Overview
- The Health Ministry notified provinces that vaccinations will begin nationwide on January 12, 2026, with doses already in-country and distribution slated for next week.
- Eligibility targets pregnant women at 32 to 36 weeks plus 6 days of gestation, with free shots available at public health centers without a medical prescription upon proof of gestational week.
- Provincial programs are preparing logistics; Mendoza expects to start the same week but has not yet received a delivery date for its doses.
- This is the second consecutive January launch, following a 2025 rollout that administered more than 178,000 doses and reached about 65% of the target population.
- Preliminary monitoring reports a 62% drop in infant hospitalizations and a 70% reduction in ICU admissions, with the BERNI study estimating 79% effectiveness against hospitalization to 3 months and 71% to 6 months.