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 The most recent shipment containing 234,000 doses of Pfizer vaccines arrived on a DHL cargo last night. - National Emergency Commission photo - |
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Published on Friday, August 13, 2021
Costa Rica has received 4,595,985 vaccines against covid-19, according to the National Emergency Commission. The most recent shipment containing 234,000 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 month, 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.  This week, the government announced the 69,600 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines that will be donated by Spain to inoculate approximately 38,800 people. The announcement of the donation was made by President Carlos Alvarado, adding that treatment will be sent to the country through the COVAX mechanism, which is the Covid-19 Vaccines Global Access of the World Health Organization. The date on which this donation will arrive has not been announced yet.  As of Tuesday, there have been 3,643,508 vaccines against covid-19 applied in the country, reaching a national vaccination rate of 70.6 per 100 inhabitants, according to the Vaccine National Information System report. There are 72,887 active covid-19 cases in the country. Of the total 426,474 cases detected since last year, there were 5,199 deaths listed as covid-19 related, approximately 1.2% death rate in Costa Rica, reported the Health Ministry on Thursday. ------------------------ What have you heard about another country giving donations of vaccines against covid-19 approved by WHO? We would like to know your thoughts on this story. Send your comments to news@amcostarica.com  Real Estate For Sale
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