Infant vaccinations suspended in Mexico after 2 babies die, 29 become sick

A doctor prepares a vaccination.
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After two babies died and 29 became ill within hours of receiving vaccinations for tuberculosis, rotovirus, and Hepatitis B, the Mexican Social Security Institute suspended vaccines for infants on Saturday.

The babies were taken to a hospital in the impoverished area of Simojovel, Chiapas, on Friday, The Associated Press reports, and six of the 29 sick babies are in grave condition. Investigators say they do not yet know what caused the adverse reactions.

Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.