A total of 6,117,779 Cubans received the complete three-dose schedule of Covid-19 vaccination, according to authorities of the Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP), quoted by the official Prensa Latina.
The figure constitutes 54.7% of the Cubans to whom this scheme was appliedDr. Francisco Durán, MINSAP National Director of Epidemiology, said at a press conference.
The program also includes convalescent from the disease, injected with Soberana Plus, designed for those who have overcome the disease and as a booster dose of the other anti-Covid-19 injectables.
According to the most recent MINSAP report, published on its website, As of October 8, 9,613,466 people have received at least one dose of one of the Cuban vaccines Soberana 02 and Soberana Plus, as well as Abdala.
Of these, 7,184,993 people already have a second dose and the third 5,868,567 people. In total, 22,667,026 injections of these drugs have been administered, according to data from Cuban authorities.
In the midst of great propaganda, the Government said that its aspiration was that by November the population would already be immunized with its own products. However, the goal has now been extended to the end of the year. and the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine has been introduced in several provinces.
Recently, Abdala is licensed for emergency use by the Vietnam regulatory authority. The Government of that country sealed the purchase of five million doses after an agreement signed between the CIGB and the Center for Research and Production of Vaccines and Medical Biological Products (Polyvac).
In addition to Vietnam, Venezuela has also received shipments with doses of this vaccine in recent days.
Authorities demand responsibility from Cubans in the gradual return to normality
The Cuban Government demanded the citizenship “responsibility” and compliance with health standards to prevent Covid-19 when they have ensured that the country gradually returns to normality.
This is how Miguel Díaz-Canel spoke at a meeting; the Prime Minister, Manuel Marrero, and the Minister of Health, José Ángel Portal, who celebrated that “the numbers of infections show a decreasing trend, as vaccination advances” and insisted on “the importance of continuing to improve these indicators” .
During the last 15 days, Cuba registered 74,569 people with the disease and all provinces experienced a drop in incidence rates per 100,000 inhabitants.
“The restart of face-to-face classes and the relaxation of Covid-19 control measures in several provinces does not mean that the danger has passed. It means that the challenges increase,” Díaz-Canel wrote recently on his Twitter account.
Last Saturday the active Covid-19 cases on the island they were around 18,000, according to official figures not supported by public data. Only ten days ago they exceeded 28,000.
The Government announced the reopening of borders for next November 15, when territories like Pinar del Río (west), Sancti Spíritus, Camagüey (center), Holguín and Las Tunas (east) maintain a complex epidemiological panorama.
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