{"id":354414,"date":"2026-03-30T00:29:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T00:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/354414\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T00:29:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T00:29:10","slug":"bolivia-measles-vaccination-campaign-1st-phase-completed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/354414\/","title":{"rendered":"Bolivia measles vaccination campaign: 1st phase completed"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Bolivia Minister of Health and Sports reported Friday at least 228,000 children, adolescents and young people between 6 months and 19 years old have already been immunized against measles throughout the country, since the vaccination campaign began on March 4.<\/p>\n

4,244 vaccination brigades were deployed to do this work reaching educational units and hard-to-reach areas throughout the national territory.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe cost of eliminating measles from a country is extremely high. In our country, we have launched the campaign jointly with the Ministry of Education. We need the population to realize that a sudden outbreak means that for every 1,000 infected people, there will be one death,\u201d emphasized Marcela Flores Zambrana, Minister of Health and Sports.<\/p>\n

According to an epidemiological analysis, systematic vaccination contributed significantly to the control of the epidemic, with three cases reported in the last four weeks, making a total of 647 nationwide since the start of the epidemic in April 2025.<\/p>\n

This immunization process also reduced the number of affected municipalities, which were initially 62 in 2025 and are now only two; Santa Cruz and Warnes.<\/p>\n

The second phase of vaccination began Friday nationwide, concentrating actions in health centers where on-site vaccination will be carried out, complemented by the scheduled deployment of personnel to educational units and remote communities.<\/p>\n

For this stage, attention will be reinforced in 3,509 vaccination centers throughout the country, where 1,852,122 doses of SR vaccine and 480,767 of MMR are available.<\/p>\n

Related: <\/p>\n

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