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 The most recent shipment containing 198,900 doses of Pfizer vaccines arrived on a DHL cargo last night. - Casa Presidencial photo - |
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Published on Friday, August 6, 2021
Costa Rica has received 4,361,985 vaccines against covid-19, according to the National Emergency Commission. The most recent shipment containing 198,900 doses of Pfizer vaccines arrived on a DHL cargo last night at the Juan Santamaría International Airport. These are part of the 6,000,425 Pfizer vaccines purchased to inoculate more than 3 million people. Last week, the country imported 163,200 doses of AstraZeneca as part of the purchased 1,092,000 AstraZeneca vaccine doses for the treatment of more than 500,000 people. An additional 172,950 doses have been imported as part of the purchased 2,038,300 vaccines through the Covid-19 Vaccines Global Access, COVAX system, of the World Health Organization. The purchase includes WHO-approved vaccines, such as AstraZeneca, Pfizer and Moderna. This purchase was made to provide treatment to more than one million people. According to the authorities, from July 16 to 25, the 503,100 doses donated by the United States government were applied. The total vaccines purchased and donated are about 9,633,825 to protect more than 4.8 million people living in Costa Rica.  At least 83% of the population, about 4,274,344 million people in Costa Rica, must be fully vaccinated in order to keep infections down and achieve herd immunity, according to Social Security. President Carlos Alvarado announced a plan to vaccinate everyone living in Costa Rica, including undocumented people. There are 74,127 active covid-19 cases in the country. Of the total 414,745 cases detected since last year, there were 5,108 deaths listed as covid-19 related, approximately 1.2% death rate in Costa Rica, reported the Health Ministry on Thursday. ------------------------ How close is your country to reach herd immunity? We would like to know your thoughts on this story. Send your comments to news@amcostarica.com  Real Estate
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