Adolescents aged 12 to 17 with health problems began to be vaccinated against Covid-19 on Monday, October 25 in Mexico City after a recent court ruling, authorities said.
The administration of doses of the Pfizer vaccine has started for children
"with
co-
morbidities,"
the capital government said on Twitter.
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Little Paola Abigail Chocooj, 15, diabetic, received her first dose.
Her mother Ileana Silva, 47, said she was
"very nervous"
about her daughter catching Covid-19.
She feels
"a little quieter"
.
The state of Baja California (northwest) on the border with the United States has also launched a campaign to vaccinate minors with chronic diseases.
At first, the federal government did not include people under 18 in its national immunization plan.
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Parents have taken legal action.
A court in the state of Mexico (neighboring the capital) ruled in October that the government should immunize all children and adolescents between the ages of 12 and 17.
The executive promised to study the court ruling
"very carefully"
.
No vaccination plan is yet planned for all minors.
In total, 25 million students returned to school on August 30 for the first time since the start of the pandemic in March 2020. Mexico (126 million inhabitants) is the fourth most affected country in the world. world in absolute number of deaths (286,346 deaths and 3.7 million cases, according to official figures).
A total of 53.5 million people have a complete vaccination schedule.
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