(CRHoy.com) The Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) reacted to the case of Doña Flor, an adult over 86 years of age who was denied the COVID-19 vaccine, for not presenting the vaccination card in the Tibás Health area, where she attended to be inoculated.
The institution assured that learned from the mistake and seeks to prevent it from happening again.
“We regret the situation of Mrs. Flor, an older adult who was denied the vaccine in the first instance because she showed up for the vaccination without the card. She already received the necessary protection. The learning acquired after this error is shared at all points in the system to avoid recidivism”, highlighted Eduardo Cambronero, director of Health Service Networks of the CCSS.
According to the Fund, this card requirement allows transparency in the information on the use of vaccines, It provides traceability from the entry of the vaccine into the country to the arm that receives it and allows avoiding over-vaccination due to exceptional cases of people who try to go beyond the recommended doses, as has been reported in several countries.
“Within vaccination logistics, the vaccine card is an information instrument for the user, which allows him to verify the brand and batch of the vaccine given, the day of application and the date of his next dose in case of not having The scheme has not yet been completed, therefore, the person has a paper record of the information for personal use”, assures the institution.
However, the Integrated Vaccine System (SIVA) -the Fund’s online registration tool-, It allows to process the vaccination only with the presentation of an identity document, therefore, only that condition is necessary to receive the vaccine.
For this reason, the magistrates of the Constitutional Chamber They declared the amparo appeal filed by the older adult admissible.
“Submitting the ward to excessive procedures for the application of the claimed vaccine is contrary, not only to the principles of efficiency, effectiveness, speed, timeliness and convenience that should govern the provision of health services,” says the resolution. From the living room.
The lady has already received her respective doses of the vaccines.
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