A cry for help that shakes the country
In a dramatic turn that threatens to unleash chaos in public health, the brave deputy María Elena Pérez-Jaén raised her voice like a war clarion, demanding an urgent and unpostponable meeting with the titans of the Ministry of Health. The reason? An invisible enemy, measles, has reemerged from the shadows like a ghost of the past, spreading terror in the most vulnerable communities.
The return of a nightmare that we thought we had forgotten
With the precision of a scalpel, the legislator revealed the dark secret behind this tragedy: the interruption of vaccination days in 2019 and the cancellation of vaccine purchases, decisions that today claim innocent lives. Imagine! A disease that we had defeated in 1996 now prowls among us like a hungry wolf, taking advantage of the lack of protection of thousands.
The figures are chilling: 3,938 confirmed cases and 14 lost souls, according to the latest reports. Chihuahua and Sonora mourn their children, while the little ones –between 0 and 4 years old– and young adults –25 to 40 years old– fight an unequal battle against this evil. Although Secretary David Kershenobich swears to have 6 million vaccines, the shadow of doubt hangs over the ability to achieve the 95% coverage recommended by the WHO.
A warning that echoes in the corridors of power
Together with fellow deputy Ector Jaime Ramírez Barba, Pérez-Jaén presented a point of agreement that is, in essence, an ultimatum. The Inegi data does not lie: vaccine protection plummeted from 84.6% in 2020 to 71.8% in 2023. Every percentage lost is a child at risk, a family destroyed, a future stolen.
This is not just an outbreak; It is the symptom of a fractured system, of unfulfilled promises and of a generation abandoned to its fate. How did we allow the shield that protected us to rust? Who will answer for these errors that today are paid for with tears?
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