VACCINES

WHO thanks Cuba’s concern in fight against Covid-19

Published on: August 25, 2021
16:21

Bern, Aug 25 (Prensa Latina) Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, on Wednesday thanked Cuba for its concern in the fight against the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic.

UK donation to benefit anti-Covid clinical trials

Published on: August 25, 2021
07:52

Havana, Aug 25 (Prensa Latina) Volunteers from the anti-Covid Soberana Pediatría and Ismaelillo clinical trials will be benefited with 6,000 blood sampling kits donated by the Association of Cubans in UK, an official source reported.

Sputnik Light, AstraZeneca vaccines with high immunity after trials

Published on: August 20, 2021
13:51

Moscow, Aug 20 (Prensa Latina) A combination of Sputnik Light and AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines has proven high immunity in volunteers during the clinical trials in Azerbaijan, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) stated on Friday.

Sinopharm vaccine moves one step closer to preventing Delta variant

Published on: August 18, 2021
10:33

Beijing, Aug 18 (Prensa Latina) A branch of the Chinese Sinopharm Pharmaceutical Company speeds up developing a Delta-specific vaccines, local media reported on Wednesday.

Cuba guarantees immunization of its entire people

Published on: August 12, 2021
11:43

Havana, Aug 12 (Prensa Latina) Since early this year, Cuban scientific and health authorities assured that the necessary efforts would be made in the country to immunize the entire population against Covid-19, a palpable reality today.

Danish newspaper denounces US blockade against Cuba

Published on: August 11, 2021
13:48

Copenhagen, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) The relentless brutality of the United States blockade is hitting Cuba's economy and making it difficult to confront Covid-19, the Denmark-based Arbejderen newspaper denounced on Wednesday.

Diaz-Canel evaluates high Covid-19 incidence among pregnant women

Published on: August 11, 2021
12:53

Havana, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Wednesday expressed his concern about the deaths of 35 pregnant women in the country this year due to Covid-19.

Cuba did not dismiss Covax, it only prioritized its own vaccines

Published on: August 11, 2021
12:33

Havana, Jul 11 (Prensa Latina) Cuba never refused to receive Covid-19 vaccines through the WHO mechanism, Covax; instead, it decided to invest the country's scarce resources in developing its own products.

Anti-Covid-19 vaccines fights off Delta variant

Published on: August 11, 2021
07:25

Havana, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) The anti-Covid-19 vaccines developed worldwide, including Cuba´s Abdala and Soberana 02 candidates, fight off Delta variant, which transmits a viral load 1,200 times greater than others, scientific authorities reported.

August will be a decisive month for vaccination in Cuba

Published on: August 9, 2021
13:33

Havana, Aug 9 (Prensa Latina) This month will be decisive in moving forward and achieving high rates of vaccination against Covid-19 in Cuba in order to protect most part of the population, a health official said on Monday.

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