Overview
- Provincial officials report 66 confirmed pertussis cases in Ushuaia as of last week, up from the 58 logged in the national update through October 4.
- Health investigators identified three transmission chains linked to educational establishments, and the outbreak remains confined to Ushuaia with no cases in Río Grande or Tolhuin.
- A focused campaign is vaccinating teaching and non‑teaching staff in nurseries and early‑childhood centers, reflecting where transmission was traced.
- Infants are receiving an accelerated hexavalent schedule, supported by 300 doses sent by the national ministry to help complete three primary doses by 3.5 months.
- Local spokespeople say reported cases have not shown severe forms or high hospitalization demand, and most children have vaccination schedules up to date.