Costa Rica hopes to vaccinate at least 3.5 million people by the end of 2021. As of May 24, the latest available data, the country had administered 1.45 million vaccines.
Pfizer and BioNTech said their experimental Covid-19 vaccine protected 95 percent of people against the disease and announced they were applying for US emergency approval within days.
Costa Rica on Tuesday issued a State of Emergency, a move which will help the National Emergency Commission (CNE) take administrative, operational and economic measures to assist the country's recovery from Hurricane Eta.
Costa Rica's National Emergency Commission (CNE) announced changes to the coronavirus alert levels of several cantons. These changes take effect starting Wednesday, September 8.
Covid vaccines are under development in several countries, and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) seeks to guarantee supply to all countries when they are available.
