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Costa Rica records 2,954 cases of syphilis and a 12% increase...

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Caja will issue vaccination certificates against covid-19 with QR code

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Government announces progressive increase in capacity in December

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Ticos show greater resilience against Covid-19

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Less than 1% of vaccinated against covid-19 report some side effect

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Costa Rica 12th worldwide for complete covid-19 vaccination

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Vaccination against covid-19 will be mandatory for minors in Costa Rica

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Costa Rica continues to impress with its vaccination rollout

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Up to two years wait for patients needing surgery

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Majority of Costa Ricans back mandatory vaccination, CIEP survey

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Costa Rica now has 72.66% of the population vaccinated with the...

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Synthetic drug use raises concern among Costa Rican youth

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Unprecedented: Costa Rica’s Three Branches of Government Are Led by Women

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Costa Rica’s crime-prevention message meets a budget-cut test

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Synthetic drug use raises concern among Costa Rican youth

Q COSTA RICA — Older adolescents and young adults are among the groups most often consuming synthetic drugs in Costa Rica, according to Mario Sánchez, an investigator with the Organismo de Investigación Judicial (OIJ) Anti-Drug Unit. The warning comes alongside a marked increase in forensic findings: between 2017 and 2022,...