Question: Which of the following country developed Soberana 2 vaccine first conjugate vaccine against COVID-19.
a) Cuba
b) Brazil
c) Argentina
d) Columbia
Answer: (a)
Related Facts:
- Cuba’s State-run corporation, BioFarma has developed first conjugate vaccine against COVID-19.
- The farma company said on 9 July 2021, that its indigenously produced Soberana 2 vaccine was 91.2% efficacious in phase-3 trials.
- This follows closely on an announcement that another of its vaccines, Abdala, had reported an efficacy of 92.8% in late stage trials.
- Abdala, technical name CIGB-66, is a COVID-19 vaccine developed by the Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology in Cuba.
- If approved, Cuba will become the first Latin American country to manufacture and produce a vaccine against COVID-19.