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Mexico Intensifies Measles Controls as Argentina Tracks Contacts After Confirmed Case

Health authorities prioritize ring vaccination alongside transit-hub immunization to block holiday-season spread.

Overview

  • Mexico’s Health Ministry reported 10,316,873 measles vaccine doses administered and convened a Dec. 6 coordination meeting with Jalisco, Michoacán, Guerrero, State of Mexico and Mexico City to sharpen outbreak control.
  • Federal teams maintain 25-block vaccination rings, house-to-house brigades, and expanded vaccine posts at bus terminals, with officials urging pre-travel shots and confirming sufficient supply across IMSS, ISSSTE and IMSS-Bienestar.
  • Subsecretary Ramiro López said eligibility now extends up to age 40 and encouraged immediate vaccination, noting more than seven million doses are in stock.
  • In Jalisco, Tlaquepaque extended its school-based campaign through Dec. 12 with mobile brigades delivering childhood vaccines and influenza shots for older adults.
  • Argentina confirmed a measles case in a two-year-old in Entre Ríos, activated a national alert, identified about 98 close contacts tied to a widely traveling infected family, is seeking at least 54 more possible contacts across multiple provinces, and set Dec. 12 as the window for potential secondary cases.