{"id":234798,"date":"2021-02-17T13:13:21","date_gmt":"2021-02-17T18:13:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/?p=234798"},"modified":"2021-02-17T13:18:18","modified_gmt":"2021-02-17T18:18:18","slug":"mexico-could-join-the-third-phase-of-cuban-soberana-02-vaccine-trials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/coronavirus\/mexico-could-join-the-third-phase-of-cuban-soberana-02-vaccine-trials\/","title":{"rendered":"Mexico could join the third phase of Cuban Soberana 02 vaccine trials"},"content":{"rendered":"

Volunteers from <\/span>Mexico<\/span><\/a> could participate in the clinical trials of the Cuban Soberana 02 <\/span>COVID-19 vaccine candidate<\/span><\/a>, according to that country\u2019s government.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mexican Secretary of Foreign Relations Marcelo Ebrard said that there is communication between the Secretariat of Health and the laboratory in Cuba which is carrying out the development of this vaccine, so that part of its phase three tests can be carried out in Mexico, reported the daily <\/span>Granma<\/span><\/i><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The drug produced by the Finlay Vaccine Institute (IFV) showed safety and efficacy in terms of generating antibodies: more than 70% of the patients presented a strong response to the first dose, according to the director of that scientific center, Dr. Vicente V\u00e9rez.<\/span><\/p>\n

Cuban vaccines doing well<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n