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Covid likely came from a lab leak in China says US agency

Tico Times - February 27, 2023

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Costa Rica Reinstates Mask Mandate in Schools and Public transport

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Covid aid benefited mostly large companies in developing countries (report)

Costa Rica

Covid Coverage in Poorer Countries Hits 50%: Vaccine Alliance

Monkeypox: Costa Rica has supplies for real-time diagnosis

Ileana Fernandez -

The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) provided Costa Rica with a donation that allows real-time detection of monkeypox genetic material in different...

Monkeypox vaccine maker Bavarian Nordic ready to meet demand

AFP -

As the lone laboratory manufacturing a licensed vaccine against monkeypox, Danish company Bavarian Nordic has seen its order book fill up as the usually...

U.S. Drops Negative Covid Test for International Travel

Ileana Fernandez -

The U.S. government announced that it will eliminate the requirement that U.S travelers present a negative COVID-19 test before departure. The measure is lifted...

Monkeypox outbreak tops 1,000 cases, WHO warns of ‘real’ risk

AFP -

The risk of monkeypox becoming established in non-endemic nations is real, the WHO warned Wednesday, with more than a thousand cases now confirmed in...

Monkeypox cases could be the “tip of the iceberg”, says WHO

AFP -

The 200 cases of monkeypox reported in recent weeks outside countries where it usually circulates could be the "tip of the iceberg," the World...

3 doses of the Pfizer Covid vaccine for children under 5 is safe and effective

AFP -

The Pfizer/BioNTech Covid vaccine is safe and effective for children aged six months to under five years when given in three doses, the companies...

Costa Rica Businesses can Deny Entry to Customers without Masks

Ileana Fernandez -

In Costa Rica, any business (a restaurant, clothing store, movie theater, bar or hardware store) may reserve the right to refuse admission to those...

The New Costa Rica Covid 19 Executive Orders

Jorge Montero -

The Costa Rica government has issued several decrees (Executive Orders) or Decretos Ejecutivos in spanish, two of which have sparked legal interest in the...

Costa Rican Government publishes decrees on Masks and Vaccination

Ileana Fernandez -

After sending a communication to explain the delay with the publication of the decrees eliminating the mandatory use of masks and the mandatory vaccination...

Costa Rican Medical Union demands President Chaves show scientific support

Ileana Fernandez -

The National Medical Union demanded the Costa Rican President, Rodrigo Chaves, to show the scientific support used to revoke the mandatory vaccination against covid-19. In...