2021-06-29 01:35:39 GMT2021-06-29 09:35:39(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
CARACAS, June 28 (Xinhua) Venezuelan health authorities on Monday launched a mass vaccination drive against COVID-19 in Caracas, the capital of the country, using the Abdala vaccine developed in Cuba. The arrival in Venezuela of these first doses is the realization of the decision of the Cuban people to collaborate with the peoples of the region in the fight against the pandemic, said Pedro Almendares, the local representative of vaccine-maker BioCubaFarma.
Recently Cuba signed a contract with the Venezuelan Ministry of Health for the purchase of 12 million vaccines, which will gradually be delivered to the South American country by October, said Almendares.
Abdala beginnt das venezolanische Volk gegen COVID-19 zu schützen
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