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HANOI (REUTERS) - Cuba will supply large quantities of its home-grown Covid-19 vaccine, Abdala, to Vietnam and also transfer the production technology to the South-east Asian country by the end of the year, the Vietnamese Health Ministry said on Tuesday (Aug 24). After successfully containing the disease for much of the pandemic, Vietnam has been struggling to control its worst outbreak to date, with a spike in infections and deaths ramping up pressure on the authorities to speed up vaccinations. "Cuba will send a large number of Covid-19 doses and a team to Vietnam to support technology transfer by the...
