The inclement sun and hot weather did not prevent dozens of people from Guadalajara and Guadalajara from filling the measles vaccination module in Plaza Universidadin the Historic Center.

The line extended several meters outside the Light Rail Line 2 station.; The nurses administered the vaccine quickly in order to care for as many people as possible, while At the Hospitalito de Zapopan there was a large influx of people, although without delays in attention, citizens pointed out.

At the Center, Ricardo Gómez acknowledged that he had not considered getting vaccinated against the disease because “I am not in contact with children. My job is in an office and we are usually isolated, but watching the news I saw that the outbreak was very strong, in addition to the fact that they made the use of face masks mandatory, so I thought it could be more serious. That’s why I took advantage of the outing and once here I got vaccinated (…). It was very fast, less than five minutes.”

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The nurses stood in three lines to speed up the process. One after another received their dose and those who preferred to wait could go to the chairs and be monitored in case they had an adverse reaction, but the vast majority entered and left the tent. Jazmín Gutiérrez commented that she decided to go to the module because she has trips scheduled in the coming weeks, in addition to not knowing if her vaccination record is complete.

“I took advantage of the fact that it is here at the Center, it is close to me, it is free and it is fast. The children are the most vulnerable, so at home we all get vaccinated for my nephews, who are in second and third grade (…). I think it is very good that they have placed modules in central and accessible places for everyone. That we can go when we leave work or school,” he said.

Meanwhile, at Hospitalito, Margarita Hernández stated that many people also came to get vaccinated against measles, but the process was quick and efficient. “I wanted to come early because they had told me that there were a lot of people and yes, there are many adults and young people, but everything very fast and very well organized (…). It seems irresponsible to me not to get vaccinated. It is a very easy disease to prevent and that had already been eradicated, but again there is an outbreak because people simply stopped getting vaccinated.”

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Everyone under 49 years of age should be vaccinated against measlesaccording to the recommendation of the Ministry of Health of Jalisco, although the Priority is for babies between six and 11 months old and children between 1 and 4 years old. In the entity, more than 650 vaccination points were enabled in health centers, IMSS units, ISSSTE, light rail stations and public and commercial centers.

Meanwhile, as a measure to contain the outbreak, Starting on February 5 and for a minimum period of 30 days, the use of face masks will be mandatory for students, teachers and administrative staff in basic education plants in the municipalities of Tlaquepaque, Tonalá, Guadalajara, Zapopan, El Salto, Tlajomulco and Ixtlahuacán de los Membrillos.

So far in 2026, Jalisco has more than 1,800 confirmed cases of measleswhich occupies first place nationally. In addition, 22 schools have closed due to infections: three schools in Tlaquepaque did so completely, while 20 classrooms in Guadalajara, Zapopan, Tonalá, Tala, Atotonilco and Tomatlán are in virtual classes.

Y.C.