Abdala (vaccine)

Abdala
Vaccine description
TargetSARS-CoV-2
Vaccine typeProtein subunit
Clinical data
Other namesABDALA
Routes of
administration
Intramuscular
Legal status
Legal status
  • Full and emergency authorizations
Full list of Abdala authorizations
Identifiers
CAS Number

Abdala, technical name CIGB-66, is a COVID-19 vaccine developed by the Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology in Cuba.[2] This 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.[3] The full results of the clinical trial have not yet been published. This candidate followed a previous one called CIGB-669 (MAMBISA).[4]

The vaccine is one of two Cuba-developed COVID-19 vaccines which has passed Phase III trials,[5][6][7] and has received emergency authorisation.

  1. ^ "Patent Landscape Report COVID-19-related vaccines and therapeutics" (PDF).
  2. ^ "ABDALA Clinical Study". rpcec.sld.cu. Registro Público Cubano de Ensayos Clínicos. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  3. ^ Yaffe H (31 March 2021). "Cuba's five COVID-19 vaccines: the full story on Soberana 01/02/Plus, Abdala, and Mambisa". LSE Latin America and Caribbean blog. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  4. ^ "MAMBISA Study". rpcec.sld.cu. Registro Público Cubano de Ensayos Clínicos. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Three-shot Cuban COVID-19 vaccine candidate moves forward in phase III". www.bioworld.com. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Cuba's Abdala COVID-19 vaccine enters phase 3 clinical trial - Xinhua | English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  7. ^ Zimmer C, Corum J, Wee SL (10 June 2020). "Coronavirus Vaccine Tracker". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 10 April 2021.