Author: MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press, ABC News
Published on: 09/05/2025 | 05:10:51
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In one of Latin America's biggest Mennonite communities, many will decline to be vaccinated or even open their doors. But some will ask questions, and a handful might even agree to get shots on the spot. In Mexico, cases have been concentrated in the Mennonites community. Mexico considered measles eliminated in 1998. But its vaccination rate against the virus was around 76% as of 2023. It's a dip from previous years and well below 95% rate experts say is needed. Vaccination isn't required in Mexico. Schools can request vaccination records, federal health department says. It's unknown how many in the Mennonite community have gotten the vaccine. Mexico's lone death from measles was a 31-year-old Mennonite man in the settlement who had diabetes and high blood pressure, underlying conditions that often complicate sicknesses. Most people in Indigenous and other communities quickly agreed to vaccinate, officials told AP. In Cuauhtemoc's settlement, that's leaders like Jacob Dyck Penner. Vega, the single mother who got measles, said her job was once a blessing. But the forced leave and docked pay left her reeling. "I have a daughter to keep afloat," she said.
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