[News] Cuba Is a World Leader in COVID-19 Vaccination

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Is a World Leader in COVID-19 Vaccination

   - [image: A woman receives the Cuban vaccine Abdala, in Havana, Cuba.]
   A woman receives the Cuban vaccine Abdala, in Havana, Cuba. | Photo: EFE


Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez on Saturday highlighted Cuba's high
rate of administration of Covid-19 vaccines per 100 inhabitants, an
indicator in which it is a world leader.

On his Twitter account, the foreign minister wrote that Cuba has currently
a rate of 321.61 doses administered per 100 inhabitants, so it exceeds
high-income nations.

He added that 96.7 percent of the vaccine-eligible population in Cuba has
been fully vaccinated, and 80.9 percent has received a booster shot.

Cuba has developed its immunization strategy basically using homegrown
vaccines through technological platforms whose security and effectiveness
have been proven for over 30 years.

Cuba was the first country to immunize its pediatric population against
Covid-19, so children and teenagers could return to schools with higher
protection.

Clinical trials with Cuban vaccines continue: one involving children under
two years of age and another one with a vaccine candidate that is
administered nasally.

Cuban vaccines are being used in a dozen countries, and the World Health
Organization (WHO) will receive the dossier of two of them soon to
authorize their emergency use.
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