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 Idaho, Minnesota, New York, Oklahoma, Texas and Utah. At the same time, the company has already submitted an application for approval of the use of its vaccine to the US Food and Drug Administration.
Shares of Pfizer and BioNTech fell 1.74% and 2% (respectively) on Thursday amid news that companies will deliver half of their planned number of vaccines against COVID-19 in 2020. On November 20, Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech applied to the FDA (US Food and Drug Administration) for permission to use their vaccine in an […]
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 […]
Johnson & Johnson plans to complete the third phase of trials of its single-dose vaccine against COVID-19 in mid-January 2021. Paul Stoffels, vice chairman of the executive committee, senior scientific expert at Johnson & Johnson said they plan to deliver to market 1 billion doses. “We are in the middle of the third phase of […]
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 […]
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 […]
Boeing has recommended suspending flights of 777 aircraft after the incident in the American city of Broomfield, where large wreckage of the aircraft engine during the flight covered the streets. You can read it in a statement published on the company’s website. This applies to aircraft with Pratt & Whitney PW4000-112 engines. The company said […]
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According to the results of the outgoing year, Apple and Samsung have not settled the patent dispute in court. As predicted by experts, the penalty in the amount of $ 548 million, which was awarded to pay Samsung for patent infringement, did not accept the competitors, and Apple has demanded additional sanctions in the amount […]
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The Supreme Commercial Court of Ukraine overturned the decision on the recovery of a fine in the amount of 72.7 million UAH to PJSC Arcelor Mittal Kryvyi Rih. This information was reported by the representatives of the Ukrainian industrial complex on December 20th. According to a statement, prosecutors claim was rejected, and the previous decision […]
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Ukraine has acceded to the Protocol about record of revisions to European agreement for international highway carriage of dangerous materials. It is reported by UKRINFORM. 234 national deputies supported the adoption of the bill. As noted during the presentation of the document in Verkhovna Rada Anastasiia Deeva (Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs), Ukraine acceded to the […]
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One of the largest Ukrainian agricultural groups “Kernel”, will pay $ 2.4 million, according to the results of court proceedings, in which it was involved in the case of contamination of the Ukrainian sunflower oil delivered in the EU in April 2008. According to the company report, disclosed on its website on Friday, the court’s […]
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Ukreximbank’s Chairman of the Board Yevhen Metzger has written a statement resigning during the investigation into the attack on journalists. “The situation around the bank is unacceptable. My overly emotional reaction and unrestrained behavior towards journalists are not justified. I am fully aware of my responsibility,” the statement said. To remove partially the damage to […]
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The American division of the automaker Volkswagen AG reported a data leak, which affected more than 3.3 million customers and potential buyers in North America. Reuters with reference to the Volkswagen Group of America reported this. “The leak occurred after one of the company’s suppliers in the period between August 2019 and May 2021 left […]
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The supervisory board of Vinnitsafarmation in the press release reported:” Vinnitsafarmation which owns ‘Bazhayemo zdorovya’ network of pharmacies , intends to reacquire 18 million of common shares PJSC ‘Vinnitsafarmatsyia’ intends to redeem 18 million of common nominal shares”. PJSC ‘Vinnitsafarmatsyi’a plans to make the relevant decision at extraordinary general shareholder meeting which will take place […]
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“MTS Ukraine” (Vodafone Ukraine), telecommunication company reached an agreement with “Ukrtelecom” about buying mobile operator “TriMob”. As noted, the the transaction amounted to about $ 120 million (3 billion UAH). According to one source , negotiations about the deal began since the spring of last year, when the “MTS Ukraine” has sold its fixed network […]
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What are the risks of medical reform in Ukraine? What it must change? Will the industry be funded as stated? Will insurance medicine work and how the market for medical services will be? Medicine established on authorities VS medicine established on evidence In November 2016, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine approved the Concept of […]
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The payment company Square (owned by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey) has acquired the financial firm Afterpay, which provides online installments. The deal, the largest in the history of Australian companies, amounted to 29 billion dollars, according to the website Square. “Square, Inc. and Afterpay Limited have announced that they have entered into an agreement under […]
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German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz said that eurozone finance ministers had agreed on a package of measures to reform the European Stabilization Fund (ESM). “The ESM reform strengthens the euro and the entire European banking sector,” said Scholz, whose country currently holds the EU presidency. According to the agreements, a new “safety cushion” for European […]
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Net profit of the American company Intel, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of computer components, in the first nine months of 2020, which ended on September 26, rose from 6.3% to $ 15.042 billion, according to the company press release. Adjusted earnings per share for the reporting period were $ 3.52 against $ 3.14 […]
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The German Siemens AG corporation reported about the acquisition of the American producer Mentor Graphics. The transaction is estimated at $4,5 billion: the price of one share constitutes $37,25. Mentor Graphics main activities are: designing of cable systems, printed circuit boards, functional verification, development of the built-in software etc. The company merger is directed, first […]
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JP Morgan Chase will pay $ 307 million as a fine to regulatory authorities. The reason of such decision of the regulators is that the bank did not disclose the information about conflicts of interests to investors in the implementation of its own advertising investment products to clients. Based on the date of the Securities […]
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Elon Musk, an American businessman, founder and head of Tesla and SpaceX, dropped from second to third place in the ranking of the richest people on the planet according to Bloomberg. The entrepreneur’s fortune is estimated at 160.6 billion dollars, while at the end of February it was 183 billion. According to the agency, Musk […]
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