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

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71-year-old Costa Rica woman died an hour after receiving anticovid vaccine

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Ministry of Health will have the AstraZeneca vaccine under scrutiny

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People between 18 and 58 with a risk factor would be...

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Will there be new sanitary restrictions for Semana Santa (Easter)?

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People vaccinated against COVID-19 will not have to isolate if they...

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Costa Rica begins second pandemic year with 3 urgent tasks: vaccinate,...

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47 travelers have tried to leave the country with false covid-19...

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“I tell people: don’t be afraid, get vaccinated!”

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Live press conference on the pandemic will now be weekly

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More than 193,000 vaccines have already been applied

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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,...