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SOBERANA 02, technical name FINLAY-FR-2, is a COVID-19 vaccine candidate produced by the Finlay Institute, a Cuban epidemiological research institute. It is a conjugate vaccine. This candidate followed a previous one called SOBERANA-01 (FINLAY-FR-1). Professor Ihosvany Castellanos Santos said that the antigen is safe because it contains parts instead of the whole live virus, and therefore it does not require extra refrigeration, like other candidates in the world. According to the WHO candidate landscape vaccine document, this vaccine requires two doses, the second one being administered 28 days after the first shot.
CIGB-66, also known as ABDALA, is a COVID-19 vaccine candidate developed by the Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology in Cuba. This vaccine candidate, named after a patriotic drama by Cuban independence hero José Martí, is a protein subunit vaccine containing COVID-derived proteins that trigger an immune response. However, none of the clinical trial full results have been published. This candidate followed a previous one called CIGB-669 (MAMBISA).
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