Overview
- Health Secretary David Kershenobich announced the nationwide campaign, extending vaccination to boys in fifth grade and 11‑year‑olds who are not in school.
- The plan uses the nonavalent HPV vaccine and targets girls and boys in fifth grade or age 11, boys 12–16, people aged 11–49 living with HIV, and adolescents who are victims of sexual violence.
- Authorities set a target to immunize 2.5 million children in this phase after administering 2.2 million doses to girls since 2024.
- To bolster access, IMSS Bienestar’s Rutas de la Salud has delivered 70 million pieces of medicine and supplied 8,394 health centers across three distribution rounds.
- A new national telemedicine program launched in the Selva Lacandona with a 70 million‑peso investment, and school health checks have evaluated over 6 million children with 374,000 already seen for follow‑up care.