Cuba among ten countries with highest coverage with COVID-19 vaccines [View all]

[Judi Lynn]

To date, 10,732,002 persons had received at least one dose of the Soberana 02, Soberana Plus and Abdala COVID-19 vaccines.

by OnCuba Staff May 15, 2023

Cuba is currently among the ten countries with the most citizens immunized against the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, the Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) reported this Wednesday.

Dr. José Ángel Portal, head of that portfolio, explained that as part of the vaccination strategy, by the end of 2022, 97% of the population had been immunized, according to a note from the Prensa Latina (PL) news agency.

A total of 94.8% of the pediatric population had also received this protection, which places the island among the ten countries with coverage of more than 90% of its inhabitants, the publication added.

The media specifies that to date, 10,732,002 persons had received at least one dose of the Soberana 02, Soberana Plus and Abdala COVID-19 vaccines.

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