Overview
- Deputy Marilú Quiroz (PRO–Chaco) hosted a multi-hour forum in the Chamber’s Annex A featuring speakers who promoted unsupported claims, including links between vaccines and autism and a staged “magnetization” demonstration.
- Chamber president Martín Menem authorized the use of the congressional auditorium despite suspension requests from medical associations and legislators.
- The national Health Ministry issued a joint communiqué with nearly all provincial health ministers reaffirming the safety and importance of the vaccination calendar, with Buenos Aires and Formosa not signing.
- Buenos Aires health minister Nicolás Kreplak said the province backs vaccines and was excluded from the statement, urging the nation to ensure supply, implementation plans and public promotion.
- PRO released its own statement endorsing science-based policy and vaccination, and reporting indicated no immediate disciplinary action against Quiroz as her term ends in December, while experts warn coverage for key shots has fallen below 50% with preventable diseases reappearing.