Freestyle wrestling, yoga and dance … Entertainment shows to support vaccination campaigns in Mexico

In an attempt to encourage the demand for receiving Corona vaccines, vaccination centers in the Mexican capital offer various entertainment shows, including singing, dancing, yoga sessions and performances by the most prominent free wrestling stars in the country.

In a report published by the American newspaper “New York Times” ( Nytimes ), writer Natalie Kitrov says that Mexican authorities and vaccination centers in Mexico City have begun to present these offers to attract the elderly after noticing the low turnout and the faltering vaccination operations. Read also In Jordan … Will Corona Pandemic Kill Cafes?With the fingertips of an Iraqi girl … cartoons to educate young people about the dangers of Corona A simple initiative by a Muslim child in Canada that turns into a charitable project that includes an army of volunteers He walks while fasting to collect donations … an elderly Muslim 101-year-old collects aid for Corona victims and dazzles the British

A disturbing prevalence

The importance of these efforts increases due to the alarming spread of the virus in Latin America and stalled vaccination efforts in many of its countries, in light of the recent exacerbation of fears due to the rapid spread of the mutated strain that was first discovered in Brazil.

And Mexico recorded the third place for the highest number of deaths from the Corona virus in the world, mainly because the government did not take strict lockdown measures for fear of harming the economy, and also did not conduct Corona tests on a large scale.

An alternative strategy

Vaccination was the only solution to this nightmare, but vaccination campaigns initially proceeded very slowly, as vaccines were distributed to dozens of schools and medical clinics without adequate supervision, and the situation became turbulent.

At that time, the authorities changed their strategy and focused their campaigns in a number of large centers, which soon began to compete with each other to attract people and turn vaccination into an enjoyable experience, so the turnout increased since mid-April.

Beatrice Eskibel, the supervisor of the vaccination sites in the city, says, “It is difficult to say that these shows increase the uptake of vaccination, but it is clear that people are feeling more comfortable in the vaccination centers thanks to these activities. The elderly were concerned that the vaccine would make them sick or The possibility of injecting them with air instead of medicine. “

Flora Goldberg, 86, after receiving the vaccine, commented that the vaccination process was organized and good, unlike everything the government had done previously since the outbreak of the epidemic, adding, “We could have avoided thousands of deaths if they had taken the matter seriously from the start.”

Relaxing atmosphere

At the stadium that hosted the 1968 Olympic Games, and which is currently home to a vaccination center in the Mexican capital, Maria Silva, after receiving the second dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine, danced to music with a number of masked wrestlers and happily said, “A little bit of Joy revives what is inside you. “

In light of the closure of the free wrestling arenas across the country due to the epidemic, the government has used the stars of the “Lucha Leipre” game in campaigns to raise awareness of wearing masks, and to encourage the receipt of the vaccine in recent days.

Francesca Rodriguez believes that President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has done a distinguished job in managing the epidemic, although he was subject to criticism for his refusal to vaccinate private hospital workers on the pretext that they are able to wait longer than medical teams in government hospitals. Advertising

“My kids will ask me what it was like, so I’ll give them these shots,” Luis Gonzalez, 68, says, as he photographed the festive atmosphere on his phone. When his wife contracted the Coronavirus 4 months ago, he sat next to her and watched her die before his eyes at home, waiting for an ambulance.