Mexico City. The Head of Government, Clara Brugada Molina, began the massive vaccination day against measles in the Chapultepec Forest, where she announced the deployment of an unprecedented territorial operation to contain the spread of the virus in the country’s capital, given the increase in confirmed cases.

During the event, Brugada Molina reported that, as of Friday, February 6, Mexico City registers 166 confirmed cases of measles, with an incidence rate of 1.79 per 100,000 inhabitants, which, he said, allows us to act with opportunity and responsibility. He stressed that vaccination is the most effective tool to prevent outbreaks and protect the population, especially in a city with high mobility like the capital.

The operation includes the participation of 1,500 vaccinators, organized into 500 brigades made up of personnel from the IMSS Bienestar, IMSS, Issste, local Health Secretariat, Health University and federal forces. Of these brigades, half will be installed at fixed points and the rest will carry out territorial sweeps colony by colony, starting in the Cuauhtémoc, Álvaro Obregón and Gustavo A. Madero municipalities.

In addition, 300 IMSS Bienestar health centers will be enabled, 21 points with extended hours from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. in the 16 municipalities, 50 modules in high-traffic areas such as the Zócalo, the Alameda and public markets, as well as 100 points in the public transportation system, including Metro, Metrobús, RTP and Electric Transport stations. Brigades will also be deployed in high school and high school, truck centers and the Supply Center.

The capital’s Secretary of Health, Nadine Gasman Zylbermann, highlighted that 81 percent of confirmed cases correspond to unvaccinated people and that, since 2025, more than 909 thousand doses against measles have been applied in the city. He reiterated that the vaccine is free, safe and accessible, and called for reviewing vaccination schedules, especially among people under 49 years of age.

Meanwhile, the Secretary of Health of the Mexican government, David Kershenobich Stalnikowitz, urged the population between six months and 49 years of age to apply at least one dose, even if they do not remember their previous schedule, and recommended the use of face masks in the event of respiratory symptoms to avoid contagion.