Director of the Regional Office of the World Health Organization Hans Kluge expressed doubts about the effectiveness of vaccines COVID-19. He believes that it will not put the end to the pandemic coronavirus.
This was reported by the Daily Star.
I keep hearing, “The vaccine will end the pandemic.” No! We don’t even know if the vaccine will help all populations. Now we see some signs that it will help one group and not another. The end of the pandemic is the moment when we as a community will learn to live with this pandemic. And it depends on us,” Kluge said.
The WHO also predicts the increase in the number of deaths from coronavirus in European countries in October and November.
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 […]
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 […]
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The vaccine, developed by biotechnology company Moderna, is effective in 94.5% of cases. This result was shown by the intermediate results of the third phase of clinical trials, the company said. On this news, Moderna shares went up. In the pre-market, the company’s quoting rose by more than 18%, rising above $ 105 per share. […]
If coronavirus vaccines become widely available and help restore international trade and economic growth, the dollar is likely to fall by 20% in 2021. Bloomberg reports that this forecast was made by Citigroup Bank. If the forecast comes true, it will be a record drop since 1985, when the DXY index fell by 18.5% over […]
Shares of Lyft, which fell 16.2% since the beginning of the year but jumped 37.4% over the past week, rose 5.8% amid investor reaction to the company’s quarterly report. Lyft reported a loss for the third quarter (ended September 30) at $ 1.46, which is worse than analysts’ forecasts at – $ 0.91 loss per […]
On Monday, November 9, Pfizer CEO Albert Burla sold 62% of his shares in the pharmaceutical company. This was reported by Markers Insider, citing documents from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). On the same day, Pfizer and BioNTech announced that their experimental COVID-19 vaccine had been successfully tested. Albert Burla sold 132,508 shares […]
Shares of Zoom and other companies, which rose amid the pandemic and lockdown, fell in trading on Monday. The reason was the announcement of two biotechnology companies about the successful testing of a promising vaccine, writes CNBC. Shares of the Zoom video conferencing service fell 17.4% by the end of the trading day. Amazon and […]
The gas storage operator of Ukraine is starting to re-equip five gas turbine engines for Bilche-Volytsko-Uhersky UGS. The project worth more than 80 million hryvnias will be completed by the end of this year, Ukrtransgaz reported on Monday, May 17. It is noted that the modernization will reduce fuel gas consumption during the operation of […]
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According to Finance.ua, there is a good opportunity to extend the limits of Ukrainian financing system. The Ukrainian government provision has come into force. The financial transaction sanctions with Iran banks were cancelled by the resolution of the Ukrainian government. Oleh Churyi, the deputy head of NBU, admitted that National Bank of Ukraine would implement […]
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The container operator of the Ukrzaliznytsia the Liski Company, plans to create Portside grain terminal with a capacity of about 15 thousands TEU in a year. It is reported by the UkrAgroConsult. According to the report, the new facility will be located in the territory of the structure Odessa-Liski, which serves the container flows of […]
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The French company has developed an augmented reality application for digital makeup. The Signature Faces application allows you to apply filters to your face in real time. “We believe that everyone is beautiful by themselves, but in a world where the camera is always on, it’s normal to want to “play” with filters. We want […]
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Shares of large American technology companies – Microsoft, AMD, Visa, Tesla, Netflix and Facebook – have been admitted to trading on the Ukrainian stock exchange PFTS. This was reported by the press service of the exchange. According to the results of April 15, the quotations (best bid) of the mentioned shares are as follows: Microsoft […]
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During his visit to Kyiv, French Minister of Economy, Finance and Reconstruction Bruno Le Mer will sign four strategic intergovernmental agreements worth a total of 1.3 billion euros. He said this in an interview with Interfax-Ukraine. “During my visit, France will sign four strategic intergovernmental agreements with Ukraine totaling 1.3 billion euros. This is very […]
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U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday signed a decree banning Washington from investing in 60 Chinese companies that the White House says are undermining U.S. security. “This executive order allows the United States to ban investments in Chinese companies that undermine the security or democratic values of the United States and our allies,” the document […]
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The opening of the plant of the Fujikura company in Ukraine should be a strong signal to all investors willing to believe in our country. The President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko wrote about this in his Twitter after the opening of the new plant of Fujikura in village Pidryasne near Lviv. “You will not find […]
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The Bank of Japan has announced plans to begin experimenting with the digital currency early next fiscal year. At the first stage, it is planned to test the main functions of the digital currency, including the methods of its issuance and circulation. The second stage involves additional technical experiments. The Bank of Japan may then […]
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The Agrofusion agribusiness holding intends to invest $ 50 million in building a plant for processing tomatoes in the Mykolaiv region. This is stated in a message on the site of the Mykolayiv Regional State Administration. “The Agrofusion Company begins construction of a new plant for processing tomatoes in Snigirevskyi district, which will be the largest […]
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Shares of Peloton, which rose nearly 346% since the beginning of the year, rose 2% during trading on Friday after the company published the results of the first quarter of fiscal 2021, which ended September 30. Peloton, which went public a little over a year ago, reported earnings per share for the second quarter in […]
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Shares of AT&T, which have lost 27.6% of value since the beginning of the year, rose up to 5.8% on Thursday after the publication of better-than-expected Wall Street analysts, earnings for the 3rd quarter, which ended on September 30. AT&T reported earnings per share of $ 0.76, which is 19% below last year’s value, but […]
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The National Bank did not participate in trading on the interbank foreign exchange market this week, the regulator’s press service reports. In addition, the central bank did not go to the interbank market last week. Moreover, in the first two weeks of February, the NBU bought $ 200 million to curb the strengthening of the […]
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Microsoft has frozen donations to American politicians who voted against Joe Biden’s approval as president after the election. This decision will be valid until 2022. In addition, Microsoft will not support state-level politicians and organizations that have tried to challenge the election results. According to Brad Smith, the president of the corporation, in the last […]
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On May 31, Ukraine will make payments for the first time on GDP warrants issued as part of public debt restructuring in 2015. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Finance. The first payment will be $ 40.75 million. Taking into account the total notional or nominal amount for which GDP […]
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The World Bank will provide Ukraine with a second tranche of $ 350 million, but subject to certain conditions. WB Vice President for Europe and Central Asia Anna Bjerde told Interfax-Ukraine what exactly is expected from Kyiv. “The prospects for the second tranche of the Economic Recovery Development Policy Loan depend on maintaining an adequate […]
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