The results of Cuban immunogens against Covid-19 continue to confirm, said the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Party and President of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, that both vaccines are a milestone in Cuban medicine, in the biopharmaceutical industry. , our health system and the Revolution.
Two new updates on the clinical evidence confirming the effectiveness of Cuban anti-Covid-19 Abdala and Soberana vaccines were presented this Tuesday afternoon as part of the systematic meetings that the country’s leadership holds with experts and scientists on health problems.
The results of the immunogens, which continue to be supported by science, continue to confirm, said the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Party and President of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, that both vaccines are “a milestone in medicine,” of the Cuban biopharmaceutical industry, of our healthcare system, of the Revolution. ”It was – he added – an extraordinary result in the midst of the complex moments that the world and Cuba are experiencing.
Updated clinical evidence confirms the effectiveness of our vaccines, but this is also checked daily in the pandemic control we have, he analyzed. Since February of this year, the President exemplified, we are free from complications in relation to Covid-19.
Moreover – he added – the peak of the Ómicron variant was one third of the pandemic peak of the Delta strain, contrary to what happened in the world; and in the last few months there have been three deaths from this disease, the daily positive cases have generally not exceeded five, and in the last few weeks they have not exceeded three.
Now that we are approaching the end of the year, the new anniversary of the triumph of the Revolution – the President of the Republic reflected – these are news that give joy.
In the midst of the complexities of recent times – he stressed – having made our own vaccines, having controlled Covid-19, has also given us the ability to face all the other things we have had to take on in this time.
Once again – said the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Party – the people will give eternal thanks to all those who made possible the vaccines and protocols to face the pandemic, and to the same people, who understood, understood, supported , trust and shoulder to get their vaccines.
EVIDENCE OF SCIENCE AND THE SOUL
Tuesday’s meeting with experts and scientists on health issues was also led by Political Bureau member Manuel Marrero Cruz, head of the Republic’s government, and Deputy Premier Inés María Chapman Waugh and Jorge Luis Perdomo Di-Lella.
Moderated by Dr Tania Margarita Cruz Hernández, First Deputy Minister of Public Health, the exchange provided an update on new clinical evidence relating to the efficacy of the Abdala vaccine, produced by the Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB).
Led by Doctor of Sciences Verena Muzio González, Director of Clinical Research at the CIGB, the presentation deepened the studies in both adults and pediatric ages from three to 18 years.
Among other findings, Abdala reported, produces a long-lasting response, with a powerful memory immune response, prior to the application of a booster dose, despite, too, the short time of the immunization schedule (three doses every 14 days), the shortest for this type of vaccine in the world.
Dr. Muzio González discussed Abdala’s efficacy among children and adolescents from three to 18 years of age, as well as the vaccine’s demonstrated ability to induce high antibody titers and seroresponsiveness against the Omicron variant of SARS-COV-2. in the pediatric and adult population.
Doctor of Science Vicente Vérez Bencomo, general director of the Finlay Vaccine Institute, spoke about the study updating the effectiveness of the Sovereign vaccine, an immunogen that has been a gift to the Cuban child population and the world.
After a short but long analysis, he reported that the estimated effectiveness of Sovereign, the first in the world to be applied to children, is 93.3 percent against the symptomatic disease of Covid-19 due to the Omicron variant and its sub-variants. in children. at 5 years. This is probably, he said, the only vaccine in the world that achieves such efficacy.
The meeting also offered the usual update of the forecast models for Covid-19 in the coming days, by the Doctor of Science Raúl Guinovart Díaz, dean of the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science of the University of Havana.
The specialist explained that the mathematical models suggest that control of the pandemic will be maintained in all provinces and a decrease in cases in the coming weeks. In the country, he added, a high level of immunity is maintained.
The temporary working group of the government for the prevention and control of Covid-19 also met on the day, via videoconference, which was attended by members of the Political Bureau, Esteban Lazo Hernández, president of the National Assembly of People’s Power , and Salvador Valdés Mesa, Vice President of the Republic.
Deputy Prime Minister Ricardo Cabrisas Ruiz, in addition to ministers and other authorities, also participated in the exchange with the political and governmental authorities of the 15 provinces and the special municipality of Isla de la Juventud. (Presidency)
