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COVID-19 cases, deaths in Cuba and Castro regime's data manipulation. Venezuela’s National Academy of Medicine expresses concern over Cuban vaccine
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 ( SARS-CoV-2 ), the virus that causes COVID-19
France 24 reported today that "officials said Cuba's borders will be reopened to international tourists from November 15, and schools will gradually open their doors in October and November. Official media is claiming that "given the sustained decrease in the number of confirmed cases over the last eight months and the progress in the vaccination campaign" the island will be reopening.
This does not pass the smell test.
Cuba has a population of 11.3 million and according to official data Havana provided through March 2021 there had been only 425 deathsdue to COVID-19 in the island. Meanwhile the Dominican Republic with a population of 10.9 million and according to official data reported 3,330 deaths due to COVID-19 on that island. Revisiting the data today finds Havana recognizing 7,436 deaths while Santo Domingo is reporting a total of 4,046 deaths. Nevertheless, the numbers provided by Havana continue to be unreliable.
Professor Duane Gubler of the Duke-NUS Medical School in Singapore who has served as a consultant/advisor on numerous World Health Organization committees, "says Cuba has a history of not reporting epidemics until they become obvious," reported New Scientist on January 8, 2019.
It still holds true today.
Data provided by the Castro regime over the past year contradict official claims by Havana now. Eight months ago on February 28, 2021 there were 618 cases reported with a seven day average of 751.
On September 29, 2021 there were 5,617 new cases reported with a seven day average of 6,725 new cases. This is a dramatic increase over the past eight months, according to official data provided by Havana.
Official data on deaths have also increased dramatically over the past eight months. On February 28, 2021 the total number of deaths recognized by Havana were 322 deaths with the first death recorded on March 19, 2020.
Eight months later on September 28, 2021 the total number of COVID-19 deaths recognized by Havana were 7,330 deaths. This is a substantial increase, assuming the data provided is accurate.
Venezuela’s National Academy of Medicine on Monday in a report published by NBC News expressed concern over the use of Cuba’s Abdala coronavirus vaccine in Venezuela due to a lack of scientific research on its safety and efficacy. They pointed out that “Abdala has not been approved by the WHO or any international regulatory agency” and expressed their "deep concern that a product for which there is no scientific information on safety and efficacy ... is being administered to Venezuelans.” Caracas received its first batch of 30,000 Abdala doses in June as part of clinical trials, and the Castro regime claims that a second batch had been shipped.
Countries with emergency use authorizations for Cuban vaccines are Cuba, Venezuela, Iran, and Vietnam. This appears more of a political operation bowing to ideological considerations than one concerned with public health.
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