Population with complete Covid-19 vaccine scheme increases in Cuba

Havana, Nov 21 (Prensa Latina) In total, 9,033,415 people, 80.8 percent of Cuba's vaccine-eligible population, have completed the Covid-19 vaccination scheme with Cuba-made vaccines, the Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) informed on Sunday.

November 21, 2021
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On November 19, 10,126,186 Cubans had received at least one dose of the Soberana 02 vaccine, developed by the Finlay Vaccines Institute (IFV), or Abdala (CIGB-66), created by the Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB), the MINSAP stated on its website.

This figure includes convalescent patients more than two months after suffered from Covid-19, to whom a single shot of Soberana Plus, also by IFV, was administered.

At least, 9,165,294 Cubans have received a second dose, and 8,558,810 have been administered a third dose.

Cuba has administrated up to 27,850,290 doses of vaccines, the note added.

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