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Published on Tuesday, October 26,
2021
By the A.M. Costa Rica staff The government signed
a new agreement with Pfizer BioNTech to buy
3.5 million vaccines against covid-19 that
will be applied to children, the elderly and
the booster dose for some people, announced
the National Emergency Commission.
Of the total purchased, 1.5 million will be applied to children ages 5 to 11 years old. The rest will be applied to the elderly, people with pre-existing health conditions and some public and private workers who are in direct contact with patients infected with the virus. Currently, the vaccination campaign is inoculating people over the age of 12 or older. Anyone under the age of 18 must be accompanied by their parents or guardians to receive the vaccine. The campaign also includes residency DIMEX cardholders and immigrants. It also covers undocumented foreigners living in Costa Rica. There is no need to prove immigration status in order to get vaccinated in Costa Rica. Authorities' only request is for people to show their passports for registration purposes only. Vaccines are available in public hospitals, clinics, some universities and commercial centers. But authorities are advising people eligible to get the vaccine to first stop-by their local public clinic, known as Ebais, to get information on the vaccination program for that specific area or by calling the Social Security Covid line 905-225-2000. If the Covid line is saturated, the list of clinics or hospitals can be found on the Covid Vaccination Campaign website. As of last week, Costa Rica has applied 6,124,455 vaccines. Last year, the government purchased 6,002,165 doses of the vaccine with Pfizer, of which more than 4.8 million doses have been imported. The last shipment containing 107,640 doses of Pfizer vaccines arrived on a DHL cargo on Thursday. ------------------ What have you heard about the third covid-vaccine booster shot in your country? We would like to know your thoughts on this story. Send your comments to news@amcostarica.com            
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