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Published on Thursday,
December 9,
2021
By the A.M. Costa Rica staff The vaccination campaign against covid-19 is advancing with the application of the third dose or booster shot. Social Security has recorded 39,060 people having received a third inoculation after completing their treatment. The booster shot is being applied to the group of people classified as high risk. This group includes people over 58 years-old, health first-response employees, elderly in nursing homes and people with disabilities, Social Security said in its statement. This kind of shot is “an additional dose of a vaccine given after the protection provided by the original shot(s) has begun to decrease over time” according to Lisa Maragakis, senior director of infection prevention, and Gabor Kelen, director of the Johns Hopkins Office of Critical Event Preparedness and Response. Patients are recommended to get a booster vaccine six months after the second dose was administered. The booster shot was authorized in hospitals and public clinics, known as Ebais, that have enough AstraZeneca vaccines in stock to vaccinate people over 18 years old. People shot should visit their hospital or public clinic to know the specific strategy for that area. The Social Security clinics are listed on the Covid Vaccination Campaign website. Currently, public clinics in the districts of San Francisco and San Antonio, as well as in the cantons of Santa Ana and Escazú, all these in San José Province, have begun the application of the booster shot as a contingency plan due to having plenty of AstraZeneca vaccines. Authorities are expected to announce the application of the booster shot with other vaccine brands next month. There have been 7,222,020 vaccines, against covid-19 applied in Costa Rica. As of Wednesday, health authorities reported 7,324 deaths listed as covid-19 related, approximately a 1.3% death rate, according to the Health Ministry statistics. The pandemic has killed more than 5.2 million people worldwide, reported the Johns Hopkins University. ------------------------------- What have you heard about the booster shot campaign in your country? We would like to know your thoughts on this story. Send your comments to news@amcostarica.com             |
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