Tegucigalpa, Honduras
As of this Monday, the new provisions for travelers under 10 who enter or leave the country with active measles outbreaks will enter into force.
Although in the national territory no measles has been confirmed, the authorities They declared health alert as a prevention measure before the outbreaks of the disease registered in several countries of the continent.
Among the measures initially was to request the vaccination card to those under 10, both national and foreign, who entered or left the country; However, this weekend the authorities made a explanatory.
For international travelers entering Honduras, the requirement of the card of Measles vaccination. The measure remains only for Hondurans between 12 months and 10 years traveling to countries with active outbreaks.
The list of countries with outbreaks will be published and updated weekly on the website of the Ministry of Health, According to data from the World Health Organization (WHO), authorities said.
The decision was made by the Ministry of Health, together with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tourism, Merchant Marine and the National Migration Institute, under Executive Agreement 001-2025, published in the Official Gazette On June 27.
Health announced that the enabled vaccination stalls will be updated, so that Hondurans who need to meet this requirement can do so without difficulty.
These positions will be enabled nationwide, with extended schedules and presence in air and land ports of the territory.
They call for measles vaccination
Until the epidemiological week 24 (between June 8 and 14), the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) registered more than 7,100 measles cases in the continent.
At the moment, The countries that have identified active shoots of the disease are Canada, the United States, Mexico, Argentina, Bolivia and Peru.
In Honduras, about 370,000 minors have not received the measles vaccine, which increases the risk that the disease, eradicated 27 years ago, appears again.
Given this situation, the authorities called on parents to verify that their children have the full vaccination scheme, especially those who plan to travel outside the country.
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