Mexico: Cofepris issues favorable opinion on Cuba’s Abdala vaccine

(Cnn in Spanish) — This Tuesday, the Federal Commission for the Protection against Sanitary Risks (Cofepris) of Mexico reported through a statement that the Committee of New Molecules issued a favorable opinion on the Abdala vaccine, made in Cuba, to be considered as a vaccine for emergency use.

Cofepris indicated that this is the step prior to the authorization for the emergency use of the vaccine in Mexico and that the next step is the submission of files from the pharmaceutical company Nueronic Mexicana SA de CV, in conjunction with the Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology. (CIGB), of Cuba, which will be ruled by the expert staff of the Sanitary Authorization Commission (CAS).

With Information from Fidel Gutiérrez

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