(CRHoy.com) From the 15 and until March 31, the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) will not apply the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine not even to older adults at risk.
This is because Easter is approaching, which will be celebrated from March 28 to April 3.
The Government granted all this week of vacations to public employees, this with the purpose of contributing to the reactivation of the tourism sector and the chains associated with this industry in the rural and coastal communities of the country.
Coopesana, which provides services to health centers in Santa Ana, Escazú and San Francisco – San Antonio, It has already announced that it will only be applying the second dose between March 15 and 31 to those who have already been vaccinated for the first time.
“Later we will continue granting appointments for first dose according to availability of the vaccine“, Reported the entity.
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Posted by COOPESANA R.L. in Wednesday, March 17, 2021
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The second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine should be applied 21 days after the first, according to the recommendations of the pharmaceutical company Pfizer.
In other words, no older adult or person at risk will receive the first dose in these weeks, despite the fact that, for example, if the 1 dose had been applied on March 15, the second would correspond until April 5 (already passed to Semana Santa).
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