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Mexico Ramps Up Measles Response With Weekend Drives, Evening Clinics and Workplace Measures

Health agencies are launching weekend and evening clinics to speed immunization nationwide.

Overview

  • Confirmed infections have surpassed 10,000 with 31 deaths since 2025, with cases reported in every state and Jalisco the most affected.
  • IMSS will run a mass vaccination push Feb. 21–22, including extended hours at clinics in Baja California and a drive-through site at Monterrey’s Estadio BBVA.
  • Mexico City health officials are adding evening vaccination points, and a megacenter is being prepared at UNAM’s Olympic Stadium to boost throughput.
  • Local protocols intensified after fresh detections, with Guanajuato activating contact studies and ring vaccination, Chiapas reinforcing campaigns after a reported death, and Guerrero confirming its first fatality.
  • Authorities report a 20 million–dose reserve with more supplies expected, prioritize children 6 months to 12 years and unvaccinated people under 50, and state the vaccination card is not required to receive the shot.