Public Health Ministry

Costa Rica's public workers are required to get a Covid-19 vaccine starting Friday, October 15.

Costa Rica will mandate the Covid-19 vaccine for all public sector officials.

d man in Costa Rica became the first in Latin America to receive an esophagus replacement using material from his small intestine

Prominent private-sector companies are helping support Covid-19 vaccination in Costa Rica.

Costa Rica will mandate the Covid-19 vaccine for all public sector officials, the Health Ministry announced this week.

Costa Rica has administered 4.28 million doses of the Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines. The shots are helping to reduce Covid-19 mortality, the Health Ministry says.

Costa Rica has administered more than 1.46 million doses of the Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines.

The Health Ministry says 0.72% of people receiving the coronavirus vaccine have reported side effects

Costa Rica's Health Ministry has issued a sanitary alert regarding sexual enhancement products sold here under the name Poppers.

The movement proposes that women can freely decide if they can have an abortion, up to the 14th week of gestation.