Overview
- Mexico’s Health Ministry will run the National Vaccination Week from April 25 to May 2, offering free shots in clinics, pop‑up posts, mobile teams and home visits to reach people of all ages.
- Jalisco set a target of 118,701 doses and will use IMSS, ISSSTE and state health units, school visits and door‑to‑door checks to find residents with missed doses.
- The campaign covers the full schedule, including newborn vaccines like BCG and hepatitis B, childhood shots such as MMR and DPT boosters, HPV for eligible groups, and recommended doses for adults like influenza, COVID‑19 and pneumococcal.
- PAHO says countries need about 95% vaccination coverage in every community to prevent measles from spreading, a warning tied to gaps that have widened with missed checkups and changing habits since the pandemic.
- Regional data underscore the stakes, with Argentina reporting a surge in whooping cough cases from 11,202 in 2023 to 66,184 in 2024 and pediatric deaths in 2025 linked to incomplete vaccination, while analysts report no vaccine there reached the 95% coverage threshold.