Cuba studies safety of COVID-19 vaccine for babies

If successful, Abdala vaccine of Cuba will become one of the vaccine against COVID-19 First in the world safe for children under 1 year old.

The Cuban Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB) is conducting a clinical study in pregnant women who received the Abdala vaccine to evaluate outcomes regarding safety, development and immune response in these women and their babies, as well as the passive absorption of antibodies from the mother’s body.

The Abdala vaccine, researched and developed by the CIGB, has been approved by the Cuban regulatory agency for emergency use for children from 2 years of age since October 2020. The CIGB also recently submitted the Abdala vaccine dossier to the World Health Organization (WHO) to begin the international recognition process.

Up to now, more than 8 million Cubans (about 70% of the population) have received the Abdala vaccine.

The Abdala vaccine could be the world’s first COVID-19 vaccine that is safe for children under 1 year of age. (Photo: CNN)

Cuba is considered the “bright spot” of Latin America’s COVID-19 vaccine in the context that this region is still the epicenter of the global pandemic. This is the only country in Latin America that produces its own COVID-19 vaccine.

Since the pandemic broke out in this Caribbean island nation in March 2020, Cuba has so far developed five vaccines including Soberana 01, Soberana 02 and Soberana Plus of the Finlay Vaccine Institute, Abdala and Mambisa of the CIGB. Up to now, this Caribbean island nation has completed 3 vaccinations against COVID-19 for nearly 90% of the population from 2 years of age with domestic vaccines Abdala, Soberana 02 and Soberana Plus, and deployed a fourth injection for more than 6.5 million people out of a total of more than 11.18 million people.

Cuban health officials confirmed that the country’s self-researched and developed vaccines such as Abdala, Soberana 02 and Soberana Plus provide more than 90% protection against COVID-19 in people who have received all 3 doses according to the schedule. correct route.

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