With the onset of low temperatures in Mexico, the Ministry of Health has launched the national vaccination plan against diseases typical of the season. The purpose is to protect the population against diseases such as seasonal influenza, covid-19 and pneumococcus.
Applying vaccines before the temperature drops reinforces individual and collective protection, especially among the groups most prone to developing serious conditions. The current vaccination day will conclude on April 3, 2026, with the goal of applying more than 50 million doses throughout the country.
Why get vaccinated
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Health Secretary David Kershenobich has stressed that starting vaccination before the arrival of winter helps reduce the spread and complications from respiratory infections.
“Last year, by doing it early, we had a very positive effect with influenza and covid. Precisely doing it at the beginning of the winter season mitigates the risk of these infections,” he said last October.
Who should be vaccinated
The priority groups to receive these vaccines are:
- Girls and boys from 6 months to 4 years 11 months should be vaccinated against seasonal influenza. If you have any risk comorbidity, you must also be vaccinated against covid-19
- People from 5 to 59 years old with risk comorbidities
- pregnant people
- health personnel
- Seniors aged 60 and over
- Vaccination against pneumococcus is recommended in adults over 60 years of age and in people with chronic diseases.
These sectors of the population are more vulnerable to serious respiratory infections, so vaccination is essential for their protection.
Where and how to get vaccinated
Vaccines against covid-19, influenza and pneumococcus are available free of charge in all units of the health sector: IMSS, IMSS-Bienestar, ISSSTE, Pemex, Secretariat of National Defense, Secretariat of the Navy and in state health services.
To get vaccinated, just go to the nearest health unit, preferably with identification and the national vaccination record. It is not necessary to make an appointment.
The vaccination center at UNAM
The National Autonomous University of Mexico is preparing a vaccination day from November 10 to 14, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., next to the University Olympic Stadium, in Ciudad Universitaria. Vaccination will be offered to the public for free, even for those who are not part of the student community. The biologicals that will be applied are: influenza, covid-19, pneumococcus and measles.
📢 The time has come to get vaccinated!
From November 10 to 14 we will be at the University Olympic Stadium giving vaccines 💉 against influenza, Covid-19, Pneumococcus and Measles.
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— Secretariat of Public Health of Mexico City (@SSaludCdMx) November 5, 2025
How many vaccines are available
During the winter season, three main biologicals will be applied in Mexico:
- 35.4 million doses against seasonal influenza
- 10.9 million against covid-19
- 4.2 million against pneumococcus
The vaccine offered against influenza is produced for the second time in Mexico. On the other hand, the biological against covid-19 has been authorized by the World Health Organization and has messenger RNA technology, health registration and the LP.8.1 variant, which provides greater effectiveness against current variants.
Applying vaccines is a preventive action that protects not only the person who receives it, but also their family and community. The Ministry of Health has reiterated that vaccines are safe, effective and free. In addition, he reminded the population that getting cradled in time prevents serious infections, hospitalizations and deaths during the cold months.
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