Catalina Crespo says that 800,000 Costa Ricans reject vaccine, without foundation

The defender of the Inhabitants, Catalina Crespo, affirmed this Thursday that 800,000 Costa Ricans do not want to be vaccinated against covid-19, without having a technical basis on that statement. This is what he said after President Carlos Alvarado rejected a call to meet with an anti-vaccination group.

In a video released by the Ombudsman, both to the media and on social networks, Crespo stated: “The Ombudsman’s Office wishes that the President of the Republic assumes the responsibilities inherent in his position and does not exclude, or discriminate against, the 800,000 Costa Ricans who do not want to be vaccinated, since only through dialogue and human respect many of these people could change their position ”.

When asked about the source of information, the defense attorney’s office responded: “This information is one of those not vaccinated so far; They are official data from the Ministry of Health.

However, the Ministry of Health has never said that 800,000 Costa Ricans refuse to get the vaccine. What the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) has said is that there are about 750,000 people over the age of 12 who have not yet received their first dose, which does not mean that they reject the inoculation.

[ Carlos Alvarado le rechaza a Catalina Crespo reunión con antivacunas ]

At no time did the CCSS state that this group is entirely made up of movements against vaccination.

According to a court issued on October 11, more than 3.5 million inhabitants have already received at least one dose, which is equivalent to 82.4% of the target population, which is made up of people over 12 years of age.

Meanwhile, almost 2.4 million people have the complete scheme, 56% of the target population.

An analysis of the unit of On the The nation estimated that 80% of the total population would be vaccinated by the second half of January.

[ 80% de la población estaría vacunada en la segunda quincena de enero ]

News in development.

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