Chile's Renewed Measles Vaccination Campaign Targets a Generation

Chile Launches Measles Vaccination Campaign Targeting 1970s and 1980s Birth Cohort Chile's Ministry of Health has launched a renewed measles vaccination campaign, specifically targeting individuals born between 1971 and 1981. According to Jorge Vilches, Head of Epidemiology at the Ministry of Health (MINSAL), this age group may have reduced immunity to measles, necessitating a booster shot. "During that period, the vaccination campaign inoculated from around eight months of age," Vilches explained in an interview featured on Televisión Nacional de Chile's (TVN) morning show. "The measles vaccine is licensed from 12 months onwards, so we don't have certainty that immunity was fully acquired." The campaign aims to maintain Chile's measles-eliminated status, achieved in 1992, by preventing outbreaks from imported cases. The video shows various scenes of vaccination centers and the actual vaccination process, underscoring the campaign's importance and practicality. The initiative highlights the ongoing need for vigilance and proactive public health measures in a globally connected world.