Cuba encouraged by early trials of homegrown COVID-19 vaccine

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Cuba's Soberana 2 vaccine candidate has shown 62per cent efficacy with just two of its three doses, state-run biopharmaceutical corporation ...

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Cuba, whose biotech sector has exported vaccines for decades, has five vaccine candidates in clinical trials, of which two - Soberana 2 and Abdala - are in late-phase trials."In a few weeks we should have the results for the efficacy with three doses which we expect will be superior," said Vicente Vérez, director of the state-run Finlay Vaccine Institute, which developed Soberana 2.

The Communist-run country has opted not to import foreign vaccines but rather to rely on its own. Experts say it is a risky bet but if it pays off, Cuba could burnish its scientific reputation, generate much-needed hard currency through exports and strengthen the vaccination drive worldwide.

 

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