Tag: News from Cuba

Source: Reuters | Click here for original article Cuba announced on 21 June that its three-shot Abdala vaccine against the coronavirus had proved 92.28% effective in last-stage clinical trials. The announcement came just days after the government said another homegrown vaccine, Soberana 2, had proved 62% effective with just two of its three doses. “Hit…

Source: The Intercept | Click here for original article IN CUBA, the smallest country in the world to produce its own Covid-19 vaccines, five immunizations are currently in clinical trials. Soberana 2 and Abdala have reached Phase 3, making the island nation the only country in Latin America to reach the final stage in vaccine…

Source: Prensa Latina (Spanish) | Click here for original article The French academic and essayist Salim Lamrani told Prensa Latina that the US economic, commercial and financial blockade against Cuba represents an attack on the sovereignty and self-determination of the Cuban people, and demanded it be lifted. In an interview with the Cuban news website,…

The GMB union has passed a motion reaffirming its support of Cuba and opposition to the US blockade. The motion ‘Solidarity with Cuba: Fighting the US Blockade’ was moved during the international debate at the union’s 2021 Digital Congress. Dean Ismay, a GMB member from Wales and Southwest Region put forward the motion which called…

Source: MINREX | Click here for original article Declaration of denunciation of the International Relations Commission of the National Assembly of People’s Power of the Republic of Cuba before a new maneuver by the European Parliament. We have learned to our disgust that a small group of MEP’s servile to Washington have placed an item…

Source: TeleSur | Click here for original article Given the complex epidemiological situation in Havana, it was decided to extend to all its municipalities; as of the second half of June, the sanitary intervention with the three doses of the Abdala vaccine candidate is currently being applied in at-risk groups and territories of the capital.…

Source: Oxfam America | Click here for original article Seventy-eight percent of women and girls living in Cuba were born under the pressure exerted by the US blockade on the island for nearly six decades. According to a new Oxfam report, these sanctions impact the daily lives of all Cubans, but especially women. The blockade…

Source: CubaDebate | Click here for original article Che Guevara with the medical brigade in Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria On Sunday 23 May, Cuba commemorated the 58th anniversary of the official start of medical cooperation with other countries. During this time, Cuban health workers have offered their services to 1,988 million people, equivalent to almost…

Source: MINREX | Click here for original article Message from the speaker of the National Assembly of People’s Power of The Republic of Cuba, Mr. Esteban Lazo Hernandéz, addressed to the Pan-African Parliament on the occcasion of Africa Day. Sisters and brothers: Havana, 25 May 2021. On the occasion of Africa Day, a celebration that…

Source: Reuters | Click here for original article Men work in a monument in front of the U.S. Embassy in Havana, Cuba, May 25, 2021. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini Cuba charged on Tuesday that the Biden administration has continued the policies of former U.S. President Donald Trump against Havana with a decision to maintain a Trump-era determination…