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Cuba and China Present the First Patent for Their Joint Pan-Corona Vaccine

14ymedio, Madrid, 3 June 2022 — Cuba and China presented Pan-Corona this Thursday, the first patent for an anti-covid vaccine jointly developed between both countries. The project is located in a joint biotechnological R&D center in Yongzhou and is led by experts from the Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB) and the Cuban Biotechnological and … Continue reading “Cuba and China Present the First Patent for Their Joint Pan-Corona Vaccine”

Despite the Controversy, Mexico will Contract for 500 Cuban Doctors and Buy Vaccines Without WHO Endorsement

14ymedio, Havana, 9 May 2022 — The Government of Mexico announced this Monday the contracting of more than 500 Cuban doctors and the acquisition of covid-19 vaccines targeted to children two years of age and older. According to President Andrés Manuel López Obrador in his daily press conference, these actions are part of the health … Continue reading “Despite the Controversy, Mexico will Contract for 500 Cuban Doctors and Buy Vaccines Without WHO Endorsement”

If WHO Rejected a Vaccine Created in Canada by a Tobacco Company, It Will do the Same With Cuba

14ymedio, Havana, 29 March 2022 — The covid-19 Covifenz vaccine has become the first to have its emergency use rejected by the World Health Organization (WHO). The reason: the participation of the tobacco giant Philip Morris International in the manufacturer of the antidote, Medicago, based in Québec, Canada, of which it has a third of … Continue reading “If WHO Rejected a Vaccine Created in Canada by a Tobacco Company, It Will do the Same With Cuba”

Cuba’s Minister of Education Says Vaccines Will Not be Mandatory to Attend Classes

14ymedio/EFE, Havana, 13 October 2021 — Cuba has resumed the 2020-2021 school year with the progressive reincorporation of students in classrooms depending on the mass vaccination process against covid-19 and with the priority of hygienic-sanitary measures, said the Minister of Education, Ena Elsa Velázquez on Wednesday. The official also said at a press conference that … Continue reading “Cuba’s Minister of Education Says Vaccines Will Not be Mandatory to Attend Classes”

Pharmaceutical Authorities Say Cuban Vaccines Have Lowered the Mortality Rate in Havana by ‘Six Times’ Without Providing Supporting Data

14ymedio, Madrid, August 31, 2021 — The lethality of covid-19 has dropped in the four Havana municipalities where vaccination began, according to the biopharmaceutical authorities who appeared on the State television  Mesa Redonda (Roundtable) program this Monday, without providing data. The objective seemed to be to clear the doubts and fears of Cubans about national vaccines against … Continue reading “Pharmaceutical Authorities Say Cuban Vaccines Have Lowered the Mortality Rate in Havana by ‘Six Times’ Without Providing Supporting Data”

China’s Sinopharm Vaccine Arrives in Cuba to Accelerate the Immunization Process

14ymedio, Havana, 28 August 2021 — In a twist that contradicts all previous statements by the Cuban authorities about the country’s self-sufficiency in immunization, this Sunday the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine will begin to be administered to 400,000 residents of the province of Cienfuegos who are 19 and older. Vicente Vérez Bencomo, general director of the … Continue reading “China’s Sinopharm Vaccine Arrives in Cuba to Accelerate the Immunization Process”

Diaz-Canel Offended by Biden’s Suggestion to Send Vaccines to Cuba

14ymedio, Havana, 16 July 2021 — The suggestion made on Thursday by US president Joe Biden to send vaccines to the island has provoked an angry reaction from Miguel Diaz-Canel. Without alluding at any time to the matter at hand, the Cuban president has responded this Friday with a series of tweets in which he … Continue reading “Diaz-Canel Offended by Biden’s Suggestion to Send Vaccines to Cuba”

Cuba Postpones Rollout of the Soberana Vaccine

14ymedio, Havana, March 8, 2021 — Rollout of the Cuban vaccine will begin later than had been expected. At the end of December Vicente Verez, director of the Cuban Finlay Institute, predicted that vaccinations could begin in the first half of 2021 but scientific realities have forced him to temper his optimism. He now admits … Continue reading “Cuba Postpones Rollout of the Soberana Vaccine”

Mexico Will Extend the Agreement To Receive Doctors From Cuba for One Year

14ymedio/EFE, Mexico, 12 September 2023 — The Government of Mexico will extend for another year the agreement with Cuba to hire specialists from the Island. The director of the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS), Zoé Robledo, insisted this Tuesday that it is to cover the staff deficit in public health. In the same appearance, at … Continue reading “Mexico Will Extend the Agreement To Receive Doctors From Cuba for One Year”

Mexico Buys Medicines From Cuba for More Than $84 Million

14ymedio, Ángel Salinas, Mexico, 13 February 2022 — The Government of Mexico announced the purchase in Cuba of medicines for anesthesiology, pulmonology, ophthalmology and cancer treatment. According to the Secretary of Health, Jorge Alcocer Varela, for the “already consolidated” acquisition, the Island will receive 84,425 dollars as part of the new health agreement that was … Continue reading “Mexico Buys Medicines From Cuba for More Than $84 Million”

Outrage Grows in Mexico Over the Award of the Order of the Aztec Eagle to Cuban President Diaz-Canel

14ymedio, Mexico, 11 February 2023 — Mexicans did not welcome the reception of Miguel Díaz-Canel by his counterpart Andrés Manuel López Obrador this Saturday in Campeche, in the southeast of the country. The rejection increased when it became known that the Cuban president will be decorated with the degree of the prestigious Mexican Order of … Continue reading “Outrage Grows in Mexico Over the Award of the Order of the Aztec Eagle to Cuban President Diaz-Canel”

Cuba: Jose Daniel Ferrer Denounces ‘a Constant Noise in His Head, like Crickets’

14ymedio, Madrid, November 8, 2021 — Cuban Prisoners Defenders (CPD) has requested that the European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borell, intercede “immediately” in favor of dissident José Daniel Ferrer, leader of Unión Patriótica de Cuba (Patriotic Union of Cuba — Unpacu), imprisoned since July 11th. In a communication published … Continue reading “Cuba: Jose Daniel Ferrer Denounces ‘a Constant Noise in His Head, like Crickets’”

‘Tourists Who Come to Cuba Sick, We Will Heal Them’

14ymedio, Madrid, 3 November 2021 — Cuban Tourism Minister Juan Carlos García Granda has praised the courage of Gabriel Escarrer, CEO of the Spanish hotel company Meliá, and Miguel Fluxá, president of the Iberostar group, for facing US sanctions by continuing their business in Cuba.n Carlos García Granda, The official spoke with Diario de Mallorca during a … Continue reading “‘Tourists Who Come to Cuba Sick, We Will Heal Them’”

Guantanamo’s Funeral Service Has Collapsed, According to Communal Services Official

14ymedio, Havana, 9 August 2021 — Corpses transported in trucks, funeral services overwhelmed, and collapsed hospitals, are the complaints that, from various parts of the country, reach the 14ymedio newsroom. Complaints also flood social networks, one of the few avenues where Cubans pour out their pain for the loss of loved ones who die without medical attention or … Continue reading “Guantanamo’s Funeral Service Has Collapsed, According to Communal Services Official”

Varadero Is Closed to Cuban Tourists but not to Russians and Canadians

14ymedio, Havana, July 2, 2021 — The complicated Covid-19 situation in Matanzas province has scuttled vacations in Varadero. Except for foreigners. The island’s main tourist destination is closed to Cuban visitors starting today according to Barbara Vasallo, a journalist with the Cuban News Agency. Though this decision affects the summer vacation plans of thousands of … Continue reading “Varadero Is Closed to Cuban Tourists but not to Russians and Canadians”