waned, and some vaccination sites have reduced operations. Critics argue the campaign lacks focus on the most vulnerable populations, despite some infectious disease experts praising the initiative. The outbreak originated from a case linked to a Mennonite child visiting from Texas.

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