Daily cases have halved in the capital since the start of this vaccination campaign, according to official data, although that may also be due to stricter lockdown measures.
Cuba also faces the challenge of a lack of syringes, reports the Miami Herald. Trump-era sanctions made it harder for the island to buy syringes from major manufacturers, which are already swamped with orders from bigger, richer countries.
When it became clear the island wouldnt manage on its own, aid organisations in the US and Europe sprang into action. They launched campaigns to collect donations to buy syringes and have them shipped to the island to help narrow a deficit of as many as 25 million syringes.
The response in just little over a month has been phenomenal, according to Global Health Partners, a New York-based NGO thats leading the Saving Lives campaign. Others in Spain, Italy and Latin American nations like Argentina and Honduras have also contributed. Cubans living abroad launched campaigns in cities all over the world, and in Miami a caravan against the US embargo last month also collected local donations.
Reuters, with McClatchy