00:00The National Autonomous University of Mexico joined the National Measles Vaccination Campaign
00:05to stop the outbreak of the virus, which has caught 31 deaths and more than 10,000 active
00:10inspections.
00:11The latest data is presented by our colleague Antonio Aranda in the following work.
00:18UNAM opened a mega measles vaccination center in Mexico City.
00:25Alejandro is a nursing student who decided to join the efforts of Mexico's top university
00:30to vaccinate his classmates, teachers, UNAM workers, and society in general.
00:38It is a great support for the population to be part of the vaccination program because
00:43well needed.
00:44It is a boost for our bodies against the diseases that the vaccines target.
00:53For nursing students at the UNAM, contributing to immunization campaigns is part of the population's
00:59right to health.
01:02I would like to ensure people's right to health because I believe it should not be a privilege.
01:07And support for public health is the most important thing because it is the first level that sees
01:11everything and can stop pandemics or these outbreaks of disease.
01:14So I think it is very important to pay close attention to public health and, above all, to vaccines.
01:24At the UNAM mega vaccination center, 30,000 doses against measles will be administered over the next three days, says
01:32its coordinator.
01:35It is extremely important because the infection is still active, we have not yet broken the chain of infection.
01:42How can we break it?
01:43By taking precautions, and one of the ways to prevent it is through vaccination.
01:47It is important that people come to get vaccinated without causing panic, to take care of themselves, and to take
01:53care of us.
01:54It is very important to take care of ourselves.
01:57Measles has several stages, and we don't want it to enter these very difficult stages of an already established disease,
02:04which could lead to a fatal situation.
02:08According to specialists at the UNAM, vaccination is the best way to prevent the spread of other diseases besides measles.
02:18We have to trust science. Vaccines have been tested. They are not medicine, so why are some people treating them
02:25as if they were?
02:28These are biological elements that have been thoroughly tested and proven in humans, and they are the only thing that
02:33will enable us to prevent disease.
02:39The registry of the active measles outbreak in Mexico indicates a total of 10,634 confirmed cases.
02:48Health authorities stated that the results of the measles vaccination campaign will be seen in the next 6 to 12
02:54weeks, mainly in the form of a reduction in infections.
02:58Antonio Aranda, Telesur, Ciudad de México.
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