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¿Cómo seleccionó Costa Rica las dos vacunas experimentales contra covid-19 con las que firmó alianza?

Nuestro país tiene acuerdos con el producto de Pfizer y BioNTech y con el de AstraZeneca y la Universidad de Oxford ¿por qué estas?

An undated handout picture released by the University of Oxford on November 23, 2020 shows a vial of the University's COVID-19 candidate vaccine, known as AZD1222, co-invented by the University of Oxford and Vaccitech. - Scientists behind a coronavirus jab being developed in Britain on Monday hailed it as a potential "vaccine for the world", which could be cheaper to make and easier to store and distribute than its main rivals. The University of Oxford and its pharmaceutical partner AtraZeneca, said they were seeking regulatory approval for the vaccine after it showed an average 70-percent effectiveness. (Photo by John Cairns / University of Oxford / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD / John Cairns " - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - RESTRICTED TO ILLUSTRATING STORIES RELATED TO THE PARTICULAR VACCINE, EVENTS AND FACTS MENTIONED IN THE CAPTION - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS /
An undated handout picture released by the University of Oxford on November 23, 2020 shows a vial of the University's COVID-19 candidate vaccine, known as AZD1222, co-invented by the University of Oxford and Vaccitech. - Scientists behind a coronavirus jab being developed in Britain on Monday hailed it as a potential "vaccine for the world", which could be cheaper to make and easier to store and distribute than its main rivals. The University of Oxford and its pharmaceutical partner AtraZeneca, said they were seeking regulatory approval for the vaccine after it showed an average 70-percent effectiveness. (Photo by John Cairns / University of Oxford / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD / John Cairns " - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - RESTRICTED TO ILLUSTRATING STORIES RELATED TO THE PARTICULAR VACCINE, EVENTS AND FACTS MENTIONED IN THE CAPTION - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS / JOHN CAIRNS
La vacuna de AstraZeneca y la Universidad de Oxford está en su fase final de pruebas. Es una de las que Costa Rica negoció para tener a partir de su aprobación. Fotografía: John Cairns / AFP (JOHN CAIRNS/AFP)

Costa Rica inició conversaciones con cinco casas farmacéuticas antes de seleccionar dos: el desarrollo de Pfizer y BioNTech y el de AstraZeneca con la Universidad de Oxford.

¿Qué características llevaron al país a decantarse por estas dos en específico? La Nación conversó con Pedro González, viceministro de Salud, quien indicó los lineamientos con los que se guió la Comisión Nacional de Vacunación y Epidemiología (CNVE).

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