Special isothermal containers have been developed for the transportation and storage of the new coronavirus vaccine by the pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and BioNTech. This was announced by Pfizer CEO Albert Burla in an interview with The New York Times on Tuesday, November 17.
“These containers are equipped with GPS sensors and thermometers inside so that we know at any time where the object is and what the temperature is inside. If something goes wrong, which we do not expect, this batch of vaccine will not be used,” – Burla explained, answering questions about the need to store and transport the drug at a temperature not lower than minus 75 degrees Celsius.
Pfizer is ready to guarantee the delivery of the drug to the customer in the United States during the day. The company expects to produce up to 50 million doses by the end of this year, half of which is not for the United States.
“We can supply the vaccine by cars, trucks, planes, ships, anything,” the head of the company said.
American Pfizer is one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies. Greek government spokesman Stelios Petsas stated it’s expanding its presence in Greece, creating 600 workplaces. Pfizer’s chairman is Greek Albert Burla. In recent months, the company has been developing a vaccine against coronavirus. A company hub opens in Thessaloniki. “Greece is attracting big investment and […]
The mRNA-1273 vaccine from the American company Moderna will be tested on three thousand children in six US states. CNN reported this on Wednesday, December 2. “Moderna has started inviting children over the age of 12 to try the vaccine” the statement said. It is noted that the study will involve volunteers aged 12-18 from […]
The American company Pfizer and the German BioNTech have applied to the European Medicines Agency for registration of their coronavirus vaccine. The announcement was published on the BioNTech website. “On Monday, November 30, Pfizer and BioNTech filed a formal application with the European Medicines Agency for a conditional authorization to use their COVID-19 candidate vaccine […]
Following the third phase of trials of its COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine, Moderna said the drug was generally well tolerated and no serious health problems were identified. According to the company, the effectiveness of its vaccine reaches 94.1%, and 100% for preventing severe coronavirus cases. Previously, the manufacturer estimated the effectiveness of its drug at 94.5%. […]
The British government hopes that in the coming weeks the relevant authorities of the country will register two vaccines against coronavirus. Boris Johnson, the Prime Minister announced it in an interview with Sky News on Monday, November 30. “So far, no vaccine has been approved for use by the Medicines and Medical Devices Agency. However, […]
With the appearance of an effective vaccine against coronavirus and the subsequent recovery of the world economy, the US dollar may fall by 20%. This was reported by the Financial Times. It is noted that banks, which already had negative forecasts for the dollar next year, deteriorated expectations against the background of the emergence of […]
BioNTech from Mainz and US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer have announced the successful third phase of clinical trials of the vaccine from COVID. The company said in a statement that registration is expected in November. According to the release, the third phase of clinical trials of BNT162b2 showed its effectiveness by more than 90% among trial […]
Microsoft has accused a group of hackers from China of attacking its mail server software. According to the company, the hackers “with a high degree of probability” were members of the Hafnium group. This group is probably funded by the state and operates outside China. In particular, the hacking campaign used four previously undiscovered vulnerabilities […]
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According to Delo.ua, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) represents the credit to Meest Express of 10 million dollars on post automatic machine network development. The EBRD press-service informed about it.The postal and logistic operator will have planned to increase the share on the Ukrainian market and to develop the existent network until […]
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European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) provides a revolving credit facility for $ 20 million for working capital of the “Ukrainian Agrarian Investments” company, that has more than 70 farms in northern and western Ukraine. This loan replaces the previous funding of $ 13 million, which was granted to “Ukrainian Agrarian Investments” in 2014. […]
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The National Bank of Ukraine plans to sell PrivatBank. Its privatization, the NBU believes, may be of interest to the most prestigious international investors, as the Ukrainian banking sector has potential. The head of the NBU Kirill Shevchenko in an interview with GlobalCapital stated this. “Our banking sector has significant potential for international investors. We […]
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By the information of Interfax-Ukraine, the state Oschadbank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development have signed the memorandum of the association about corporate management state bank support on the 25th of November 2016. The parties also have concluded the memorandum about supporting of 50 million euros due to a trade financing program. As […]
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Automaker Lamborghini has recreated the very first copy of the famous Countach supercar, built in 1971. The project is dedicated to the 50th anniversary of Countach. This was reported by the press service of Lamborghini. “The Lamborghini Countach LP500 debuted at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1971 and marked a new era not only […]
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Trading on Asia’s largest stock exchange on Asia on Tuesday opened another rise amid the continuing strengthening of indices in New York. This is evidenced by the data of stock trading on the website of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The Nikkei index, which reflects fluctuations in the stock prices of 225 leading companies in the […]
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The claims of retailers inflated rental rates and a weak strategy of promotion of trade centers and poor quality traffic that negatively affect their sales. In turn, rentiers accused the network of helplessness during the crisis and the inability to promote their goods. The scandal began in 2014, when several dozen representatives of the apparel […]
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“Ukrsotsbank” obtained the criminal case against the “Creative”, – reported Finclab. In “Ukrsotsbank” commented that on January 14, 2016 by investigators of the National Police was opened a criminal case (№12016100000000014, Article 191 part 5) on the fact of abuse of office and embezzlement of “Ukrsotsbank” in large-scale by employees of agricultural holding “Creative”. According […]
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Shares of the largest US pharmaceutical company Pfizer, down to 3.14% since the beginning of the year, rose to 3.83% on Friday on good news about its vaccine against the COVID-19. Currently, the mTNA candidate vaccine of BNT162b1, developed by Pfizer in the partnership with the German company BioNTech, the mechanism of the action of […]
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Internet service Preply, that was designed for searching of local and online tutors, announced the release to the Brazilian market. For this purpose, the company made a localization to Portuguese, implemented the accepting of payments in reais, and hired a Brazilian student Lucia in Kiev office. Her responsibilities will include support for tutors in the […]
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The most popular fashion brand Gucci will donate about $ 500,000 for the purchase and distribution of a new type of coronavirus vaccine among vulnerable people around the world. It is noted that the funds will be transferred to UNICEF, which supports the WHO initiative on mass vaccination COVAX and the GAVI group. “Global equitable […]
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On Tuesday, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi presented the government’s initiative to implement global data security standards, “golden rules” which should be applied by Chinese and other companies around the world. Among a number of points, the key ones are: preventing the illegal receipt of confidential personal information, ensuring the storage user`s data on the […]
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Low-cost airline Wizz Air will restart its flight from Kiev to Stockholm on December 16. The company has been operating the flight since 2010, but then canceled. Another low-cost carrier, Ryanair, has decided to close the route in 2019. Now Wizz Air will fly to Sweden twice a week – on Thursdays and Sundays. The […]
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Starbucks reported its biggest profit of all time in the UK, and it can serve as a long-term completion of a tax dispute with the British government. After the company was involved in a major tax scandal in 2012, when it was accused of tax evasion, Starbucks paid UK a large sum of income tax […]
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The deal on the absorption by the US company Liberty Media group of companies Formula 1 is currently closed. Liberty Media has confirmed the completion of the absorption of the prestigious auto-racing Formula 1, and said that a new CEO position will head Chase Kerry. He succeeds his predecessor, Bernie Ecclestone. It became known from […]
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