A Big Hit, A Big Miss, & Mixed Vaccine Schedules: The 18-Month Mark
Remember when we were told the earliest we could possibly hope for a vaccine was 12 to 18 months? Here we are, coming up on
18 months after the sequencing of the SARS-CoV-2 genome: people are calling vaccines with delivering results now “late”! And 15 vaccines have at least interim phase 3 results.
While this was all going on, a group of documentary-makers were interviewing people in real time to tell the story as history unfolded. The results is called
The Vaccine, and I hear
it’s fantastic – try to catch it if it’s broadcast in your country. (Disclosure: I was one of the people offering advice behind the scenes.)
Cuba announces its Abdala vaccine is 92 28% effective against Covid-19
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WHO tells Cuba to publish its COVID-19 vaccine data and to seek approval for COVAX
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By Syndicated Content
Jun 29, 2021 | 3:01 PM
HAVANA (Reuters) â Cuba has begun testing its Soberana 2 coronavirus candidate vaccine on children ages three to 18 years, the government said this week.
State-run television broadcast video of children receiving their first of three doses on Monday after adolescents were vaccinated last week.
Soberana 2 is awaiting final stage trial results after its producer the Finlay Institute reported a 62% efficacy rate after two of three shots, the final one a booster called Soberana Plus.
âWe began with adolescents which went well and this led to today with the younger ones because the older ones demonstrated the safety,â Meiby RodrÃguez, director of clinical research at the Finlay Institute said during the broadcast, adding a total of 350 minors were involved.
COVID-19 Live Updates: News on coronavirus in Calgary for June 30
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