Clinical trial with Abdala vaccine candidate begins in Santiago de Cuba

The clinical trial of the Abdala vaccine candidate, one of the four developed by Cuban scientists against COVID-19, began this Thursday at the General Saturnino Lora Hospital, in Santiago de Cuba. The director of that medical institution, Rafael Suárez, explained that the study will consist of two phases and will involve 800 volunteers, according to …

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Cuba regulates international cooperation “without conditions” or “interference in internal affairs”

The Cuban government promulgated a group of regulations related to the international cooperation the island provides and receives, which establishes that it will be free from “economic, political or social conditions that imply interference in internal affairs.” It concerns a Decree-Law and eight resolutions of various ministries, a legal package in which this activity is …

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Cuba: future decree on Animal Welfare to collect criteria of the population, according to government

The future legislation on Animal Welfare, being prepared by the island’s Ministry of Agriculture (MINAG), will reflect “some of the main wishes and concerns of the population regarding this issue,” according to the official media. The public call to contribute to the drawing up of the Decree-Law that will govern the policy on this matter …

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