The independent laboratory Invitro will conduct research on the effectiveness of the vaccine CoviShield/AstraZeneca, a press release of the company says.
Head of the laboratory’s clinical diagnostic complex Pavlo Naboka said that the study will consist in checking the amount of antibodies that were produced after vaccination.
“According to the official instructions, the principle of action of the CoviShield vaccine is based on the development of specific immunity to the S-protein (spike) of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus (the causative agent of COVID-19). The presence of a sufficient amount of antibodies to this protein is a factor that protects a person from the development of the disease even in case of infection. It is possible to check how many antibodies have developed in the body after vaccination by using a new laboratory test by the world famous manufacturer Abbott Diagnostics to quantify the level of neutralizing (protective) antibo
During the entire COVID-19 vaccination process, blood samples will be taken from laboratory staff to monitor immune levels, he said. That is, the laboratory will assess how many antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 will appear in a person after the first and second vaccinations, at what rate of antibodies will be produced, whether the actual concentration of antibodies will correspond to the data reported by the vaccine manufacturer.
According to the instructions, a sufficient level of antibodies should be formed within 90 days after the first administration of the vaccine. That is, the laboratory Invitro will be able to announce the results of the study in the summer of 2021.
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Interpipe, the international vertically integrated pipe and wheel company, continues to develop the export of premium pipe products by supplying premium pipes UPJ-F to Uzbekistan.
“We continue to develop the export of our premium products. This time, the Ukrainian industrial company Interpipe has successfully supplied casing pipes with a premium UPJ-F sleeveless connection to our permanent partner Uzbekneftegaz, the national holding corporation of Uzbekistan,” Interpipe said on Facebook.
At the same time, it is explained that this company is engaged in geological exploration, production and processing of oil and gas. Interpipe has been cooperating with it for several years, selling pipe products for the construction of oil and gas wells. But this order is special: Interpipe for the first time delivered 500 tonnes of UPJ-F casing to a client from the CIS, the report explains.
“The complexity of the order consisted not only in high-precision production, the client asked to ship the first batch as soon as possible. In total, over the past six months, Interpipe has supplied Uzbekneftegaz with almost 2,000 tonnes of pipes of various assortments,” the group said in a press release.
The company expects that the supply of premium products to gas wells in Uzbekistan will strengthen the position of Interpipe in the market of sleeveless connections in the Central Asian region.
Interpipe is a Ukrainian industrial company, a manufacturer of seamless pipes and railway wheels. The company’s products are supplied to more than 80 countries around the world through a network of sales offices located in key markets of the CIS, the Middle East, North America and Europe.
Ukraine expects to start receiving Indian vaccines against COVID-19 in early April, Health Minister Maksym Stepanov said.
“We see that there is a corresponding problem, and we are monitoring the political processes that are taking place in India, that they have withheld vaccines for everyone, without exception. But I think that this delay will not last too long. I think that nevertheless, somewhere in early April, we must obtain permission and start receiving vaccines from India. I am optimistic about this,” Stepanov said on the air of Right to Power (Pravo na Vladu) program on the 1 + 1 TV channel on Thursday evening, March 25.
Ukrcement proposes to exclude from the agreement on a free trade zone (FTA) with Turkey commodity items that are fully provided by its own manufacturer, head of the Ukrcement association Pavlo Kachur told the Interfax-Ukraine agency.
“The signing of an agreement on a free trade zone with Turkey for the cement industry poses a serious threat. We have transferred our position to the Ministry of Economy and the trade representative of Ukraine,” Kachur said.
The expert emphasized the need for a particularly balanced government policy in the context of the global economic crisis, so that under the slogans of free movement of goods not to lose their own manufacturer and not to leave tens of thousands of Ukrainians without work.
“The established production capacity for the production of cement in Turkey is 140 million tonnes of cement per year. In Ukraine, this figure is more than 10 times less. Turkey’s own cement consumption is about 60 million tonnes. This means that an importer with such capacities that Turkey has, playing with price policy, can easily destroy the production of cement in Ukraine,” said Kachur.
He emphasized the effectiveness and efficiency of the Big Construction program in the fight against the crisis.
“This program has become a lifeline for the entire construction industry during the global economic crisis. In the event of the signing of an FTA agreement with Turkey, the funds allocated from the budget of Ukraine, the funds of Ukrainian taxpayers, will support the producers of the neighboring state, instead of supporting their own,” he said.
He stated that the cement industry in Ukraine is able to fully provide consumers with high-quality cement that is competitive in the European market.
“The cement industry is developing and modernizing. Billions of dollars are invested to maintain high quality products, reduce emissions, reduce CO2 emissions. In March 2021, the cement plant in Balakliya resumed clinker firing, the kilns of which were shut down by the former Russian owners for ten long years. This will further strengthen the ability of the cement industry of Ukraine to provide its own market with cement,” Kachur summed up.
The head of the Ukrcement association expressed hope that the manufacturers’ arguments will be heard.
In September 2020, the Interdepartmental Commission on International Trade launched an investigation into the import of Portland cement and clinker cement from Turkey to Ukraine.
The import of these items in 2019 increased nine times, and according to the results of January-August 2020 – 13 times compared to the same period of the previous year.
According to the State Statistics Service of Ukraine, in 2020 the volume of exports to Turkey decreased slightly – to $2.436 billion (by 7% compared to 2019), imports increased slightly – 2.415 (by 2.5%).
Foreign direct investment in the economy of Ukraine as of 09/30/2020 (balance, $ million).
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Foreign direct investments in the economy of Ukraine for the iii quarter of 2020 (operations, $ million).
