Chemical manufacture

The Serbian Ministry of Health has named Sputnik V the vaccine that causes the least side effects.

The PRC's State Food and Drug Administration has approved clinical trials of 22 COVID-19 vaccines, agency spokesman Yuan Lin said.

The effectiveness of "Sputnik V" against the Indian strain is about 90%, said Denis Logunov, deputy director of the Gamaleya Center for Research, which developed the vaccine.

A variety of rumors are circulating on social networks related to the coronavirus vaccine and its consequences.

At the Chumakov Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences, they are checking how the KoviVac vaccine they have developed copes with new mutations of the coronavirus, in particular with the Indian strain (the delta strain according to the WHO classification)

The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) plans to offer manufacturers a vaccine adapted to the Indian strain of the coronavirus.

According to a new research by American scientists, many cosmetics widely sold in retail chains have high concentrations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, a potentially toxic class of chemicals that are associated with the risk of developing a number of serious diseases.

The Shvabe holding (part of Rostec) has developed a Segment Gamma detector capable of detecting explosives and hazardous chemicals in five seconds.

Belarus has received a "candidate version" of its own vaccine against coronavirus infection COVID-19, its safety is to be assessed and clinical trials carried out, said on Friday the Deputy Minister of Health.

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) no longer considers the common artificial color E-171 to be a safe food additive.

The government approved an action plan for the implementation of the anti-tobacco concept until 2035: among them is the elaboration of a ban on the use of e-liquids in Russia.

Russian scientists from Novosibirsk have patented a method of vodka production, which allows to reduce its toxic and post-intoxication effect by 18-20%.

Voronezh scientists from VSUIT have come up with a plastic based on polyvinyl alcohol, which has no taste or smell. This plastic dissolves in a few minutes.

Russia has registered the world's first and only vaccine against COVID-19 for animals "Karnivak-Kov".

Investments in its construction and equipment amounted to about 100 million rubles