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Congressman Carlos Umaña, a physician, will introduce a motion to make vaccinations mandatory in Honduras, citing falling immunization rates below 70% and rising cases of whooping cough, measles, and dengue.

Honduras recorded 17 deaths from whooping cough through July 2026, more than double the eight deaths in all of 2025, with infants and young children bearing the brunt of the highly contagious bacterial infection.

Honduras has recorded 17 deaths from whooping cough so far in 2026, more than double the eight deaths in all of 2025, with infants and young children bearing the brunt of the outbreak, health authorities say.

Honduras confirmed 17 cases of whooping cough by mid-July, nearly triple the six cases recorded in the same period last year, a surge health officials attribute to declining childhood vaccination coverage that has reached only 70% of the national target.

Honduras has recorded 15 whooping cough deaths among infants so far in 2026, health authorities announced.

Honduras has recorded 14 whooping cough deaths so far in 2026, a 75% increase over the eight deaths reported throughout all of 2025.