In Mexico, at least 28 have died from measles outbreak that started 2025


Healthcare workers prepare measles vaccine as health authorities in Mexico launch vaccination campaigns to curb the surge in cases and prevent wider regional transmission, at the Culhuacan metro station in Mexico City, Mexico, February 9, 2026. REUTERS/Quetzalli Nicte‑Ha

MEXICO CITY, ⁠Feb 11 (Reuters) - Mexican Health ⁠Minister David Kershenobich said on ‌Wednesday that at least 28 people in the country have died from ​the measles outbreak that ⁠began in ⁠2025.

Authorities have registered 9,074 cases so ⁠far, ‌official data given during the president's morning ⁠press conference showed.

Mexico has 28 ​million ‌measles vaccines to distribute, which ⁠President Claudia ​Sheinbaum said "are sufficient, and there will even be some ⁠left over."

The country has ​6.7 cumulative cases of measles per 100,000 inhabitants, the official data ⁠showed.

Regarding the World Cup that Mexico will host together with U.S. and Canada, Sheinbaum ​added that for ⁠the time being, no extraordinary ​measures have been ‌considered for the event.

(Reporting ​by Mexico City Newsroom; Editing by Aida Pelaez-Fernandez)

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