Due to the increase in measles cases in Jalisco, Private universities and business organizations reported that they will promote the application of the vaccine among their students and employees. against this highly contagious viral disease.

Raul Flores Lopezpresident of Jalisco Business Center (Coparmex)explained that within the affiliated companies There are no reported cases, so the installation of vaccination brigades is not contemplated.; However, the application of the vaccine will be promoted among workers.

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“The recommendation is to remain alert to avoid infections and be able to serve them as quickly as possible,” he explained.

“What we have been monitoring is precisely whether there is an outbreak, but we are not planning to bring vaccination brigades. In the specific case of companies, we are monitoring to see if an outbreak occurs and to be able to attend to it in a timely manner,” he added.

For its part, Gabriela Vazquez Armentadean of the School of Medicine and Health Sciences of the Tecnológico de Monterrey, reported that this institution will provide support to the Ministry of Health.

“Next week, as an educational institution, we will have a vaccination macromodule. We believe that it is an important part of the commitment of educational institutions in everything that can be done in terms of promotion and prevention,” he said.

In addition, Augusto Chacón, director of the Jalisco Como Vamos citizen observatory, He commented that the current measles situation makes the participation of municipal medical services essential.

“Vaccinating in 25 blocks where a case is detected involves mobilization that generates much more stress in the health system,” he noted.

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Given the measles outbreak that affects Jalisco at the beginning of the year, with 324 active cases in the entity, the Jalisco Health Secretariat (SSJ)in coordination with the IMexican Social Security Institute (IMSS)he Institute of Security and Social Services of State Workers (ISSSTE) and the Secretariat of National Defense (Sedena)reported this morning that it will expand the vaccination brigades in the Guadalajara Metropolitan Area (AMG) to have 900 health professionals, a figure that could increase to 1,200 people.

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