VACCINES

France contributes with initiative to fight off poliomyelitis

Published on: October 19, 2022
16:56

Paris, Oct 19 (Prensa Latina) France on Wednesday praised its contribution of €50 million to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, which seeks to prevent outbreaks of the viral disease.

Bahamas to receive new monkeypox vaccine batch

Published on: October 18, 2022
16:44

Nassau, Oct 18 (Prensa Latina) Health officials said that there has been a decrease in the uptake of all vaccine types, amid the arrival of 1,400 monkeypox vaccines at the Lynden Pindling International Airport yesterday.

Cuba´s Covid-19 vaccine effectiveness to be exhibited in Vietnam

Published on: October 1, 2022
13:18

Hanoi, Oct 1 (Prensa Latina) Favorable situation Cuba is presently showing to fight off Covid-19 is closely related to the effectiveness of its homegrown vaccines, the Health Minister Jose Angel Portal said.

China approves second homegrown antiviral pill to fight Covid-19

Published on: September 26, 2022
16:06

Beijing, Sep 26 (Prensa Latina) China's health regulators have just approved to take the second homegrown antiviral pill to fight off Covid-19 to clinical trials, amid constant fresh outbreaks of the Omicron variant, the media reported on Monday.

Filmmaker Abby Martin praises Cuba´s breakthroughs

Published on: August 29, 2022
19:21

Havana, Aug 29 (Prensa Latina) U.S. documentary filmmaker and journalist Abby Martin on Monday heaped praise on Cuban breakthroughs, especially on Covid-19 vaccine dose development, in spite of restrictions imposed by the US blockade on Cuba.

Portal of India highlights production of Cuban vaccine in Italy

Published on: August 20, 2022
07:56

New Delhi, Aug 20 (Prensa Latina) The Peoples Dispatch portal of India highlighted that the collaboration between Cuba and Italy to combat the Covid-19 pandemic is advancing with the signing of a memorandum for the production of Cuban-made vaccines.

More people in Cuba get Covid-19 booster dose

Published on: August 9, 2022
12:47

Havana, Aug 9 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) reported on Tuesday that 7,504,335 people have received a booster dose against Covid-19.

More Cubans with complete vaccination schedule against Covid-19

Published on: July 30, 2022
11:58

Havana, Jul 30 (Prensa Latina) The Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) reported on Saturday that 9,977,812 Cubans, accounting for 90.1 percent of the population, have received the complete vaccination scheme against Covid-19.

Suspension of Covid-19 vaccines for minors in Uruguay criticized

Published on: July 8, 2022
10:34

Montevideo, Jul 8 (Prensa Latina) The president of the Broad Front, Fernando Pereira, described as a deep mistake a court ruling on the suspension of the administration of Covid-19 vaccines to children under 13 years of age.

State of Bayelsa, Nigeria, interested in Cuban vaccines

Published on: July 5, 2022
07:30

Havana, Jul 5 (Prensa Latina) A delegation from the state of Bayelsa, Nigeria, headed by its governor Douye Diri, on Tuesday meets with executives from companies of the BioCubaFarma Group to assess cooperation they can provide to the pharmacological development of that important state.

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