Havana, December 6 (Xinhua) -- Havana, the capital of Cuba, launched a large-scale vaccination work on the 6th of the local new crown vaccine, and the local people who have not been infected with the new crown virus and have completed the full vaccination of the new crown vaccine for 6 months can be vaccinated with the reinforced needle.
According to the Cuban Ministry of Public Health, Cuba was the first to carry out mass vaccination of the new crown vaccine in Havana since May this year, and the mass vaccination of the new crown vaccine was also the first to be implemented from Havana. Since November, the entire country has begun to vaccinate high-risk groups such as medical personnel and researchers with enhanced injections.
At present, the Cuban government is vaccinating the people with its own three new crown vaccines of Avdala, "Sovereign 02" and "Sovereign Plus". They are all protein subunit vaccines. Avdala Vaccine Research and Development Agency Cuban Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology said on the 6th that Avdala and "Sovereign Plus" can be used interchangeably as reinforcing needles.
The COVID-19 epidemic in Cuba has slowed down significantly recently, with a significant reduction in the number of new confirmed cases and deaths. The Cuban Ministry of Public Health released epidemic data on the 6th, showing that the country had 104 new confirmed cases of new coronavirus compared with the previous day, with a cumulative total of 963194 confirmed cases; 1 new death, with a cumulative death of 8310 cases. As of the 4th, more than 9.28 million people in Cuba have completed the full covid-19 vaccine, accounting for about 83% of the total population.
Source: Xinhua Net