Overview
- I SSSTE issued an official statement denying a PAN deputy’s accusation that it bought measles vaccines at inflated prices.
- The institute stated it does not make isolated vaccine purchases because acquisitions are consolidated sector-wide under the Health Ministry.
- ISSSTE said biologics for the Universal Vaccination Program are obtained through inter-institutional agreements and operated via Birmex in line with public procurement rules.
- The agency emphasized there is no autonomous or discretionary ISSSTE purchasing for vaccines in the national immunization schedule, including budgeting and scheduling.
- At the press event where the allegation was made, Senator Laura Esquivel Torres blamed the federal government and Morena for a rise in measles cases among children and adolescents.