Mexico grapples with measles outbreak amid misinformation and distrust

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Mexico grapples with measles outbreak amid misinformation and distrust

In the vast expanse of northern Mexico, where apple orchards and cornfields meet the desert horizon, a determined nurse navigates a challenging landscape of public health.Sandra Aguirre and her team, armed with coolers of measles vaccines, traverse the region in a rickety white Nissan, embarking on a door-to-door mission within one of Latin America's largest Mennonite communities. Their task: to combat Mexico's most significant measles outbreak in decades.Aguirre's efforts face considerable obstacles. Many within the Mennonite community, known for their reserved nature and skepticism towards vaccines and authority, decline vaccinations or even refuse to open their doors.Yet, Aguirre persists. \"We’re ..