VACCINES

Cuban vaccine Abdala highly effective in severe Covid-19 cases

Published on: September 22, 2021
08:57

Havana, Sep 22 (Prensa Latina) The Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB) reported that the Abdala Covid-19 vaccine is 90 percent effective in seriously ill patients affected by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, as reported by the local press.

Bangladesh to receive 40 million doses of China’s Covid-19 vaccines

Published on: September 21, 2021
10:25

Dhaka, Sep 21 (Prensa Latina) Bangladesh will receive in October more than 40 million doses of vaccines from the People's Republic of China to fight the Covid-19 pandemic, it was reported in Dhaka on Tuesday. This South Asian country bought 20 million doses of the Sinopharm vaccine to the Beijing Institute of Biological Products, while 20 other million doses were purchased under the Covid-19 Vaccine Global Access Fund (Covax), Prothom Alo reported.

Cuba advocates solidarity to fight Covid-19 pandemic

Published on: September 20, 2021
13:33

Geneva, Sep 20 (Prensa Latina) Cuba's permanent representative at the United Nations Office in Geneva, Juan Antonio Quintanilla, called for solidarity and international cooperation on Monday to fight the Covid-19 pandemic.

International organizations highlight Cuba’s anti-Covid-19 vaccines

Published on: September 17, 2021
07:11

Havana, Sep 17 (Prensa Latina) International organizations and experts highlighted the significance of Cuba's anti-Covid-19 vaccines for the region and the world, amid a complex health crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

South Korean companies to produce and export Russian Covid-19 vaccine

Published on: September 17, 2021
01:32

Seoul, Sep 17 (Prensa Latina) South Korean companies signed contracts with the Russian Fund for Direct Investment (RFPI) to manufacture the Covid-19 Sputnik vaccine, and subsequently export it.

Cuban scientists present results of Covid-19 vaccines to WHO

Published on: September 16, 2021
15:46

Havana, Sep 16 (Prensa Latina) Cuban scientists on Thursday presented details of the results of clinical trials of its Covid-19 vaccines to experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) for the process of international recognition.

Fruitful meeting between Cuba and WHO on Covid-19 vaccines

Published on: September 16, 2021
15:29

Havana, Sep 16 (Prensa Latina) Experts from Cuba and the World and Pan-American Health organization on Thursday described the meeting for the international recognition of Cuba's vaccines against Covid-19 as excellent and fruitful.

CARICOM calls for equity access to Covid-19 vaccines

Published on: September 15, 2021
07:28

Georgetown, Sep 15 (Prensa Latina) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will insist to the United Nations on the need for equity access to vaccines against Covid-19.

WHO reiterates complaint about inequity in vaccine distribution

Published on: September 14, 2021
11:28

Geneva, Sep 14 (Prensa Latina) Inequity in the distribution of vaccines to fight Covid-19 is still an issue globally, director general of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.

Cuba: 38 percent of population immunized against Covid-19

Published on: September 13, 2021
00:15

Havana, Sep 13 (Prensa Latina) Some 38 percent of Cubans have already received all three three doses of the Covid-19 vaccination scheme with Cuban-made products, in an effort to achieve immunization in 2021, official sources reported.

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