Pharmaceutical distributors, experts, and representatives of Vietnam vaccination centers expressed interest in the qualities of an effective Cuban medicine to fight meningitis B and C.»

More than 500,000 million Cubans will be vaccinated nationwide seasonal flu from today to December 15, health authorities stated.»

As a result of mass immunization campaigns with Heberbiovac HB, Cuba eliminated viral hepatitis type B, considered a severe infection of the liver, in children under 15 years of age.»

Cuba will begin this year the first clinical trials of the vaccine  against pneumococus developed by national institutions, announced on Wednesday in this capital  Doctor of Sciences Concepcion Campa, director of Havana’s Finlay Institute.»

Two symposia on therapeutic vaccines against HIV/AIDS and dengue, and a session on genomics will open debates on Monday at the Biotechnology Conference Havana-2012, the inauguration of which will take place at the end of the day.»