A 12-year-old girl’s video challenged Mexico’s coronavirus czar over a policy against vaccinating minors. A week after Zulma Gonzalez’s plea, Mexico agreed to vaccinate up to 1 million at-risk minors.
MEXICO CITY—In early September, 12-year-old Zulma Gonzalez grew exasperated. Zulma, who suffers from Type 1 diabetes and is at risk of having a serious illness with Covid-19, had been trying to get vaccinated for months to feel safe enough to return to school and have a normal life again.
A week after the video, Mexico’s government agreed to vaccinate up to 1 million minors age 12 to 17 deemed at risk, including those with diabetes, cancer or other preconditions. It said it had no plans to vaccinate minors without pre-existing conditions, an estimated 12 million adolescents. “Given all this, the effects of this ruling are extended not only for this minor, but for all those under 18,” Judge Claudia Gamez wrote in her ruling.
“Scientists around the world understand that this problem will not end until we have a significant portion of the population vaccinated, and this has to include children,” said Laurie-Ann Fyvie, a microbiologist at UNAM, Mexico’s largest public university. One of the questions was from Zulma, who asked if she was at risk from Covid-19 because she had Type 1 diabetes. Mr. Lopez-Gatell responded that yes, any person with pre-existing conditions should take special precautions to protect themselves.
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