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The regional push to expand free immunisation continued through Through July 2026. 2026 the region kept expanding free immunisation. Mexico’s Jalisco health secretariat reiterated calls for urged residents to complete finish the measles schedule at state centres, while Colombia’s Guaviare department added an extra measles‑rubella dose for infants and began vaccinating transport and tourism workers after imported cases linked to travel. In Argentina, Córdoba province held a vaccination day on 25 July offering the full national calendar of vaccines, dengue, COVID‑19 shots and the monoclonal antibody Nirsevimab for infants; Salta province reported the nation’s highest school‑age booster coverage for several vaccines. New actions broadened the effort. In Bolivia, Bolivia’s La Paz municipal authorities will open government opened twelve temporary measles‑vaccination stations during the Gran Poder festival to reach festival, targeting children and adolescents under 19. Brazil, through 19, and confirmed sufficient doses and staff across its health centres. Meanwhile, the Pan American Health Organization, donated Organization supported Brazil’s donation of more than 100 000 measles‑mumps‑rubella doses doses, plus pentavalent and related other childhood vaccines vaccines, to Venezuela, accompanied by cold‑chain equipment and logistical support. All campaigns remain free, target children, adolescents, pregnant women and vulnerable adults, providing thermal containers and aim temperature‑logging equipment to close gaps preserve the cold chain. A new concern emerged in immunisation schedules Argentina: childhood vaccination coverage fell below the 90 percent target, prompting an increase in severe infections such as pneumonia, meningitis, diphtheria and prevent resurgence whooping cough that required hospitalisation. Health officials highlighted compulsory vaccination provisions, noting that judges can order vaccination when parents refuse, with non‑compliance treated as a criminal offence. The situation underscores both the progress of vaccine‑preventable diseases free campaigns and the challenges of maintaining high coverage across Latin America.