Cuban vaccine against coronavirus without adverse effects after 48 hours of first trial in humans

The Cuban vaccine candidate against the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, which began this Monday its clinical trials in humans, shows no serious adverse effects after two days of vaccination of the first 20 volunteers. The Coordinating Center for the Clinical Trial of the vaccine known as Soberana 01 reported this Wednesday that “48 hours after being vaccinated, …

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Cuba: 89% of pediatric COVID-19 patients already discharged

89% of pediatric patients diagnosed with COVID-19 in Cuba are already on clinical or clinical-epidemiological discharge, thanks to their very favorable evolution, said Dr. Francisco Durán, director of epidemiology of the Ministry of Public Health, this Tuesday. The island’s health authorities have reported 390 pediatric patients (under 18 years) with the coronavirus since the COVID-19 …

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Cuba starts recovery phase after a less damaging cyclone than expected

This Tuesday Cuba started throughout its territory the phase of recovery and evaluation of the damages caused by Tropical Storm Laura, which between Sunday and Monday crossed the island from one tip to the other without leaving victims but did damage electrical networks, state entities, homes and crops. Initial predictions estimated that the cyclone would …

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