Quintana Roo Reports Five Measles Cases, Opens Free Vaccination Clinics

Chetumal, Mexico — Quintana Roo has confirmed five measles cases so far in 2026, state health officials announced, as the state opens free vaccination clinics in response to a national outbreak.

The Federal Health Ministry reported that Quintana Roo now has seven total cases, with five occurring since January. The state currently has 26 suspected cases this year, threatening to surpass the 76 recorded throughout 2025.

Quintana Roo’s incidence rate was 0.10% in 2025 but has risen to 0.23% this year. The state ranks third lowest in confirmed cases nationally, behind Guanajuato with one case and Yucatán with two.

Unofficial data indicates two of the confirmed cases involve a 24-year-old woman and a child under five, both hospitalized at the IMSS-Bienestar Hospital in Playa del Carmen. Two 10-month-old twins are hospitalized in Chetumal, while a fifth case is in Cancún, where an additional unconfirmed infection has been reported.

Nationally, Jalisco leads with 1,163 cases, followed by Chiapas (232), Mexico City (112), and Sinaloa (107).

Vaccination Clinics Open

In response, Quintana Roo launched free measles vaccination clinics that will operate through February 28.

In Chetumal, the clinic is at Plaza Las Américas, open Monday through Friday from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and weekends from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Felipe Carrillo Puerto has clinics at the Macrocentro de Vacunación in the Cecilio Chi neighborhood (February 4-6, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.), vaccination offices in the Centro neighborhood (weekdays 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.), and a Chedraui store (February 16-18, 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.).

Cancún clinics operate at various city markets from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on scheduled dates throughout February.

Playa del Carmen’s clinic is at Walmart Centro on Avenida 30, open weekdays in February from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Authorities recommend residents bring their National Health Card and CURP identification to vaccination sites.