The World Health Organization endorsed the RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine for children, the first against the mosquito-borne disease that kills more than 400,000 a year.
“We have come a long way to protect people from the virus,” said President Carlos Alvarado. “However, 804,331 people in the target population have yet to be vaccinated. Let's get vaccinated!”
Costa Rica has administered nearly 5.6 million Covid-19 vaccines, health authorities reported this week.
The official tracker shows 5,596,495 vaccines have been administered in Costa Rica, comprising...
