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Four vaccines against the coronavirus are also being developed in Cuba, writes daily.hu. One of the developed vaccines will pass all tests in May, and another is rumored to be available as a nasal spray.
The four vaccines developed have the following names:
- Sovereign
- Sovereign 2
- Abdala
- Mambisa
Tens of thousands of people have already been tested with two of these vaccines, Soberana 2 and Abdala, including people from Iran and Venezuela.
The vaccines have been well tested in previous trials, and no serious side effects have been seen from those vaccinated, said Eduardo Martinez, president of BioCubaFarma, a state pharmaceutical conglomerate that oversees development.
The vaccine will be a national product
The name Soberana means “sovereign” in Spanish, which in itself suggests what the purpose of the developments is for the government of the island nation.
Cubans wait for the end of the year
they can already produce 100 million doses from vaccines.
By comparison, the country has a total population of 11 million, which means they certainly won’t need as many vaccines for their own use.
The Cubans plan to export the vaccines they manufacture on the one hand, otherwise they will only charge a small profit on the export price, which will be spent on health education. On the other hand, its patents are also authorized to foreign manufacturers.
By the way, Cubans are also helped in their development by the fact that research in the field of biotechnology and immunology has been carried out in the country for a long time and they have already managed to produce some world-famous drugs.
In addition to vaccines, 13 drugs against the coronavirus are already used in Cuba,
half of which developed themselves.
Experts say that Cuba could benefit economically and diplomatically from becoming a “vaccine powerhouse” – the former would not hurt either because the island country has been severely affected by a lack of income from tourism, also to combat the pandemic.
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