raise billions of dollars to the super rich poor families hit hard by the pandemic counting on al-jazeera. u.s. regulators approved them a den of vaccine for emergency use the 2nd within a week but the pandemic is far from being contained. hello i'm down jordan this is our 0 live from doha also coming up brazil's supreme court rules taking the vaccine can be made compulsory but that's at odds with the president's defiant stance on immunization. a former governor in mexico's u.s. go state becomes the latest victim of drug related violence that's spiraling out of control. and a hindu woman in india recounts her record deal under

a new law aimed at preventing forced religious conversion. u.s. regulators have approved a 2nd coronavirus vaccine and mass inoculations are expected to start within days to show the modernity there's more than 94 percent effective when administered in 2 doses 4 weeks apart its approval came just hours after the vice president mike pence was given the pfizer biotech that seen live on t.v. in a bid to build support for the rollout an official begins our coverage from the white house. all right this was a very public would have confidence in the corona virus vaccine. the vice president his wife and the us such in general getting an injection live on t.v. they want to shoot americans but the vaccine walks and it's safe the american people deserve to know that we've never been more prepared to combat the

coronavirus than we are today and even while we see cases rising and hospitalizations rising and heartbreaking losses we'll continue to marshal the resources that we have secured as a nation including a safe and effective vaccine to meet this moment. senior members of the white house coronavirus team were also at the event the most recognizable dr anthony insisting the vaccines are finally providing a light at the end the what's been a very long tunnel as we get into january february march and april that light is going to get brighter and brighter and of bitterness is going to be replaced by the sweetness and we all hope and i think this is that by the time we get several months into this year we will have enough people protect it that we can start thinking seriously about to return to normality not at the event in the old executive office building right next door to the white house itself the president

instead he was tweeting out allegations without proof that the presidential election had been stolen from him his spokesperson says he's open to getting the vaccine that are just no plans to do that at the moment for the 2nd friday in a row regulators in the u.s. approved a vaccine the food and drug administration giving americans to use authorization to moderna that'll mean 6000000 doses being sent out in the coming days and because the drug doesn't have to be stored at extremely low temperatures it could be used in more locations more than 3000 initially but while the vaccines provide some good news the scale of the problem in the u.s. is actually growing more than 3000 deaths a day in recent days hospitalisations a record numbers health providers across all 50 states warning their close to breaking point and with families planning to gather in a week for the christmas holiday experts are worried that will create another deadly spike that will cast

a shadow into the new year alan fischer al-jazeera at the white house well let's go live to our white house correspondent kimberly halkett in washington d.c. can be so how long will it take then for americans to start getting this madonna vaccine and who will be 1st in line to get the job. well we know based on the pfizer vaccine that was approved a week ago that it is health care workers who are on the frontline of fighting this pandemic as well as those that have been most impacted by the deaths the elderly in the united states particularly residents in care homes but we're going to get a better sense of the distribution on saturday we know the pentagon that is cordon ating much of this is going to be holding a briefing along with the health and human services agency to discuss the distribution in more detail but what we're expecting is that the 1st doses which are already on standby will be rolling out on monday and soon after be delivered to the states where they can be injected into those that need it most now in the midst

of all of this we've had reaction from the u.s. president donald trump he has tweeted the during a vaccine is now available congratulations president elect joe biden releasing a statement in the last few moments as well saying that this is another milestone in overcoming this global pandemic he assures that brighter days are ahead with not one but 2 vaccines now available to millions of americans but at the same time he says that there are still challenges ahead he is going to be inaugurated january 20th when he will be inheriting all of this and he promises that in his 1st 100 days that in fact there will be 100000000 vaccines given to americans that need it and can really how is all of this shaped public opinion i mean we've seen politicians mike pence taking the job live on t.v. but how worried then are ordinary americans about just how fast these vaccines have

been developed and what sort of side effects they may. there's a lot of concern in the united states and so that's why the food and drug administration shortly after approving this howled a press call to try and reassure americans that the most vigorous of debates was held over the scientific data and scientific data before this was approved and also that the process of the itself is the gold standard when it comes to approvals a not just in the united states but across the world still we know that there are millions of americans that are fearful particularly communities of color why what with good reason because we know 2 a lot of these trials although they were done on thousands of people and many of the groups of testing are sort of individuals we're not individuals that reflect the united states and all of its diversity and we know that there's already distrust in the communities of color who have we should also mention been hardest

hit in the united states by this pandemic so they're wary and so there's a lot of work to be done and reassuring and i can tell you that having the politicians even if they are bipartisan because we know now see palosi the house speaker has also been vaccinated americans don't trust their politicians so that's hardly the reassurance they're looking for they feel that the politicians lie to them all the time so why would they be lying about this vaccine too so you can see the challenges here but in the midst of all of this what i can tell you is that in fact this is going forward and the goal is to try and have millions of americans vaccinated by the middle of june that is when they feel that they'll be able to approach not the 70 to 80 of herd immunity but at least the benchmark of trying to get things back to normal thank you well wolf is a professor of epidemiology and that's not columbia university she says the fines on madonna vaccines are very similar. there are very few differences between these

2 vaccines i think there are more similarities certainly near and then differences they work equally well or and they also have a very similar safety profile they both require 2 doses to be vaccinated i think some subtle differences like for example the pfizer vaccine the 1st those the 2nd those is given about 3 weeks after the 1st those one of them during the vaccine the 2nd dose is given after 4 weeks and another difference is that the where there are no vaccine does not require. the level of flu for freezing. cold temperature that has as much as the pfizer vine deck vaccine does so to make it easier to distribute then we didn't have vaccine then the pfizer by. you would do it as a much smaller company it's a new company and it's not like a well established pharmaceutical company like pfizer but on the other hand merger

now with benefit distribution that would be done through support from the u.s. government. operation work speed which is the operation that shepherded the development of these vaccines will be responsible for the distribution of the madeira vaccine in the united states for the world health organization has warned that the next 3 to 6 months will be tough during the wait for coronavirus vaccines to help reduce transmission it's health emergencies director says countries with a high number of cases should still expect their infection rates to rise particularly in america. well over 3 quarters of the cases you know we're seeing globally now or are occurring in the americas it's a very very high and intense period there and it really does come back to being able to implement all of the measures that are needed. having strong coordination in governance and having to do it all approach in terms of both public

health and social measures to race to people and wearing masks and personal hygiene and having a very strong focus on surveillance and testing well let's bring in dr george c. benjamin he's executive director of the american public health association and joins us live via skype from washington d.c. george good to have you with us here on al-jazeera now so despite the speed with which this vaccine's been approved i mean politicians and health officials like yourself in the u.s. would presumably be breathing a sigh of relief when they go out fluently this is. a great awakening and we're really excited about the fact that we have this new tool to add to the other public health tools we have to try to really bring an end to this kind to me so just talk us through how different this modena vaccine is to the to the already approved pfizer biotech one i think the biggest difference because they're both of them are in a back seat and but if biggest difference is the fact that you don't have to keep it

as cold so that means we can get into rural communities and inner city communities and places where they just have a regular refrigerator versus the old so called storage that's required for the 5 year back seeing so allow us to vaccinate more people george is there a worry that madonna which is a small company may have problems with scaling up and distributing the vaccine whereas pfizer as we know is a global pharmaceutical with a well developed distribution channels. we're trying to do is certainly a giant in the pharmaceutical area in particular vaccines but we do not have had support from the federal government and funding but i mean if the sake of production is a big deal but we're confident that we're going to can do it they you know they were very much 1st out of the box in terms of trying to get this vaccine in place so hopefully they'll be able to produce are the that actually and that we requested

george let me ask you for a 2nd to gaze into your crystal ball if i may i mean the pandemic has caused a huge disruption to everyone's lives all around the world how do you see life after the vaccine what will a new normal look like what i think we're going to have a steady increase in bag seen and that will be a company with we got to see in morbidity people getting said and people dying i think over time our society will be able to return to normal and we're looking forward to having a very robust summer. here in the united states so i'm optimistic that we'll be able to get back to normal by this summer dr george benjamin great to get your thoughts thank you for talking to us here at al-jazeera thank you then we get now brazil's president has tried to cast doubt on coronavirus vaccines making unfounded claims about their side effects earlier the supreme court ruled that a vaccination can be made compulsory but jabil sonera has repeatedly said he won't

be taking one no vaccines have been approved for use in brazil despite a surge in infections and deaths let's face it. it's clear in the contract with pfizer we are not responsible for any side effects if you become an alligator that's your problem i'm not going to mention another vonnie mole because you'll think i'm talking nonsense right if you become a superman if any woman grows a beard or any man starts singing soprano then they have nothing to do with it if time for a short break here not just iraq when we come back overflowing morgues force one german cities news containers for its coronavirus victims. and hungry and traumatized the kidnapping ordeal ends for hundreds of schoolboys in nigeria more than status.

however good till quiet and now across the eastern seaboard of the us a place to say you can see this massive cloud that sees what remains of a nor'easter snow make this thread and across the eastern side of the u.s. now pulling away from newfoundland that eastern side of canada so i think squatting down quite nicely as we go on through saturday which will be a crisp day on the 2 celsius there for new york and 40 saying other area of cloud and rain and snow affecting quebec pulling down across the lakes down into the deep south some very heavy rain there into the east side of texas pushing into louisiana that's all going to make its way further east which gradually it'll push towards the eastern seaboard mixed see the thaw getting underway here as we go on through sunday say temper just slowly but surely start to pick up but there's more snow behind we'll see snow just around the prairie is pushing up so that western side of canada so wet weather there into washington state further south it is generally finance right across california down into new mexico and the data into mexico but

whether they're just pushing across northern parts of cuba for a time but across much of the caribbean. and over the next dial say they'll be a few showers into the wind was and the lee was for a time but i suspect it's a case of more sunshine the shallowness. of. the code the 19 pandemic is threatening one of singapore's most beloved traditions its famous straight story the fragile used one when east investigates the focus to innovate to survive on al-jazeera. al-jazeera with every.

welcome back our top stories here this hour u.s. regulators have approved a 2nd coronavirus vaccine for emergency use the rollout of millions of doses of the madonna vaccines it's better to begin this weekend show it's more than 94 percent effective when given in 2 doses 4 weeks apart. news came just hours after u.s. vice president mike pence was inoculated with the pfizer biotech vaccine that was approved last week president elect joe biden will do the same on monday politicians are getting their jobs in public to boost confidence in the vaccination process. now in europe the 2nd wave of covert $900.00 shows no sign of slowing italy is being placed under a nationwide lockdown of both christmas and new year with bars restaurants and

non-essential shops closing austria's government is imposing a 3rd lockdown while in germany temporary freezes are being used to store bodies after a spike in corona virus deaths overwhelmed hospitals really challenge reports. in the german city of hanau they've run out of space for bodies in the hospital morgues the shipping container is being used to temporarily handle the overflow i know existed a carded unfortunately the situation on hand now has changed we now need to make use of our containers that we have had since april and actually as a precaution since yesterday to cover deceased are human and total $25.00 to $6.00 can be stored in the container sadly we had to start using the container from yesterday. with a record of nearly 34000 new cases and 830 new deaths germany has lost its position as a role model for how to handle the pandemic well so vaccinations are set to start

after christmas the 1st in the imminent probable approval of the 1st vaccine naturally gives us hope that's obviously it wasn't solve the problem and realistically we need to be prepared as months of january and february be the hottest months of this pandemic several european countries are deep in the grip of a 2nd or perhaps even 3rd wave of coronavirus french president emmanuel macron continues his isolation after catching it. continue. continue to be careful on thursday i tested positive which shows that the virus can really affect anyone because i am very protected i am very careful i respect distance and i wear a mask i regularly use hand sanitizer and in spite of everything i caught the virus surely juta a moment of inattention or a bit of bad luck but that's the way it is. senior french government scientific adviser says vaccine rollout could take longer than thought don't expect to return

to normal before late next year francois phrase he has warned with more than 15000 people in the u.k. currently hospitalized for coronavirus the country is approaching the 1st wave peak of $18000.00 hospitalizations. in central london would be teeming with christmas shoppers as we know is no normal year londoners are among the $38000000.00 people across the united kingdom currently living under the toughest of the 3 coronavirus restriction tears yes there's a temporary relaxation for christmas itself so families can get together but in many parts of the country after that the shutters are coming down again and they're coming down harder the chair generated by being the 1st country to administer the pfizer biotech vaccine has worn off ready stopping the national health service becoming overwhelmed has again become a top priority. how does era london the u.s. congress has managed to temporarily avoid a government shutdown it's approved

a 2 day extension of funding to keep agencies operating until sunday as republicans and democrats try to resolve sticking points on a $900000000000.00 coronavirus relief package approve it over the weekend after months stalemate. a week after they were kidnapped from a school in nigeria more than 300 boys are now being reunited with their families parents in a moment state of katsina celebrating as they saw their sons for the 1st time since they were taken $344.00 were kidnapped from their school last friday by armed men on motorbikes details of their rescue are still not clear including who was responsible and whether a ransom was paid some of the boys say they were beaten dany captors. to be honest there was no through water through it no shelter no break and the friday we were taken we spent 2 days without sleep food was leaves and after 2 days without food we were given fresh potatoes and pieces of ground not cake.

frankly speaking i feel like god has conscious me paradise because i'm so happy after spending 2 days without eating anything i met is more than 90 years old and i am lost and she stopped eating and drinking in addition my 3 sisters were admitted to hospital more now from a common address in the city of katsina walking barefoot some of them limping the 344 schoolboys are led by a nigerian security force us through the save environment of the governor's office in it and after nearly a week in captivity. instead of joy and exhaustion written on their young phrases. this is.

something. the government says all the students abducted in an armed raid on a boarding school in the town of last week have now been freed but it's yet to explain the circumstances leading to their release. a quick intervention prevented nigeria's largest muslim doctrine from turning into another disaster in turn to 14 security experts say nigerian authorities failed to act quickly. to more than 270 students from a goal 2nd school in chibok more than 100 of them are still unaccounted for. for 6 days the students were forced to track and hike until i didn't security forces pinned down their abductors in a forest in nearby some far state earlier hundreds more students are they skipped on their all or held by the military and many in a poor state of health 14 year old osama i mean managed to make his own way to

freedom but the punishing trek across forests and rocky hills has left him now fighting for his life. he's bedridden because of sickle cell anemia made worse by this experience his father is desperately worried about his health never to name him like you. do he said he was propped up and helped along by fellow students as they march for a fake forest when their group was rested for a few minutes he saw a chance to escape he crawled away and hid behind a tree he dragged himself to a village ways brought home on a motorcycle going to secondary school from where the boys were taken is now shut just like schools in 3 other states in nigeria's northwest the authorities are taking no chances that they could be father such raids nigeria's security forces are overstretched and they are fighting many battles including against the arm group boko haram why against western style ija cation but eventually the government

would want the schools to reopen the government edris al-jazeera cats and nigeria. a former governor of the mexican state was shot dead early on friday and beach town . is the latest in a series of violent acts in a country already plagued by drug related gang activity john holmes has made. this video apparently records the moment when the ex governor of the mexican state of her was killed in a restaurant not a man's land they start to listen the violence was holidaying in the resort town of put and he was out with 3 other people and of 15 strong bodyguard team provided by the state who couldn't save him. when he attack happened at 1 40 in the morning he got up from the table and went to the bad. man shot him in the back. killings

have become common at local level emits kampala ticks but the murder of an ex governor is still very unusual the investigation into who was behind the attack is just beginning but it's not going to be easy that's because the state attorney said the staff from the restaurant cleaned up the crime scene took away evidence and even removed security cameras. in the southwest of the country is the heartland of one of mexico's most powerful criminal groups the new generation cartel. this is one of the videos they've released showing their firepower and they've not been afraid to turn it on authorities the fool this is fascination could mark the start of a real season of political violence in mexico and that's because next july the country's holding its biggest ever elections and in the run up to elections in the country is usually the point where criminal groups try to position their own candidate and they often do that by murdering rival.

former governor of her lease coke will likely not be the last guy john home and how does it a city. that's increasing. in india over attempts to curb interfaith marriage in one high profile case a hindu woman says she had a miscarriage because police separated from her muslim husband a state or to pradesh is the latest of pass a law making it more difficult for people from different religions to marry india correspondent elizabeth reports from around about. think he is recovering at home after what she describes as a traumatic couple of weeks her husband and brother in law have been detained by police and she says she suffered a miscarriage while the government to care for their daughter i had pain for 3 days so i was admitted to the hospital on the 11th i was given injections then my situation got worse there was a lot of bleeding and i had

a miscarriage pinky and her husband received ordeal began when they went to register their islamic marriage ceremony with the state government they were harassed outside court by a group of hindu nationalists because pinky had converted from hindu ism to islam the couple married in july before the government in the state of wealth of pradesh passed an order which makes it illegal for people to change their religion for the sake of marriage police are detaining rashid and his brother selene while they investigate whether they forced pinky to convert and pinkie was taken to a government run women's shelter. the hospital which treated her told al-jazeera they only gave her injections to help with her pain and light bleeding. we didn't give her any injection that would lead to a miscarriage we gave her the best treatment we could according to her symptoms and manage the situation conservatively so it's wrong to say this. while it's unclear

what caused miscarriage what is certain is she was separated from her husband because of the new to all the other british government issued energy conversion order last month citing a campaign by muslim men to forcibly converted hindu woman that's despite the fact no state or central government department including the national commission of women has found any evidence of such cases. as human rights lawyer says the party o.b.j. p. passes such laws to divide and eons she's preparing to challenge it in court the very openly project itself as a right wing hindu party. what we are seeing here is that this is actually part of a political agenda an agenda both to polarize and terrorize communities pinki says she's worried about her future and also rashid's and saleem's so about that.

i want my husband and brother in law to come back i ask the government to release them i'm really worried i've lost my child but please let my husband go. with other states of the process of passing similar orders more couples are expected to be criminalized for falling in love and marrying people outside their village and elizabeth. prosecutors in the united states a federal judge to reject a nearly $13000000.00 bail deal for glenn maxwell the former associates of jeffrey epstein has pleaded not guilty to charges of helping him recruit and groom underage girls during gaijin illegal sex acts prosecutors say maxwell should remain behind bars because the evidence against her is strong and she poses an extreme flight risk. a u.s. congressional report has found that boeing officials manipulated tests of the 737

months which may have contributed to 2 fatal crashes the report found boeing worked with the f.a.a. to rig pilot testing to avoid raising awareness of a floor in a key safety system testimonies from 50 whistleblowers was used to carry out the inquest all the news of course on our website there is a new screen al-jazeera dot com. let's get a quick check of the headlines now here on al-jazeera u.s. regulators have approved a 2nd coronavirus vaccine for emergency use the rollout of millions of doses of the madonna vaccine is expected to begin this weekend to show it's more than 94 percent effective when given in to do says 4 weeks apart a white house correspondent kimberly health it has more. we've heard a lot of talk about similarities between the vaccine and also the pfizer vaccine.