Overview
- The WHO/UNICEF WUENIC report released Wednesday placed Argentina among eight countries in the Americas that did not reach 90% coverage for any pediatric vaccine.
- The report estimates roughly 101,000 zero-dose children in Argentina, a rise from about 63,000 in 2021 that signals a roughly 60% increase in children who have never received any routine vaccine.
- Key sentinel vaccines in Argentina are well below targets, with DTP1 around 80%, DTP3 about 75%, the second measles dose near 46%, and the final HPV dose about 61%.
- WHO and UNICEF officials warned that low and incomplete schedules raise outbreak risk, noting measles requires at least 95% two-dose coverage to protect communities.
- Argentina's Ministry of Health has a real-time dashboard and says consolidated 2025 administrative data are being finalized, and experts say restoring trust, improving access, and using final national data are needed to target catch-up campaigns and prevent outbreaks.