Overview
- Mexico has recorded 7,168 confirmed measles cases and 24 deaths since 2025, with the largest current activity in Jalisco and Chiapas and early hotspots in Chihuahua now largely controlled.
- PAHO approved a two-month extension for containment, with a trilateral review in April to evaluate Mexico’s elimination status alongside the United States and Canada.
- Authorities report 23,529,075 vaccine doses in stock and 11,853,684 administered to date, with a national goal of at least 95% coverage to interrupt transmission.
- The strategy expands priority groups and adds a temporary ‘dosis cero’ for infants 6–11 months, targeting children due at 1 year and 18 months, the 2–9 population in arrears, health and education workers, and mobile agricultural laborers.
- Containment protocols include 25-block vaccination sweeps around detected cases, rapid-response deployments, and planned vaccination modules at airports and bus terminals to reach travelers and others lacking complete schedules.