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 The country, reaching a national vaccination rate of 66.3 per 100 inhabitants. - Casa Presidencial photo - |
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Published on Wednesday, August 4,
2021
As of today, there have been 3,424,278 vaccines against covid-19 applied in the country, reaching a national vaccination rate of 66.3 per 100 inhabitants, according to the Vaccine National Information System report. Of these, only 2,573,189 people have received their first dose, approximately 51% of the country's population. And 851,089 people have completed their two-dose treatment, approximately 17% of the population. 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. According to the authorities, from July 16 to 25, the 503,100 doses donated by the United States government were applied. Currently, the vaccination campaign is focused on people over the age of 12 with pre-existing health conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, chronic respiratory disease, chronic kidney disease, obesity, cancer, among others. As well as people of the so-called Group 5 which consists of those over the age of 20 with no health issues. According to the authorities, the vaccine is only available to nationals and people in the country who are residents (DIMEX) or have any document that indicates progress in the residency process and their passport. It is advised for people to first visit their local Ebais to get information on the vaccination program for that specific area or by calling the Social Security Covid line 905-225-2000. Public hospitals will also be carrying out the vaccines, as well as some malls, supermarkets and clinics.  Last week, President Carlos Alvarado announced a plan to vaccinate everyone living in Costa Rica, including undocumented people.  As of Friday, the government has received 4,163,085 vaccines against covid-19, according to the National Emergency Commission. In the country there are 71,936 active covid-19 cases. Of the total 411,123 cases detected since last year, there were 5,070 deaths listed as covid-19 related, approximately 1.3% death rate in Costa Rica, according to the Health Ministry report on Tuesday. The pandemic has killed more than 4.2 million people at a global level, according to data collected by Johns Hopkins University. ------------- How far along is your country in achieving herd immunity against covid-19? We would like to know your thoughts on this story. Send your comments to news@amcostarica.com             
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