QCOSTARICA – President Rodrigo Chaves, signed the decree that will eliminate the mandatory vaccination against Covid-19 in the elderly.
The previous week, authorities of the National Vaccination and Epidemiology Commission (CNVE) met and voted unanimously and firmly on the measure.
From now on, in Costa Rica vaccination against Covid-19 will be mandatory, only for health officials and workers who participate in direct patient care.
Health authorities have called for maintaining the prevention measures and the already known protocols for sneezing, coughing and greeting, washing hands, as well as avoiding public places if you have symptoms.
In addition, they urged the population to complete the vaccination scheme.