Cuban scientists working towards COVID-19 vaccination
Cuban
President Miguel Diaz-Canel says that local scientists at the
BioCubaFarma Research Center are working towards developing a vaccine against COVID-19.
On
Twitter, the Cuban president wrote that some researchers and scientists are
progressing in the search for a vaccine to halt the spread of the virus.
“… I’m pretty sure they will succeed,’
Diaz-Canel said.
Meanwhile, the director of
BioCubaFarma, Eduardo Martinez, said that “obtaining an effective vaccine
against COVID-19 is top priority for our entire science and innovation system
at BioCubaFarma. We have seen today how Carlos J. Finlay Research Institute is
quickly and firmly progressing in this project.”
Martinez also said they will fulfil
each step required for a project of this kind.
Cuba has been experiencing an outbreak
since the end of July, which led to tighten social isolation measures in Havana
and Artemisa provinces.
On
Wednesday, the health ministry reported 35 new positive cases of COVID-19,
bringing the tally in the Spanish speaking Caribbean island to 3,128.
