COVID-19 Vaccine policies for pregnant and lactating people worldwide.

Costa Rica

As of 12/24/2022 Costa Rica's position on Covid-19 vaccination while pregnant is recommended for some or all, and its position on vaccination while lactating is permitted.

Current Overview

5,047,561

Population

1.737

Birth rate

Upper middle

Income level

Latin America and Caribbean

Region

Public health authority policies

Pregnancy
Most permissive recommendation across all vaccines in country.
Lactation
Permitted
Most permissive recommendation across all vaccines in country.

Professional society positions

Name
(Click to sort ascending)
Pregnancy
Lactation
Asociacion de Obstetricia y Ginecologia de Costa Rica

Public health authority policies by vaccine

Name (Click to sort descending)Administered (Click to sort ascending)Pregnancy (Click to sort ascending)Lactation (Click to sort ascending)Other countries (Click to sort ascending)
Moderna COVID-19 vaccine
67
Oxford-AstraZeneca Vaxzevria, Covishield
187
Pfizer/BioNTech Comirnaty
127

Public Health Authorities

Most recently reviewed by us on 2022-12-24

Current policies by vaccine

Name (Click to sort descending)Pregnancy (Click to sort ascending)Lactation (Click to sort ascending)
Moderna COVID-19 vaccine
Oxford-AstraZeneca Vaxzevria, Covishield
Pfizer/BioNTech Comirnaty

Resources & Guidance

Document type (Click to sort ascending) Vaccines (Click to clear sorting) Pregnancy (Click to sort ascending) Subgroups (Click to clear sorting) Pregnancy Booster (Click to clear sorting) Lacation (Click to sort ascending) Date (Click to sort ascending) (Click to clear sorting)
Guidance statement
2022-05-26
Guidance statement
2022-05-26
Guidance statement
2021-12-02
Guidance statement
2021-12-02
Press release
(none specified)
2021-07-06
Guidance statement
2021-07-05
Guidance statement
2021-05-25
Guidance statement
2021-01-20

Professional Societies

Most recently reviewed by us on 2022-12-24

Current positions by vaccine

No information available.

Resources & Guidance

No documents available.
Legend
Permitted
Permitted with qualifications
Not recommended
No position found
The COMIT policy tracker was developed with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Wellcome .

Citation

Berman Institute of Bioethics & Center for Immunization Research, Johns Hopkins University. Covid-19 Maternal Immunization Tracker (COMIT). www.comitglobal.org. Accessed: 11/14/2024, 1:45:38 AM.

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