at risk groups will be vaccinated it will take time for doses to be widely available that means many measures to contain the pandemic will have to stay in place gentleman's class we have to realize that it will be quite a while before the vaccine has any effect on the pandemic quite simply because we don't have enough for everyone who wants to be vaccinated therefore we will still need other measures to contain the pandemic. a pandemic that is still in full swing in germany the country recorded the highest number of new daily cases on friday and daily deaths are also at record levels high time for a smooth and fast rule out of the vaccine let's bring in political correspondents and it's a critical moment how ready is germany for this. well i think jimmy's done a lot of preparations anthony of course this vaccine comes at

a really critical time for germany because infections have surged in recent weeks and of his been hitting record in the last few days with over $30000.00 new cases and deaths are also up so this is this is a much needed sort of glimmer of hope at christmas time the expectation now is that the europeans medicines agency will approve the biotech pfizer vaccine at the beginning of next week it will then be delivered to germany and germany's medicines agency can check the doses to see that they are ok and meet the standards and after that it will be distributed to $400.00 vaccination centers around the country and vaccinations can start we believe on the 27th of december and there's been a full debate as well about the prioritization with the over eighty's and people in care homes and also care workers getting the vaccine 1st and it's estimated it's

going to take a couple of months to give the vaccine to all of that group some of the rice the glimmer of hope do we know how long it will take to vaccinate enough people to return to even a semblance of normality here. well the government says that in order to get herd immunity in other words to have have enough people vaccinated that we can stop worrying or begin to start worrying about covert 19 that will require 60 to 70 percent of the population to be vaccinated how quickly can that happen rather depends on how much vaccine is available we don't know that at the moment 11000000 doses to start with but much more will be needed to vaccinate germany a country of nearly $90000000.00 people so what the government is saying it'll probably be at least the summer before they can roll out vaccinations to all

people in germany so it looks like we can have to wait several months without him on the situation in german hospitals is increasingly dial why is the government then allowing a slight easing of rules of a christmas just quickly. well i think it's because of course they made the promises that there would be something like a christmas celebration possible and it's very difficult for politicians of course to tell people they can't have family gatherings at christmas and they wanted those gatherings to happen inside the rules so they've slightly loosened them but there is concern that of course there will be a spike in infections after christmas some young political correspondent thank you very much. while the u.s. has moved closer to a perving a 2nd 19 vaccine after an independent panel of experts endorse the shot made by pharmaceutical company. decision paves the way for the if da to approve emergency use of the vaccine the u.s.

has already started its mass immunization of the vaccine by buying take pfizer the e.u. under pressure to follow suit said it would speed up its approval of coded 19 vaccines . are locked down restrictions will be playing a new and unwelcome role in christmas celebrations around the world this year could be 19 men's households in europe being age to enjoy the holidays without visitors health care workers may while will be facing some of the very highest risks like many families around the world the deja copies are preparing for a christmas unlike any other for hard working mom and dad especially this one is wrapped without it meaning. the final day without going to this year we are lucky because we've managed to organize our shifts so we can stay home and celebrate on christmas day it will be different from other years because we will not have grandparents and uncles with us to protect them. from the r.p.

that's because the virus looms large in this household planed on top partner on the routes you have spent the year fighting the coronavirus here. for normal people when you start your shift and you don't know how your patients are doing there is always fear she says. as intensive care nurses they've been caring for the critically ill helping patients check in with their families and all too often to say goodbye some harder to forget than others. i don't want to remember that day when fabio made the video call to his wife and children he touched his chest with his hand and said they need to ensure be me i'll see you soon see you soon never came true unfortunately because fabio didn't make it. at the beginning of the pandemic italian health care workers were among the bassist in the world it took its toll.

i don't want to see we got used to seeing people die but we were going to work with a kind of resigned feeling we would go to work trying to give dignity to the last moments of these people's lives no instead we are fighting back. for some couples spending their days visited by death would prefer to draining but lend money to see this year has made them grateful for what they have a mortice to come. ok let's take a look now at some of the latest developments in the pandemic and china is planning to vaccinate 15000000 high risk people before the start of its new year at least for chinese made vaccines are being tested a study in singapore suggests pregnant women with covenanting do not become more ill and the wider population the study also found that babies born to infected mouths have antibodies and officials in australia have declared sydney's northern

beaches a coronavirus hot spot $21.00 days of being closed residents are being urged to stay at home you're watching news still to come this hour with the coronavirus keeping stages closed and concerts on hold a look at germany's gathering crisis and yeah it's. ok let's take a look at some of the other stories making news now. u.s. president mike pence has been given a coded 19 vaccination live on television. was broadcast from the white house. city i am to promote the safety and effectiveness of the vaccine. to security officials in the u.s. have warned the government is that put grave risk from half its edge and save responsible for america's nuclear weapons stockpile was among those targets of the many suspect russia is behind the attacks moscow denies the crime. has flattened entire villages in the pacific island nation of fiji the storm caused landslides

flooding and power blackouts with winds of up to 345 kilometers an hour authorities say has now weakens. today's international migrants day and the united nations is warning that displaced people especially risk during the pandemic as well as threats to their health refugees also if i say having they have rights infringed by lock downs and travel restrictions a study by the international rescue committee singles out perceptions santas on greek islands it points to an increase in mental problems among migrants being held in a crowded conditions on the worst affected shoppers in people so. let's bring in the end of the no wage and refugee council he joins us from welcome wanted to what extent in places like the greek islands more risk from the coronavirus.

they are at extreme risk because the lockdowns the restrictions all of what came in the wake of the penn demick is hurting migrants refugees asylum seekers more than probably anyone else really remember many of these where in cramped places which are also about one ruble to the spread of the deceased's but they these places have become you know virtual christens they cannot move out of the camps they cannot get elsewhere so indeed the the economic meltdown for these people the mental strain is just tremendous young you mention the word prisons and that and the current situation what hope can migrants really have that they're going to be included in a fair distribution of vaccines they are not having high hopes

that all because the world is not a if for fair and just place really of course the this is international my migration day indeed so of the 272300 1000000 migrants there is a lot of people who who choose that voluntarily they are work migrants they are students going abroad etc but there are tens of millions 18000000 people who fled from war and persecutions tens of millions more fled disasters this is involuntary. displacement and they a gang of that poorest the most marginalized groups in many of these countries and i fear they will be the last in the queue also to get the vaccine and what response ability do you think the e.u. is to bear in this process. but the e.u.

is it's really a mixed animal as regards to migrants and refugees on the one hand the european union is a very generous international donor which directly counts is among the organizations who helps millions of people thanks to the generosity of the european union and the european union members like germany but europe has been building higher and higher wars against people who seek protection in europe you know still hundreds and hundreds of people die in the mediterranean trying to get in to your where is the open ness where is this safe avenues for a person fleeing from persecution and war to come to europe it's not there anymore the european union just had to pack to be the migration pack which basically is outsourcing this every sponsibility to african and other countries

that are supposed to sit stuck with migrants and refugees so young against that backdrop looking for a silver lining what lessons not still can be learned from the year of 2020 well the 20 twentieth's what what we learn and i hope is that we have also learnt that america 1st russia europe post attitudes do not work it just leads to do epidemics bred thing. to competition among among nations what i hope for for 2021 is humanity. equitable distribution of the of the vaccine more investment in those who suffered the most in this economic meltdown which is in the wake of the pandemic and those nations are in the south and the most vulnerable are all of the people we serve the

the displaced from war and natural disasters so i hope that pool humanity person in the coming year and investment in the most vulnerable young they can learn from the wage and refugee council thanks so much more than a dozen children have been killed in a bombing in eastern afghanistan the blast happened at a religious gathering in the province it's report of the children were caught up in the explosion after surrounding a man driving a ritual no one has claimed responsibility for the attack the area is controlled by the taliban the nigerian hundreds of boys are being way united with their families after a mass kidnapping that were taken a week ago by armed men from their school in the northern state of kut sina nigerian security forces rescued the children some of the boys are now speaking out about their ordeal. it's a sight the world has been waiting for the 344 nigerian school boys free in sight

yet they've suffered a terrible ordeal nearly a week in captivity some said they were baten and many of them report that was starved as it was when they he does in one place then they sort of jet fighter change locations and he decide where else they gave us food but it was very little . it's been around 24 hours since they were delivered from they kidnapped as they spent their 1st night of freedom with soldiers next day to receive medical checks and money there after the government says can they go home. for. a little. bit freedom for the boys and relief i'm not sure in authorities the kidnapping was seen by many as a symbol of the government's failure to keep people in the country is no saif the

rage will likely now bite at least for now are those whom you do so pretty. to. look the efforts made right through to particle is. that kind of a native. of the $340.00 fool. it's still unclear who took the boys from this classroom but their doctrine has again shown a spotlight on the security situation in northern nigeria with bandages and threatens lives and livelihoods alike. correspondent florist joins me now from lagos flourish me just saw pictures of the boys arriving at the. governor's often office what more do we know about how they are.

what we know about the boys right now he's that we do it that they have experience not seem on the ground care had the opportunity to talk to one of the boys and he said he feels one describe it joy to just be back contacts be back to safety they haven't yet been reunited with the after ice they are still in government custody some of them to sprite that their way meets to walk in the forest on pamphlets flux. the only stop to sleep in the night before on t.v. that journey the very giving lunch so you can imagine trying to shut the. flourishes the risk you of the children a victory for the president he had come under a lot of for his handling of the situation. this case has very quickly become a political issue. people all highly sconce believe that this is very much if you

treat for president. of course because he can see that's even reaction because right now as we speak president will how he's going to rate the pace they shout back with b.p. teams even before they are united their families and even for the r.g.p. made sure there is ground to be the president of course he sees this as a as easy as he beat the street while he's a point it's also seen that he's using this as a no put she needs to make his administration look good. floors bihari has repeatedly claimed as being technically defeated what does this kidnapping. tell us about their presence and those strengths in nigeria. well 1st of all let's point out that the government has repeatedly refuted pains that this talk was carried out by before iraq however if you even look at it even

if it wasn't carried out by book iraq the fact that it happened in the 1st place tells us that there are many more threats to u.s. security than just spoke of iraq it's very clear and he tells us that the security conditions. is the iraq people need to terrorists and the president claims that even if what's being put in place and he's asking nigeria asked for more patience. you know we still and it improves the security country shows in nigeria but if these attacks tells us anything it tells us that the security sequin to shine in nigeria is getting equal local network. correspondent. mark from like us thanks so much. ok let's take a look at some more stories making news this hour a heavy snowstorm in japan has left thousands of vehicles stranded on a major highway between tokyo and the northwest soldiers have been sent in with

food blankets and portable toilets japan's where the agency is forecasting even thicker snow falls over the weekend. meanwhile the northeast united states is digging out from its own massive snowstorm from pennsylvania across new york to vaunt people watched up to one of snow more than 16000000 people are affected by the early seasons mostly. sunny meanwhile has pulled its cyberpunk 2077 video game from playstation stores off the players complained of bugs and compatibility issues analysts say the game is one of the most expensive ever made and sold sunny said it will give refunds to anyone who purchased the game through its platform. a sport now and get clubs have parted ways with coach man bobo home who was able unfortunately to put an end to their miserable $28.00 match winless streak failed to win

a single game with shockers since taking charge in september the club count the bottom of the table with only 4 points from 12 games that are in dutch coach and a board member who stevens is state to replace pal for the time being. a better news for by minix robert levy dusky who won the feat for men's player of the year award after scoring some 55 competition goals. previous winners christianity will now day and leave a message to the prize the pole hope to find a champions league bundesliga and german cup treble it's the 32 year old 1st global award meanwhile in when the fan to lucy bronze took the women's prize the 29 year old won the champions league with me all before moving to manchester city. openings and your film festival to burn and ali is the latest major event to fall victim to the pandemic

a festival which is usually held in february has been moved online in march with audience screenings hopefully to follow next june the global arts and culture industry has been hit hard with lot performances and exhibitions are the cancelled or cut back and here in germany the government has been subsidizing authors but they say the situation remains di. world class museums the cradle of classical music germany is a nation of culture. the government has freed up another 1000000000 euros to help out ists under lockdown. you can solve all the problems with 1000000000 euros but that was of course a very clear declaration of solidarity with the other sector by the entire federal government it's an expression of appreciation in june the minister of state for culture launched a new start for culture aid program those employed in all areas of the arts can apply for support through their professional associations.

rehearsals for a satire a few days ago the oldest cabaret in berlin the final has received aid amounting 270000 euros and has invested in state of the art equipment for air purification and other measures against coronavirus. we've installed plexiglas barriers at the bars and the co-chair. contactless faucets for the toilets. we've presented and partially implemented a digital concept that they are allowed us to stream productions so we've carried out this hygiene concept and way very happy about it. but not everyone has benefited from government support the culture minister has now called for another 1000000000 euros for the arts but there are many other aid programs as well jazz started to pull in and says freelance artists in particular need help delivered as unbe were critically as possible the question is really if somebody

deserves it or not i do believe that artists especially they taking out of action by law already deserve something like short term compensation with. short term compensation is given to restore our industry workers during lockdown for example many artists complain that the arts are not valued enough in these times. we need the arts because they hold up a mirror to us because they create a space for discourse because they deal with answers to the ultimate questions with values that go. meaning we need the odds more than ever right now to help make sense of everything we're dealing with to meddle in. the protests for better conditions for artists and the arts will continue the culture a nation of germany is currently doing. ok that is all for now coming up next our environmental magazine india all from

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