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Scientists announce Abdalas administration of 3rd dose will finish Scientists announce Abdalas administration of 3rd dose will finish 30 de abril de 2021, 15:24 Havana, Apr 30 (Prensa Latina) Administration of the third dose of Abdala, Cubas vaccine candidate against Covid-19, will finish on Saturday as part of the 3rd phase of clinical trials, its developers assured on Friday. On May 1 finishes the phase of administering the third dose to the 48,000 volunteers of the 3rd phase clinical trial o...

Share Researchers at the University of Helsinki have created a strain of the Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus GG probiotic that is able to utilise both lactose and casein as well as reproduce in dairy products. Consequently, the discovery can make it unnecessary to separately add the probiotic to dairy products, in addition to which it could fare better in the intestine, boosting gut health. Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus GG, or LGG, is the most studied probiotic bacterium in the world. However, its ...

With two domestically produced COVID-19 vaccines in stage-three clinical trials, Cuba is racing towards potentially becoming the first country in Latin America to develop its own shot against the coronavirus. The island of 11 million people, which has been under a strict US trade embargo for decades, is in process of developing five experimental shots, including Soberana 02 and Abdala, which reached final-stage trials last month. The names of the vaccines reveal much about how Cuba sees the nat...

A new strain of the Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus GG probiotic is able to utilise both lactose and casein as well as reproduce in dairy products. The discovery can make it unnecessary to separately add the probiotic to dairy products, in addition to which it could fare better in the intestine, boosting gut health.

Cuban Covid-19 vaccine candidates are safe Cuban Covid-19 vaccine candidates are safe Havana, Apr 29 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Covid-19 vaccine candidates are safe, and getting infected this way is impossible, Dr. Meiby Rodriguez, director of clinical research at the Finlay Vaccines Institute (IFV), said on Thursday. The Cuban vaccine candidates are based on a platform of subunits, in other words, a purified protein portion of the virus, so there is no risk of inoculation of the virus upon vaccin...

Nature journal highlights Cubas vaccine candidates against Covid-19 Nature journal highlights Cubas vaccine candidates against Covid-19 London, Apr 29 (Prensa Latina) Cuba could be the first Latin American country to develop and produce its own vaccine against Covid-19 in spite of the US economic blockade against it, Nature journal highlights on Thursday. The scientific publication describes the development of the Cuban proposals against Covid-19 through an interview with Dr. Vicente Verez, dir...

Abdala vaccine to be applied to healthcare personnel in Cuba Abdala vaccine to be applied to healthcare personnel in Cuba Sancti Spiritus, Cuba, Apr 28 (Prensa Latina) Abdala, the Cuban vaccine candidate against Covid-19, is expected to be applied upcoming May to 26,000 people linked to the healthcare sector who reside in Sancti Spiritus central province, health authorities announced on Wednesday. Manuel Rivero, Healths territorial director, explained to the press that it will be administered t...

Former chief of S African COVID-19 committee appointed to WHO Science Council Johannesburg, Apr 28: The former head of South Africa’s ministerial advisory committee on COVID-19, Indian-origin professor Salim Abdool Karim, has been appointed to the World Health Organisation (WHO) Science Council. The Science Council, which has nine of the world’s leading health researchers, is chaired by Nobel Laureate Dr Harold Varmus. It will provide scientific advice to respond to health problems such as ...

https://www.afinalwarning.com/513919.html (Natural News) Britain-based biotech company Oxitec has received approval from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to release genetically modified (GM) mosquitoes in the Florida Keys this spring. The firm claims that the technology is safe and effective at eradicating dengue fever and other mosquito-borne diseases in the area – a claim that scientists and residents dispute. Oxitec, which is U.S.-owned but U.K.-based, says that its OX5034 m...

Cuban president highlights progress of Covid-19 vaccine candidates Cuban president highlights progress of Covid-19 vaccine candidates Havana, Apr 27 (Prensa Latina) President of Cuba Miguel Diaz-Canel on Tuesday highlighted the progress made by two Cuban Covid-19 vaccine candidates in clinical trials. The president commented on Tweeter that the Abdala candidate, from the Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Center(CIGB), is close to completing phase III of clinical trials; while Mambisa, devel...