HealthCaribbean Weekday
Edition 2021-04-08
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HealthCaribbean Weekend is a weekly PHC Health Newsletter published on Thursdays which depicts current happenings in the Caribbean Healthcare Sector, of interest to healthcare providers, investors & suppliers.
First Trial of COVID Vaccine Approved for Children
The first trial of COVID vaccine approved for use in children between the ages of 5 and 18 will soon begin, the Director of Research at the Finlay Vaccine Institute (IFV), Dagmar García Rivero announced. She said the documentation is being prepared for the regulatory authorities. Ms. Garcia told a news broadcast of the Cuban program, Noticiero Estelar, that “advancing to a clinical trial in children takes higher regulatory rigor, and therefore we normally need to advance in adult populations […]
Cuba's Abdala Vaccine to Begin Phase III of Clinical Trials
The Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology will guarantee the doses needed for this clinical trial in which 42,000 people will take part.
Cuba and China Developing the PanCorona Vaccine for COVID Variants
Cuba and China are working together to develop a new vaccine called the PanCorona which will be effective against new variants of COVID-19. The Chinese website Xinhua reported that scientists from Cuba’s Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB) and Chinese researchers are working on the vaccine at the joint biotech innovation center in Yongzhou, in Hunan Province. Dr. Gerardo Guillén, the director of Biomedical Research at CIGB, said that the project began with a request from the Chinese that […]
Nearly All of Havana To Receive Cuban COVID Vaccine by Late May
Cuba plans to administer its COVID-19 vaccine candidates to nearly the entire population of Havana by the end of May as health authorities carry out large-scale interventional studies and late-stage trials, officials remarked Tuesday.
Cuban Doctors Arrive in Mozambique to Fight COVID-19
The medical brigade was requested by Mozambique's health authorities thanks to Cuban professionals' expertise to treat COVID-19 patients.
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