Overview
- Health officials published Resolution No. 3344/2025 to overhaul the National Immunization Commission, defining it as strictly consultative with final decisions reserved to the Ministry of Health.
- The presidency of CoNaIn now sits with the head of the Directorate for Vaccine-Preventable Diseases (DiCEI), currently Gabriel Capitelli, with DiCEI setting the agenda.
- The resolution creates a Central Scientific Core reduced from eight to four titular members, all ad honorem with two‑year terms and confidentiality agreements, selected from medical school nominees.
- CoNaIn members issued a statement criticizing the redesign for weakening independence and representation, warning of risks to technical quality and public confidence in vaccination; reports also note Ángela Gentile is no longer president.
- Through Decree No. 893, the government replaced the long‑standing biomedical ethics body with a National Bioethics Commission of six titular and three alternate members for four‑year terms under minister Mario Lugones, citing the need to end fragmentation and clarify roles.