U.S. lawmakers ask President Biden to facilitate distribution of Cuban COVID-19 vaccines
The group of 26 Democrats in the House of Representatives signed a letter addressed to the U.S. president in which they praised his government’s recent announcements on policy towards Cuba, while advocating bilateral cooperation in public health.
by OnCuba Staff June 18, 2022
A group of 26 Democrats from the United States House of Representatives asked the president of that nation to make the sanctions against Cuba more flexible to help the global distribution of the COVID-19 vaccines produced on the island, international media reported.
In a letter headed by Democratic representative for the state of Massachusetts Ayanna Pressley and by Steve Cohen, of the same party and nominated for Tennessee, the lawmakers praised the review of the restrictions on travel and remittances to the island by the administration of Joe Biden, while advocating for bilateral cooperation in public health, according to an article published by The Hill.
“As an initial step, we ask that you review U.S. policy towards Cuba in order to facilitate greater global vaccine equity, with a particular focus on ensuring that U.S. sanctions do not impede current or future efforts by Cuba to share COVID-19 vaccines and related technology and medical support with low-income countries around the world,” the legislators wrote, quoted by the media.
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After a prolonged review of its policy towards the island, the Biden administration has begun to reconsider some of the restrictions imposed on the island during Donald Trump’s presidency, even though Havana considers that what has been announced to date has been “insufficient” and “limited.”
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