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.