Cuba would be better prepared to cope with the pandemic if US sanctions are lifted to allow for medical supplies.
![A nurse prepares a dose of the Soberana 02 vaccine during its clinical trials at a hospital in Havana, Cuba on June 29, 2021 [Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/2021-08-21T004627Z_433614687_RC2C9P9793TB_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-CUBA.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Luis Herrera Martínez is advisor to the president of BioCubaFarma and former director of the Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB).
Cuba would be better prepared to cope with the pandemic if US sanctions are lifted to allow for medical supplies.