Cuba produces first batch of 150,000 vial bottles of Covid-19 vaccine
Cuba produces first batch of 150,000 vial bottles of Covid-19 vaccine
Havana, Feb 10 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban biopharmaceutical industry produced the first batch of 150,000 vial bottles of Soberana 02, the most advanced Covid-19 vaccine candidate, which will start phase III of clinical trials in March, the developers highlighted. The large-scale production of the Cuban vaccine is aimed at providing sufficient doses to carry out the third phase of the study, according to the Twitter account of the Finlay Institute of Vaccines (IFV).
The second batch is already being produced, IFV Director Vicente Verez said at a recent meeting between the Government and scientists, a fact that he also described as an important scientific-technological milestone.
Cuba has four Covid-19 vaccines in clinical trials
Cuba has four Covid-19 vaccines in clinical trials
Havana, Feb 1 (Prensa Latina) Achieving effective vaccines to fight Covid-19 is a constant challenge for scientists; and having four vaccine candidates in clinical trials at the same time is a broader challenge that Cuba is currently facing.
Soberana 01, Soberana 02, Mambisa (CIGB-669) and Abdala (CIGB-66) complete Cuba s proposals to confront the pandemic and conclude 2021 with most of the population vaccinated.
However, in what phase is each of these candidates? Which of these candidates are included in the following trial phases? And what are the closest dates to begin new phases?
Evo Morales highlights Cuba and Venezuela s fight against Covid-19
Evo Morales highlights Cuba and Venezuela s fight against Covid-19
La Paz, Jan 26 (Prensa Latina) Former Bolivian President Evo Morales on Tuesday highlighted the selfless struggle of Cuba and Venezuela to preserve human lives from the scourge of the Covid-19 pandemic.
On his Twitter account, Morales recalled that the Cuban Revolution will produce 100 (million) doses of its vaccine against Covid-19 and the Bolivarian Revolution of Venezuela produces Carvativir, which neutralizes the symptoms of the disease.
He added that none of the revolutions seeks profits, but to fight for life against the pandemic.
Abdala vaccine clinical trial is going well in Cuba
Abdala vaccine clinical trial is going well in Cuba
Santiago de Cuba, Jan 9 (Prensa Latina) The clinical trial of the vaccine candidate Abdala, one of the four underway in Cuba, is going well today at the Saturnino Lora Hospital in this eastern city, where it has been taking place for the last month. Dr. Rafael Suárez, director of the healthcare center, reported that the intramuscular application of the preparation for immunization against Covid-19 has hardly presented adverse reactions, mainly associated with discomfort in the area of the puncture.
He indicated that for the second phase, some 600 voluntary participants will be selected, through a call that will be announced with the pertinent requirements.
Iran Using Cubans as Guinea Pigs for Coronavirus Vaccine Experiment
5 Jan 2021
State media in Cuba revealed that Cubans on the island are currently participating in Phase II clinical trials of a mystery Chinese coronavirus vaccine candidate in development with the Iranian Islamic regime, the Spanish newspaper
Diario de Cubareported Tuesday.
The alleged coronavirus vaccine candidate is the product of the Pasteur Institute of Iran and an unnamed Cuban company, according to Kianoush Jahanpour, a spokesman for Iran’s Food and Drug Administration (IFDA). The human trials, according to Iranian state media, are currently underway in Havana.
The news, revealed in Iranian state media in the new year, follows claims by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), a U.S.-designated terrorist organization, that it was developing a vaccine against the Chinese coronavirus, despite not having any history of pharmaceutical research. The Communist Party of Cuba, on its end, announce