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Cuba develops new Sovereign 01 A vaccine candidate, an added bonus to fight Covid-19

Cuba develops new Sovereign 01 A vaccine candidate, an added bonus to fight Covid-19

Havana, Mar 5 - Cuba is not waiting on the beneficience of US President Joe Biden to ease the crushing  economic sanctions to determine whether it will be able to access Covid-19 vaccines. Its Development of four vaccine candidates against Covid-19 in a short time is a feat of Cuba's biotechnology, but reaching a fifth is an added bonus to the Cuban population.

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EU ambassador to Cuba Alberto Navarro

EU summons its ambassador to Cuba to explain letter to Biden

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has summoned its ambassador to Cuba to return to Brussels to explain himself after he reportedly signed an appeal asking U.S. President Joe Biden to lift sanctions against Cuba and begin normalizing ties with the country.

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CUBA'S COVID-19 Vaccine, Soberana 02 could be ready by late April

CUBA'S COVID-19 Vaccine, Soberana 02 could be ready by late April

HAVANA, Cuba, February 27,  --  Forced by punishing economic sanctions from the United States to come up with its own vaccine against the COVID-19 virus, Cuba could be one of the first nations to immunize its entire population, when it becomes available in late April.

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Cuba Launches Phase II of Its 'Abdala' COVID-19 Vaccine

Cuba Launches Phase II of Its 'Abdala' COVID-19 Vaccine

Cuba's Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB) General Director Marta Ayala Monday announced that Abdala COVID-19 vaccine (CIGB 66) started phase II of clinical trials, which will have around 760 volunteers.

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President Biden To Reassess US Policies Towards Cuba

President Biden To Reassess US Policies Towards Cuba

White House Spokeswoman Jen Psaki on Thursday announced that President Joe Biden will analyze whether or not measures against Cuba taken during President Donald Trump's administration (2017-2021) should be eliminated.

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JAMAICA | Opposition legislator Anthony Hylton condemns US blockade against Cuba

JAMAICA | Opposition legislator Anthony Hylton condemns US blockade against Cuba

Kingston, Jan 22 (Prensa Latina) Jamaican parliamentarian Anthony Hylton on Friday condemned the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States on Cuba, a position that his country maintains today in the face of this unilateral policy that has been rejected by the international community.

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CUBA Expands clinical trials for its COVID-19 vaccine Soberana 02

CUBA Expands clinical trials for its COVID-19 vaccine Soberana 02

Cuba has expanded phase II B clinical trials of that country's anti-COVID-19 candidate vaccine Soberana 02 with volunteers between 19 and 80 years of age, began at the 19 de Abril and No.1 Polyclinics, in the Havana municipalities of Plaza de la Revolución and La Lisa, respectively.

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