Last Updated on September 9, 2021, 3:20 AM AST by Renaldo St Juste
The locally-made vaccines in Cuba are now being used by the Cuban government to vaccinate 2-years toddlers. Cuba becomes the first country.
From Monday, the government had started to vaccinate children who are of 2 years of age. This vaccination is being done to reopen the school across the islands that have been shut since March 2020.
The new educational term has been started in Cuba from Monday. Due to the island’s less internet access, the government has been broadcasting the classes through local television stations.
The government would be using their homegrown vaccine Abdala and Soberana 02 for vaccinating. The government would be vaccinating children from 2 to 18 years of age group. Scientists have created the vaccines that are being used.
These three locally developed vaccines are Soberana02, Soberana plus and Abdala. These vaccines had completed their trials periods now. They had been approved by the government and Cuba’s Center for State Control for Drugs, Equipment, and Medical Devices (CECMED). The Soberana 02 and Abdala vaccines are approved for emergency use for minors.
The vaccines of Cuba have a 90% efficiency rate but still are not approved by the World Health Organisation. One of the UN agencies that are responsible for creating the international public crises. The vaccination of the children was started last Friday. The age limit for vaccinating children is from 12 and older. Those children have been given the Abdalla vaccine.
Cuba would be opening the schools on the island for face-to-face classes in October for the children who have been vaccinating completely.
Many countries announced this to vaccinate their young children. Due to emerging new COVID-19 variants in some of the islands, they had not started the vaccination of the younger children. Many countries announced this to vaccinate their young children.
Cuba will be opening its borders for international tourists and passengers from November 15. The decision has been taken by the island’s Ministry of Tourism (Mintur).
Renaldo St Juste, with his connection across the regions excels in providing all the regional updates from across the caribbean nation. His reporting majorly includes covering entertainment, crime and sports.
