we are working tirelessly to keep you informed on all of our platforms. in this is you get on together or make. sure you say to people. they say stay safe the previous history say. all eyes are on a vaccine rollout but several candidates nearing large scale approval questions about distribution remain can supply chains delivered can they be protected and can they reach around the world. also on the show the euro hits a 2 and a half year high against a basket of currencies we can dollar is partly responsible look at where things could be headed. and more bad news for sentiments as warner brothers says it will come your all of next year's movies on a streaming service. long welcome to the show i'm stephen beardsley in berlin good

to have you with us a progress in vaccine development is lifting spirits as lockdowns continue around much of the world but recent days have shown that vaccine distribution could be a weak spot take a look pfizer has revealed that it initially overestimated its supply chain forcing it to cut delivery projection several weeks ago instead of 100000000 doses for 2020 it now expects to deliver 50000000 another concern for distribution is security i.b.m. saying that hackers have targeted organizations working to improve vaccine cold storage in supply chains in suspects state actors may be trying to steal trade secrets or disrupt distribution of finally vaccine financing is a growing concern with international aid not yet meeting the amount needed to help poor countries here's u.n. secretary general antonio terrorists at a special covert 1900 some of the new york. u.s. dollars including $4300000000.00 urgently needed for the next 2 months. i

think those who have contributed and own to show your skills or it into a new tears there with the u.n. for more let's bring in conrad who's in frankfurt conrad hello there we know the financial markets have of course gained in recent weeks over these vaccine hopes how big is the risk of disappointment. oh it is a significant risk and investors are not you know giving themselves a lot of margin for safety on the equity markets the markets for company's shares many indicators have reached record highs are trading not very far from them and even more telling the tellingly on the bond markets the prices for so-called junk bonds very risky corporate bonds have also risen significantly and that means that not many investors out there are very nervous about potential credit the falls of course in this environment the risk is high that any heat up any wrinkle if you

like in the rollout of the corona vaccine you know is very negative for sentiment and for prices. at another possible wrinkle could be hesitancy amongst populations to take these vaccines is that a concern for investors as well. yes that's much more of a concern then. you know production delays or stuff like this those can be handled but what's really considered to be a big problem next year is you know the whether or not people accept the vaccine one of germany's leading health insurance company bamma just came out with a survey where 53 percent of the people asked said yes they are absolutely or probably willing to take the vaccine that's 47 percent of the people being skeptical about the vaccine and you know stephen as we often say psychology

is the most important driver for the economy so it's very likely that the prices on the financial markets really have run ahead of what's going on in the real economy all right a lot of excitement about what's to come and some doubts conrad burns and joining us from frankfurt thank you very much. and let's take a look at some of the other business stories making headlines. well ways finance chief among one joe is currently detained in canada could be allowed to return to china the wall street journal reporting that the u.s. justice department is discussing a deal with monk in which she admits to fraud and conspiracy charges which would then later be dropped. german factory orders rose by almost 3 percent in the month of october beating expectations and climbing for the 6th straight month investment grade orders for items like factory machinery led the way orders for consumer goods were down. the u.s.

says any sanctions linked to the controversial nord stream to natural gas pipeline which target companies as opposed to countries like germany the u.s. also wants to consult governments before levying sanctions washington has long tried to prevent work on the pipeline between russia and germany. ryanair boss michael o'leary says his airline is buying 75 boeing 737 max aircraft is the 1st major order for the jet since it was grounded last year following 2 deadly crashes the irish budget carrier already has $135.00 of the planes on order. while the euro has hit a 2 and a half year high against a handful of rival currencies this week it's the latest high point of a months long rally for the currency and it comes as rivals have weakened the european union's common currency broke the $1.00 and the $1.20 cent mark i should say as inflation fears that the u.s. economy is up against the pounds on fears of a brags that trade deal not coming through by the end of the year and it's gained

even more against the russian ruble and the brazilian reale currency now earlier i spoke to carson jesse is the chief economist at i.m.g. and i asked him what effect a new pandemic relief package in the u.s. would have on the u.s. dollar. well if this demick packets go through in the u.s. this would rather argue in favor of a strengthening of the dollar again so this would rather keep the euro dollar at its $120.00 we might even see then the da euro dropping below the $120.00 mark again so what we would need to really see the euro going towards $125.00 or even further would be a rolling of the vix seen very quickly in europe really clear signals that we are seeing this global recovery so not only the u.s. not only asia but aussie europe and other emerging markets really kind of engaging in a very strong and very fast recovery in 2021 then we could see

a euro 125 or what you want 30. chief economist in germany well shares and cinema operators have taken a nosedive after warner brothers said that it would release all of its 2021 films in cinemas and on its own streaming service on the same day and the movie studio has been looking to boost its h.b.o. service which has been struggling to compete with the likes of netflix but it's also said it's concerned about the effects of pend of the pandemic on the sale of cinema tickets unprecedented times call for creative solutions. executives described their historic. revealing that they would be releasing their claim to $21.00. similar tediously in a major shakeup for the entertainment industry. for the way here it is the latest salvo in the streaming wars which pits warner's video

on demand h.b.o. mox launched in may. net flix. plus. film fans welcomed the news is a great company i have always liked. i think that's a great idea for their profit margins i guess so i don't have anything against it i think it's good. to do executives said the strategy would be in place for just one more offering a glimmer of hope that lucrative box office revenues will return shares an already hard hit companies plunged you know once it comes back i think people are going to be looking for that kind of a theater experience because quite frankly they already got enough of the home

theater experience you know. for now though the warner brothers bet it marks the beginning of a new chapter for hollywood the question is will it change habits forever. will stop me if you've heard this one but retail shopping has long been moving online however for some small businesses it's the pandemic to shock them out of their digital denial now they're beginning to sell online and finding that they need help in germany there's a quote for that. because business is starting to pick up again even if it's still not as good as it used to be before the pandemic her shops online store selling furniture and decorations is starting to grow my own i wouldn't say that when you open up an online shop business goes through the roof overnight it's the same as opening any other business people aren't waiting to get in but in the long run it's the right way to go. before the pandemic online sales seemed too complicated to her

the technology and legal issues like data protection scared her away then the 1st lockdown came her store had to stay shut for weeks the only choice left was to set up shop online. we've been thinking about going online for many years but honestly never found the time and we were scared to do it all because it really wasn't our main business. now she's building or online presence step by step with a little help from the german state of north rhine-westphalia the state provides small businesses with so-called digital coaches i.t. consultants like my ts lish he visits the retailers 2 or 3 times for a few hours of consultation. indeed there are. there confidence when they see a digital skills coach by their side someone they can always get in touch with to navigate different situations and who speaks both languages the language of trade and the language of the digital economy. knowing how to thrive in the

digital economy is vital for small businesses here in cologne's inner city there are far fewer pedestrians around than last year surveys show that sales have fallen drastically the owner of this pet store was unsure about which products the store should stock how can he be sure what the customers want the digital coach was able to give him some good advice. but what really helped us out was one of his ideas to ask our customers on facebook and instagram and that's what we did and it helped us choose the products to sell and that's been working really well. and if sales are anything to go by the products he chose were just right. all right from one market trends we're another robots and artificial intelligence they're an increasing part of our work lives and they're taking on increasingly familiar forms check out our 4 legged friends here at the innovation campus of

wichita state university for about a year now the 2 smart dogs spot and rivet have been residing there working on behalf of consulting firm deloitte and each dog has multiple cameras on its body and underneath a sophisticated set of machinery and spotting rivet are in a testing phase and could one day be used to inspect construction sites do nightly check ups inventory. i don't look especially cuddly that's it for me and the business team here she checks out online dot com slash business thanks watch.

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speech prevention and sustainable production. all of the sos are available online and of course you can share and discuss on africa's facebook page and other social media platforms. hard for others to name now. now more than ever it's important to stay as healthy as possible having a balanced diet is can help. the world health organization suggests using a variety of food from different nutritional groups including plenty of fruits and vegetables. so w.h.o. also recommends eating a diet rich in whole grains apps knocks. limiting your intake of sugar salt and fast. practicing good food hygiene to avoid becoming sick of

food borne diseases. and limiting your consumption of alcohol. research shows improving nutrition helps of course optimal immune function. so if you catch covert 19 your immune system may be better equipped to fight. this is 1000 special i'm kate ferguson thanks for joining me in the past few months have been tough living in constant fear of getting sick or losing your job can make you feel like you're not in control one thing you do have some agency over though is your diet and as our next report shows good nutrition can have a major impact on health. thank you imagine. if you really like hospital food but it's more than just

a question of taste you tradition is vital and most clinics and hospitals pay too little attention to a well balanced diet dr viola andreessen from hamburg has been dealing with the effects of poor hospital nutrition on patients for 20 years so i should mention these people simply are more at risk of being in the i.c.u. for longer of having to stay in hospital longer of increased complications and are even more at risk of dying from their disease. geriatric physician dr martin ville calm has many weak patients and he sees the dangers of poor nutrition every day. and eating and on balance a diet especially in the elderly causes them to lose weight quickly and lose substance the body can no longer heal wounds as quickly people get dizzy they fall over problems flare up in days and weeks when the food on liquids are not balanced and above all not sufficient and. also. missed. the doctor's experience is borne out by

a major swiss study. 2000 participants with already poor nutrition took part in the study 1000 were given regular hospital food the other half were given a healthier alternative within the group that received the superior diet outcomes were significantly better with 15 percent fewer complications and 27 percent fewer deaths a few days of hospital food won't harm most people but the very ill have often already lost weight and strength before hand here at the israel hospital in hamburg a specialist nutrition team takes care of these high risk patients selecting them for special attention as soon as they're admitted in a 3 day period 21 of 53 newly admitted patients were noticed by the experts. there are various methods for measuring malnutrition this device measures how much strength there is in the hands. or how much muscle in fact 2 shoe is on the back of

the hand. or even how is body tissue composed a special scale shows the proportion of muscle and. of course blood values is there a lack of arn sodium potassium or protein. patients who are malnourished are given extra care special nutrition filled shakes with cucumber or beetroot an extra protein or sweeten group unama and chocolate to improve strengthen charge the batteries for recovery. protein helps to heal wounds for example zinc serves to ward off infection. the key to making a full recovery is freshly prepared food rich in nutrients if clinics pay proper attention to nutrition a lot can be achieved through normal diet sometimes it only takes a little extra effort with nutrition to achieve great results here. let's talk now

to professor anika bok now from the institute of nutritional science at the university of geese in that survived the study we saw in the report just now really reiterated what an incredibly crucial role in nutrition it plays in our general health and as well our ability to heal do you think this issue is getting enough attention during the pandemic. i think the effect of nutrition on our house in the context of the current pandemic is under estimated a high number of people suffer from different diet dependent diseases such as obesity diabetes type 2 and hypertension and we know that these patients have a significantly higher risk for severe courses of 19 that means that through a sustainable change of unhealthy dietary habits towards a healthy well balanced diet will improve diet dependent diseases and similar tenuously would decrease the risk for severe course of the kovac $99.00 faction

however as a change in our nutritional behavior is a long term goal long term concepts need to be established and strongly promoted which is currently not the case i really want to zone in now on obesity which you mentioned it is of course a major risk factor for becoming fairy flea ala from covert 1000 why is that exactly so obesity is the main risk factor for the development of several co-morbidity so that predispose forcibly of course of a convert $1000.00 infection that includes especially hypertension type 2 diabetes mellitus and. reach out well known to be responsible that people get seriously ill but also in the absence of these co-morbidities obese people are at a higher risk for a severe covered 90 course as most of peace persons are in a state of a pre-diabetes but also increase the risk of infection. there's also been some focus on the role that bettman d.

could play in helping to protect against the virus what can you tell me about that . so for a well functioning immune system becoming day is of course essential to mins and minerals and therefore in adequate supply with vitamin d. it's also essential to protect us against invading pathogens and also the against infections like with sask up to there are currently some discussions about daily supplementation with vitamin d. to support our immune system in the fight against covert 19 ever if we look into the currently available studies there's no evidence provided that a high dose by to me supplementation. prevents from a soft cover to infection of would help to recovery from an action indeed what we should definitely avoid is a state of fight i'm in d. deficiency in case of in a proof item in d. deficiency of course it would have me do you should be supplemented and in case

people would like to supplement vitamin d. although as i mentioned evidence is currently missing they should make sure that they not exceed the recommended daily upper limit of 4000 international units. ok and of course they all have different dietary needs but what general advice would you have for a big thing immunity joined us time. so that our immune system will work roya well i recommend to stick to a plant based diet containing high amounts of fresh fruits and vegetables that provide high amounts of essential vitamins and nutrients and i recommend also to consume whole grain foods when it comes to syria or bread and also include pulses in the daily diet as they have fiber rates and furthermore it suggests to stick to vegetable oils with high amounts of polyunsaturated fatty acids and what we should do is to lower the consumption of for example sugar sweetened beverages and sweets

and also we should limit the consumption of meat. ok and finally this is a question that's come up a few times is there any risk of being infected with the coronavirus through food. so the data that is currently available does not show any case where an infection occurred through quantum united truths however when we prepare food we should stick to the hygiene rules this means of course we should to regularly wash our hands keep our fingers away from from the face and also if we prepare meat we should make sure that it is through all good tips professor and now from the institute of nutritional science is at the university of thank you so much thank you. time now to answer one of your questions about the coronavirus over till i find correspondence derek williams. what impact is the parent to make having on the

hunger crisis. predictably cove at 19 is making it a lot worse according to the united nations world food program which is the organization that was awarded this year's nobel peace prize the number of people worldwide who suffer from crisis level hunger could almost double by the end of this year it also says that the region hit hardest so far is latin america that's followed by central and southern africa and and oxfam estimates that if we don't do more to limit the social and economic impact of the virus up to 12000 people a day could soon be dying from the effects of undernourishment just to compare even on the very worst days for mortality so far in the pandemic there have never been more than 10000 tatts attributed to the virus in 24 hours i think that the most

vicious aspect of this crisis is that with the exception of a few countries food is actually available and many of the places that are suffering most famine isn't being only driven by a lack of food but also by the simple fact that people no longer have the means to buy it the hunger crisis isn't only expanding rapidly because of disruptions in supply chains although that's certainly contributing to the problem it's also due to dropping income and many of the world's most vulnerable the poor who simply can't afford to buy food for themselves and their families anymore and the crisis isn't just limited to regions that face problems before the pandemic began tobit 19 it is now also impacting food. security for people in the middle and high income countries from from india to brazil to the u.s. . and if you have

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