Within the framework of the protocol visit, the officials discussed the vaccine developments being carried out by Cuba in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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During the meeting, in which the officials agreed on the need to strengthen cooperation, Prada Quintero informed the Minister about advances of the five vaccine candidates against COVID-19 that Cuba is developing and discussed the possibility of making alliances for the production of these vaccines and the transfer of technology.
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In this regard, Vizzotti undertook to organize a meeting with the National Immunization Commission (CoNaIn) to review the two most advanced candidate vaccines, Soberana 2 and Abdala,
They also discussed the appendix to the trust fund signed between Argentina and Cuba five years ago to acquire medicines and vaccines in exchange for in-demand food products and the need to continue strengthening the health systems of both countries.