Covid vaccine to be mandatory for children in Costa Rica
Costa Rica has become the first country in the world to make Covid-19 vaccinations mandatory for children.
The jab will join the extensive list of basic childhood vaccinations already required by law, health officials said.
The country signed a deal with Pfizer to acquire doses to start vaccinating all under-12s from March 2022.
Earlier this week, the US health regulatory bodies approved the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for children aged five to 11.
