Overview
- Mexico’s health chief said Tuesday the campaign will run through May 31 and now includes an RSV vaccine for pregnant women at 32 to 36 weeks, with 916,258 doses reported so far.
- Officials say giving the shot late in pregnancy boosts newborn antibodies five to seven times and cuts severe RSV illness by more than 80 percent and hospital stays by about 70 percent.
- Vaccines are free nationwide for all ages regardless of health coverage, with clinics and pop-up sites focused on completing child and teen schedules that include measles and HPV.
- Argentina joined the 24th Vaccination Week of the Americas to raise routine coverage after CIPPEC estimated about 1.7 million children missed one or more shots from 2022 to 2024.
- On-the-ground efforts span the region, with Peru’s Tacna deploying up to 1,000 door-to-door brigades to deliver 14,501 doses and Mexican states such as Guanajuato and Michoacán promoting the new pregnancy shot.