By mid-year, 70 percent of the Cuban population will be immunized against the SARS-Cov-2 virus as part of a vaccination strategy by population groups, scientists and health authorities explained Tuesday.
A group of measures to contribute to the control of COVID-19 and curb the wide spread of the disease in the province of Holguín will come into force as of today, with the aim of reducing the incidence of the disease in the eastern territory.
Cuba begins on Monday vaccinating against anti-Covid-19 all its health sector, from doctors, nurses, technical and support staff with Sovereign 2 vaccine as part of Phase III trials in all of Havana medical institutions.
Cuba has two COVID-19 vaccine candidates in phase III of clinical trials after the regulatory authority on Thursday approved Abdala to pass to that stage.