A mother presented an appeal for protection before the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice, where she denounced the lack of access to the covid-19 vaccine for her minor son by the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (Caja Costarricense de Seguridad Social). CCSS).
The mother, identified as Alejandra Rojas, alleges that she tried to vaccinate her ten-month-old son with the third booster of the covid-19 vaccine since October 2023, but was informed by health services that the vaccines are out of stock.
The document sets out proven facts, such as the approval of vaccination in children in June 2022 and the lack of vaccine supply starting in September 2023; In addition, it is highlighted that, despite the efforts, the minor has not yet been vaccinated due to the lack of availability of the vaccine.
Given this, the Constitutional Chamber concluded that the shortage of the covid-19 vaccine affects the right to health of the minor, which is why it declared the appeal presented admissible and ordered the Minister of Health, Mary Munive; the medical manager of the CCSS, Wilburg Díaz, and the health official, Natalie Sánchez, to coordinate and take the necessary measures to administer the dose to the minor.
In addition, they were urged to avoid future shortages of the vaccine and warned that failure to comply with this order could result in the crime of disobedience, with legal consequences.
Finally, the CCSS and the State were ordered to pay costs, damages and losses derived from the events that motivated this decision.
2024-02-02 22:50:44
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