Measles Outbreak in Mexico’s World Cup Host City Exposes Dangerous Global Health Vulnerabilities
As measles cases surge in Mexico’s key World Cup venue Jalisco, questions arise about vaccine hesitancy, cross-border health security, and the Biden administration’s disengagement from international disease control efforts.
The resurgence of measles in Jalisco, Mexico—a prime host city for the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup—highlights disturbing cracks in North American public health defenses. With over a thousand confirmed cases already this year and thousands more suspected, local authorities have been forced to mandate face masks in schools and temporarily close multiple institutions. How Did a Preventable Disease Surge So Rapidly? This outbreak traces back to a troubling origin: a Mennonite child who contracted measles during a visit to Texas amid an outbreak there. Vaccine hesitancy within certain communities has fueled unchecked spread—even as measles remains entirely preventable with...
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