Biden said he’ll only ship excess Covid-19 vaccine supplies to Cuba if the government lets an independent organization administer the doses.
Amid days of widespread protests across Cuba, President Joe Biden said Thursday he’s prepared to send some of the United States’ excess Covid-19 vaccine supplies to the country, but only if the government of Cuba —
which Biden called a “failed state” — lets an independent organization administer the doses.... [+]At a Thursday evening press conference, Biden said he could ship “significant amounts of vaccine” to Cuba, which has
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