Amid days of widespread protests across Cuba, President Joe Biden said he’s prepared to send some of the United States’ excess Covid-19 vaccine supplies to the country
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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