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Costa Rica rejects delivery of Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine, says it is not effective enough – Metro US

Costa Rica rejects delivery of Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine, says it is not effective enough

The spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Chile
The spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Chile

SAN JOSE (Reuters) – Costa Rican health authorities on Wednesday said that after studying the available clinical studies they had decided to reject the delivery of Sinovac Biotech’s COVID-19 vaccine for the time being, saying it was not effective enough.

Earlier this month however, Uruguay released real-world data on the impact of Sinovac’s vaccine among its population that showed it was over 90% effective in preventing intensive care admissions and deaths.

(Reporting by Alvaro Murillo; Writing by Anthony Esposito; Editing by Chris Reese)