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Published on Friday,
November 5, 2021
By the A.M. Costa Rica staff Costa Rica has imported 7,142,835 vaccines against covid-19, according to the National Emergency Commission. The most recent shipment arrived on a DHL cargo last night at the Juan Santamarķa International Airport, containing 111,150 doses of Pfizer vaccines. These are part of the 5,109,455 doses already imported. The country purchased 6,002,165 Pfizer vaccines to inoculate more than 3 million people. Costa Rica has also imported 775,200 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines as part of their 1,000,000 purchased doses for the treatment of more than 500,000 people. The country has already imported 259,350 doses through COVAX, which includes approved vaccines, such as AstraZeneca, Pfizer and Moderna. These are part of the purchased 2,037,600 doses to provide treatment to more than one million people. Costa Rica has received six donations. Last month, Pfizer donated 130 doses of their vaccine. Also in October, the shipment of 56,800 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccines were donated by the Dominican Republic. Earlier that month, the donation of 50,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines was donated by the government of Austria. In September, Costa Rica received 69,600 doses of AstraZeneca donated by the government of Spain. Also that month, a shipment of 319,200 AstraZeneca doses were donated by Canada. In July, 503,100 doses of Pfizer vaccines were donated by the U.S. There are more than enough vaccines available to get Costa Rica to the goal of herd immunity. The government confirmed that herd immunity can be achieved when 83% of the population, approximately 4,274,344 million people are fully vaccinated. As of Tuesday, Costa Rica has applied 6,567,309 vaccines. The Health Ministry reported on Thursday that the country has 7,124 deaths listed as covid-19 related, approximately a 1.3% death rate. The pandemic has killed more than 5 million people worldwide, according to data collected by Johns Hopkins University. ------------------ What should authorities do to speed up the vaccination campaign? We would like to know your thoughts on this story. Send your comments to news@amcostarica.com             |
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