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 The most recent shipment with 175,500 doses of Pfizer vaccines arrived on a DHL cargo flight on Tuesday at 9:30 p.m. at the Juan Santamarķa International Airport. - National Emergency Commission photo -  |
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Wednesday, May 26, 2021
By the A.M. Costa Rica staff Costa Rica has imported 2,148,525 vaccines against covid-19, according to the National Emergency Commission. The most recent shipment with 175,500 doses of Pfizer vaccines arrived on a DHL cargo flight on Tuesday at 9:30 p.m. at the Juan Santamarķa International Airport. These doses are part of the 6,000,425 million Pfizer vaccines purchased for the treatment of more than 3 million people. On Sunday, arrived a shipment with 204,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines in an Aero Union cargo flight. These are part of the 1,092,000 doses purchased last year of AstraZeneca vaccines.  Also, the country purchased 2,037,600 doses of vaccines through the Covid-19 Vaccines Global Access, COVAX system, of the World Health Organization. This acquisition includes WHO-approved vaccines, such as AstraZeneca, Pfizer and Moderna. According to the Emergency Commission plan, in June the country may receive more than 2.2 million doses. Also, authorities are expecting 2.5 million vaccines to be imported between July and September. Authorities expect that in May more than 600,000 people will have completed their second dose. And in July, one million people should have received at least their first dose. By the end of this year, the government's goal is to have vaccinated at least 3.5 million people. The country bought a total of 9,130,025 doses to ensure treatment for more than 4.5 million Costa Rican residents, according to the Commission statistics. As of Tuesday, a total of 1,457,802 vaccines against covid-19 have been applied, reaching a national vaccination rate of 24.58 per 100 inhabitants, according to the statistics from the Vaccine National Information System. The Ministry of Health reported on Tuesday a total of 71.703 active covid-19 cases in the country. Of the total 306,899 cases detected since last year, 3,877 deaths were listed as covid-19 related, approximately 1.3% death rate in Costa Rica. According to Johns Hopkins University, the pandemic has killed more than 3.4 million people worldwide. -------------------------- How should the authorities include the entire Costa Rican population in the massive vaccination campaign against covid-19? We would like to know your thoughts on this story. Send your comments to news@amcostarica.com            
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