The Growing Challenge of Avoiding Vaccine-Preventable Diseases

The Growing Challenge of Avoiding Vaccine-Preventable Diseases

Photo from Shutterstock.com Pediatricians are deeply concerned about growing misinformation regarding vaccines that prevent common childhood illnesses—content that spreads rapidly across social media platforms and has even found support among some high-level government officials. Their concern is well-founded, as vaccines have consistently proven their life-saving value through rigorous scientific research. The evidence is compelling: In […] The…

The low level of vaccination schemes has caused diseases such as pertussis or poliomyelitis to resurface in Mexico and other countries, and those diseases that had been controlled like measles have presented new outbreaks, warned specialist doctors in the framework of the beginning of the National Vaccination Week 2025. According to Dr. Martha Avilés, pediatric infectologist, “this vaccination gap is opening the doors so that diseases that are a…

In the face of recent outbreaks of diseases that were already considered to be controlled, such as measles or rubella, the AEV launches through social networks the campaign #NoWe Want to Come Back on the Importance of Vaccination. The campaign is part of the World Immunization Week, which is held from 24 to 30 April. Vacunologists call for immunization against the following diseases: Measles The rubella The diphtheria The polio The mumps The chi…