Overview
- Health Secretary David Kershenobich announced the nationwide 2025 phase, shifting from a girls‑focused program to gender‑inclusive vaccination.
- Authorities reported 2,229,617 doses administered since 2024, with 960,548 applied during Oct. 25–31, equal to 42.6% of this year’s goal.
- Eligibility now includes fifth‑grade students or 11‑year‑olds, unvaccinated children aged 12–16, people aged 11–49 living with HIV, and adolescent survivors of sexual violence.
- The rollout uses the nonavalent HPV shot described by officials as offering the broadest protection against high‑risk HPV types that can cause several cancers.
- Mexico is coordinating with WHO and PAHO to meet high coverage ambitions and deliver free doses through schools and public health units nationwide.