Cabo San Lucas cases prompt targeted school health measures though vaccination card not required
Baja California Sur education officials say parents do not have to present a complete vaccination card to enroll children in basic education, even as recent incidents in cabo san lucas have led authorities to apply targeted sanitary measures.
Policy has changed since the 1990s
In the 1990s the Secretaría de Salud (SSA) and the Secretaría de Educación Pública (SEP) required children to be protected against a list of diseases before entering preschool or primary school. Those diseases included measles, poliomyelitis, rubella, tetanus, diphtheria and tuberculosis, and the obligation applied as part of prevention policies at that time.
Secretary Alicia Meza Osuna clarifies enrollment rules
Alicia Meza Osuna, secretary of Public Education in Baja California Sur, clarified that presenting a complete vaccination schedule is not a requirement for school registration and that a child may attend school without that proof. She noted that, apart from emergency sanitary situations, parents do not need to provide vaccination documentation to register their children in the state's education centers, and that recent circumstances — mainly in cabo san lucas — have prompted specific sanitary actions.
Cabo San Lucas: second measles case activated prevention measures
A link highlighted in the coverage identifies a second case of measles in Cabo San Lucas that has activated prevention measures in Baja California Sur. The emergence of this second case is the specific recent situation officials referenced when explaining why targeted sanitary measures are being applied in parts of the state.
Health authorities list symptoms and urge medical attention
State health authorities reiterated the importance of seeking care at a medical unit if children or family members show particular symptoms so they can receive timely professional attention. The symptoms named include fever, cough, runny nose, conjunctivitis, white spots on the cheeks and skin eruptions.
- Key symptoms noted: fever; cough; nasal discharge; conjunctivitis; white spots on cheeks; skin rash.
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What happens next is unclear in the provided context: no further scheduled public-health steps or dates were given in the materials available.
