AMERICA/MEXICO - The Church encourages parents to get their children vaccinated

Tuxpan (Agenzia Fides) - At the beginning of the Third National Week of Health in the Mexican state of Veracruz, the Catholic Church invited all parents to get their children vaccinated against various diseases. In their homilies, priests of the parishes of the diocese of Tuxpan, referred to this initiative, strongly supporting it. Thousands of vaccinations have been carried out to elementary school children and, with the admonition to "treat them, love them and get them vaccinated on time", the priests of the diocese of Tuxpan joined the health campaign addressing all the parents during the celebrations, expressing himself also in favor of other health proposals for all Mexicans. (AP) (Agenzia Fides 06/10/2011)