Mexico vaccinating young people, those most affected by 3rd Covid wave 3 minutes read
By Eduard Ribas i Admetlla
Mexico City, Jul 27 (EFE).- Mexico City on Tuesday became one of the first spots in the country to vaccinate people between 18 and 29 years old against Covid-19, those most heavily affected by the third wave of the virus, while the government is insisting that the immunization program is limiting mortality during this renewed outbreak.
“They urged me, for protection because it’s been a long time, very long for everyone and it’s a very complicated situation,” Carlos Aguilar, a recently vaccinated 22-year-old in the capital’s Campo Marte district, told EFE.
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“It really started us out with a bang,” said Melissa Sherburne, the group’s co-founder and a Frisco Town Council member. That was such a fantastic event, and we were really energized. And then COVID hit.”
That was the only event the group hosted in 2020 as the pandemic created new challenges for members, many of whom were working to stay afloat. Despite the setback, the group has kept in touch and is hoping to recapture some of the energy it had at the start of 2020 with an ice luminary display at the Frisco Historic Park & Museum.