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Published on Friday, October 29,
2021
By the A.M. Costa Rica staff Costa Rica has
imported 7,031,685 vaccines against
covid-19, according to the National
Emergency Commission.
A shipment containing 105,300 doses of Pfizer vaccines arrived on a DHL cargo last night at the Juan Santamarķa International Airport. These are part of the 4,998,305 Pfizer doses already imported. The country purchased 6,002,165 Pfizer vaccines to inoculate more than 3 million people. Costa Rica has received six donations. On Oct. 21, Pfizer donated 130 doses of their vaccine. On Oct 15, the shipment of 56,800 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccines were donated by the Dominican Republic. Earlier this month, the donation of 50,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines donated by the government of Austria. In September, Costa Rica received 69,600 doses of AstraZeneca donated by the government of Spain. Also last 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. 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. Since vaccines became available to Costa Rica, there have been almost 10 million vaccines purchased and donated. This sum could protect about 5 million people living in the country. There are more than enough vaccines available to get Costa Rica to the goal of her 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 Wednesday, Costa Rica has applied 6,333,040 vaccines. However, on Thursday were reported 7,071 deaths listed as covid-19 related, approximately a 1.3% death rate, according to the statistics on the Health Ministry website. The pandemic has killed more than 5 million people worldwide, according to data collected by Johns Hopkins University. ------------------ How 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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