Against so many restrictions, to achieve this is simply incredible: “Cuba has vaccinated more of its citizens against COVID-19 than most of the world’s largest and richest nations, a milestone that will make the poor, ‘communist’-run country a test case as the highly contagious Omicron variant begins to circle the globe.
The Caribbean island has vaccinated over 90% of its population with at least one dose, and 83% of the population is now fully inoculated, placing it second globally behind only the United Arab Emirates among countries of at least 1 million people, according to official statistics compiled by ‘Our World in Data.’
What is Cuba’s secret? While many of its neighbours in Latin America, as well as emerging economies globally, have competed for vaccines produced by wealthier nations, health officials say Cuba vaulted ahead by developing its own.
Infections and deaths from COVID-19 have plunged on the island in recent weeks, falling to less than 1% of their peak on Aug. 22, when fewer than half its citizens were vaccinated.
Nearly all of Cuba’s children aged 2 to 18 have now been vaccinated with home-grown vaccines.
Schools have reopened and foreign tourists are once again welcome. Hospitals and morgues, overflowing in August, appear to be operating at pre-pandemic levels, according to Reuters witnesses.”
It is a truly remarkable accomplishment, given the size of Cuba, and also the U.S. embargo, that restricts their ability to import,” said William Moss, director of the Johns Hopkins International Vaccine Access Center, a U.S.-based university group that works to ensure equitable access for low-income countries.
Cuba has said its homegrown, protein-based Abdala, Soberana 02 and Soberana Plus shots give upwards of 90% protection against symptomatic COVID-19 when offered in three-dose schemes.”No wonder the Italians and others nominated the Cuban medical professionals for the Nobel Prize. As Chomsky said, paraphrasing, the only truly internationalist country during this pandemic has been, and is, Cuba. They were the only country willing to take in the British cruise ship with many Covid-positive People, treated them all and flew them back to the uk. Cuban medical professionals are in 59 countries as we speak. Truly Inspiring and truly remarkable!
We proudly stand in Solidarity with the medical professionals and People of Cuba!
Hasta La Victoria Siempre! El Pueblo Unido Jamas Sera Vencido!
Article: https://www.reuters.com/…/cuba-soars-near-top-covid…/
Adam Samuels
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An example for us in the British Isles – we should be doing the same – even Gordon Brown thinks so!
Failure to vaccinate the necessary proportion of everyone on the planet is to enable the mutation of further covid variants and a continuing pandemic.
This Cuban generosity is no new thing. – they have long provided medical care in parts of Africa, particularly eye surgery.