malignant tumors can slip past the body's defenses for years with camouflage so clever that the immune system doesn't notice the invader or it is too weak to keep the cancer cells at bay allowing the tumor to grow on the hindered. typical treatment involves surgery followed by chemotherapy to destroy any leftover cells. dr cat change the biology of this disease we know that latent tumor cells can survive inside the body for a long time and they can wake up and start to divide and proliferate again. the messenger r.n.a. vaccine is a totally different approach it's injected into tissue where it provides the blueprint for a specific tumor protein once it has the blueprint the body then produces its own tumor modules the immune system recognizes them as foreign and produce anti-bodies . the body is now armed with the knowledge of its enemy. it's

basically reversing the production process instead of making it in a laboratory with all the technical procedures it starts out inside the patient's body which ultimately produces it on its own to teach the immune system what it needs to know. the m r n a vaccine and the study is made by german pharma company beyond whose coded 1000 vaccine is based on the same technology. and the u.s. based moderna are also using m.r. in a technology in the fight against cancer as well as covert the goal is to give cancer sufferers personalized vaccinations in the near future. let's unite and this is a real milestone we're no longer talking about months or years until it's ready just weeks its significance and potential efficacy have opened up

a whole new playing field and. much work remains to be done but oncologists worldwide are confident that the new technology will become a powerful weapon in the fight against cancer. science reporter fricker welcome mirrors a vaccine against cancer tumors it sounds encouraging how close are we to actually using a modern day vaccines to treat patients i think the simple fact that we now have for the 1st time ever in history and are in a technology m.r.i. back seems approved and on the market will definitely also give the whole cancer research a certain boost we will probably see more research on and that field but of course we are still at an early stage when it comes to cancer treatment with m.r. in a vaccine study you still need to be done so it's rather in years and months and we also don't know yet how the fact that there will be so we can probably expect that

m.r.i. of vaccines as cancer treatment will be an additional tool and not replace completely so entry or 3 more care in the future. in the broader look where are we in the general fight against cancer. yeah the latest data says that one person out of 5 globally will develop cancer at some point in their lifetime and that's quite a high number and we're expecting that these numbers will rise in the upcoming decades that doesn't even take into account what's kind of a fact the demick my potentially have there are some studies that say simply because during the pandemic now screenings were postponed or treatments were canceled people didn't go to get their cancer treatments we might see an increase and in cancer cases in the upcoming years especially in late stage cancer because

those people we're simply not diagnosed during this pandemic and that obviously also impacts potentially mortality because the earlier you detect cancer the better you can treat it the better guy has exposed the quality of health care systems around the world so how does that impact cancer care. yeah definitely impacts cancer care as well again if we look at the data that we have that suggests that we will see increased cases of cancer especially in low and middle income countries and the upcoming 20 years so why is that reason number one life expectancy people live longer in those countries and the longer you live the higher chance that you will potentially develop cancer at some point in your life number 2 is socioeconomic change and change in lifestyle so alcohol consumption or

smoking increase the risk of developing cancer and this will definitely be a burden for the health care system in those countries because they often don't have the high quality treatments that other countries have i want to give you one example that i think is quite shocking if children are diagnosed with cancer in a low income country 70 percent of them won't survive the next 5 years in a high income country 80 percent of children diagnosed with cancer will survive in the same period of time so it really shows that we have to tackle inequality when it comes to cancer treatment globally in the upcoming years because the best technology doesn't help if it's not available for poorer nations better thank you. well the coronavirus pandemic has turned to children's lives upside down with schools closed and activities canceled it's not just the education that suffering

restrictions a lockdown measures are also having an impact on their development and wellbeing german chancellor angela merkel has hosted a virtual meeting with citizens about family is huge she promised to work towards reopening daycare centers and schools and give children back a piece of normality and children who are of backgrounds are at particular risk here in germany children's organizations are calling on the government to do war to support kids through the crisis. a real kick about to the friends now feels like a fantasy for children like 9 year old luna growing up during the pandemic has often meant missing out. the hardest thing is spending days weeks and without having much more contacts other people's a few contacts to do. is change my character a bit. i've been lonely without anyone to do things with. and

i've really missed that it's. not before the pandemic around 30 children would come to this after school club in berlin every day now they're making do with $1.00 to $1.00 activities for a couple of hours a week. some relies on the cloud for a hot meal to make sure they don't go hungry director bianca's on the feds prepares 10 to 20 meals a day for the kids to collect. but most things children need can't be packed up to take home. from an educational perspective it's been encouraged as we give every day that's being lost that's what's really difficult at the moment we can't carry out our everyday work in terms of inspiring the children quite showing them new perspectives. and the conversations we have here often open up a whole new world for these children and if that's not possible right now that's

really sad. that's not worth. the crisis has hit children from poor families especially hard one in every 5 children in germany is growing up in or at risk of poverty with a household income of less than 60 percent of the national average but they often have less space at home like the equipment they need for online learning and restrictions have made it harder to access supports. for the. children growing up in poverty this is a very hard year a last year when it comes to the education and social development and they just won't be able to catch up no more so it's important that we support these families now and don't wait until the crisis is over with the youth and because of. childhood can't be put on ice for all children's resilience and adaptability this period will have long term consequences.

take a look at some of the developments in the pandemic the red cross and red crescent of want of potentially devastating consequences if widespread vaccination programs in poorer countries like behind wealthier ones they warn that the whole world is vulnerable if large regions remain unvaccinated an antibody survey in the indian capital delhi estimates that more than half of the city's 20000000 residents have had covered 19 health officials say the country's big cities are getting close to disease induced herd immunity and u.k. researchers say one dose of the pfizer biotech vaccine gives about 90 percent protection from carbon 19 after $21.00 days the findings are based on an analysis of israel's fascination program. some sports from japan the tokyo olympics chief you sure are more he has apologized for the sexist comments he made about it women in the limbic board meeting this week the 83 year

old former prime minister has refused to step down despite his remarks which sparked a firestorm of criticism on social media it's more recent and women talk too much and have difficulty finishing which is annoying he was also in the spotlight as of this week insisting became said would go ahead there's some of. the next time you check into a hotel you can perhaps expect a robotic reception a guest house in johannesburg has become the 1st in africa to embrace a new technology that makes for a more coronavirus friendly welcome. what time is britain to say. akron not thruster on tuesday been for nice expats techniques 90 mid week and i'm going in there a 123 humanoid robots in johannesburg hotel sky they can do more than just answer gas questions they can also carry luggage and deliver room service they sort of how about with the smaller things that people need smaller things and we stuff would

really be a running up to fulfill is to deliver a meal or delivering 2 meals now we've got the facility really they can control that all of us in cells in saying that of and they can also have the the jackboot on saying questions that we have usually taken up time for them robots are finding their way into new roles in rich countries but they are rare in developing nations at this hotel guests and staff are happy about the addition to the hotel manager says. it just creates such a nice vibe and excitement for the stuff in this stuff to have. a good fall as akes phishy way they have the opportunity to to be part of this cheney being the innovators inside if you get a fatality rate. the manager insists that his goal is not to replace staff in a country where nearly a 3rd of the workforce is unemployed. he believes these robots could help keep hotels open even during strict lock downs and help save jobs they'll be

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a climate emergency. and the menu that might leave you hungry or after the meal then before thailand explores catechised cuisine and what that might mean for its tourism industry post pandemic. i'm melissa chan welcome to news asia talks in afghanistan between the government and the taleban are expected to wrap up this year but whatever the deal they hammer out will provide a little. certainty when it comes to the question of just how much life will change for ordinary afghans many people particularly those living in cities worry about a return to more conservative society one that harshly punished as individual ism and free expression. today carry live fuller is fulfilling

a wish he wants to add some new to his collection of tattoo artist sakhi saga is happy to oblige he and his client share a passion that's unusual in afghanistan they love tattoos about the qur'an forbids them so that is one of only a handful of tattoo artists in the country to have a studio. i've been running this tattoo studio for almost 6 years now so i have lots of clients unfortunately every day their own will. most of the customers a young men some have spent time abroad others it is drawn to western lifestyle and fashion trends show them drawn out of what i saw that kids were tattooing on their own as i was impressed so i came here to get my own. in much of the world tattoos are a popular fashion statement but in afghanistan many consider the trend subversive

siddhant has instilled surveillance cameras at the entrance to the studio he and his clients know the risks than taking radical islamists could attack the studio at any time. i worry the taliban will come back in the same ugly and violent way as before then it'll be impossible to run my shop it worries me that probably come with smiling faces and open arms and because they're afghans i have to accept them. which reduces your. card bill has seen a resurgence of attacks this year. the streets look peaceful but it's not always peaceful here. in january 2 female judges were shot dead on their way to court targets include journalists government workers and human rights activists especially if they're women. maddy preaches one

of couple's mosques he says the rising violence shows the government is on its last legs and will soon crumble for him a return of the taliban is the only way forward. we have to tell the truth and say that actually the security situation was very good in kabul during the taliban era. they were very successful in terms of security there was no theft all murder throughout the country and especially not in kabul that. the mullah longs for a return to a society based on strict islamic law where many acts like tattooing the body are forbidden. for the miller sakhi sadat studio is a scene and an expression of the west's devastating influence he says that implements is why afghanistan is so violent now not everyone agrees for some like

look further tattoo simply expresses freedom. joining us as journalist allie latif in kabul ali give us a sense of how uncertain things feel in the city it's a big city so if an attack happens in one place for people in the rest of the city life goes on and we just saw some pretty normal street shots of pedestrians and cars. that's the reality of it is that you a lot of times unless you're really paying attention if something happened on one side of the city you might not know but but the issue is that you know everyone you know like you have to go to the story have to go or were you have to go to school and that's really the fear is that it may not necessarily be where you are but you may have a friend you may have a relative that goes in that direction and that's what usually ends up happening is whenever these attacks to please no matter who claims responsibility for even if

they say you know our target is not civilians and it's the civilians that get killed and injured because they happen to be in public put their purposely in public places they're on roads their own streets they're front of hospitals there are government buildings and in all of these areas people are passing by all the time so that's really the fear is that you know it could happen to you any time and right there especially now that we have things like i d's and sticky bombs now the attacks in kabul and other parts of the country have targeted people with education such as civil servants teachers lawyers members of civil society do you worry about your own personal safety as a journalist. i mean i often yeah i mean you can't you know even the issue is this is even if i'm not targeted as a person right if i don't believe that someone would want to attack me personally

the actual fact of the matter is that i could be driving down a row where there's an i.e.d. you know i could be walking on the street and iraq it could fall and that's really the level of uncertainty that now used to be when we went to the provinces that we would be scared of things like sticky part not so much that people believe i or we would be afraid of rockets a really great fighting on the street but now it's everywhere now in terms of the way forward where does all of this put us with a new bike in ministration in the u.s. and these so-called peace talks between the taliban and the afghan government this is again the way forward is still not clear and you know if you talk to on people they all say we want peace you know whatever will bring peace whatever will make it so that we can feel safe walking down the streets make that happen and that government if you talk to people who government they just want to answer they want to know you know are they spending and if they're staying for how long you know what number and if they're leaving when are they leaving they just want

a clear answer because the more precise the answer is the more jackson it is the more they can plan for themselves and figure out what they should do going forward . always a pleasure to talk to you thank you. every year hundreds of thousands of birds migrate to a nature reserve in indian controlled kashmir the birds usually breed and spend their winter there but this year they're struggling to find food because of extreme weather conditions. they come from all over the world geese malard ducks cormorants and other species arriving kashmir from a far away siberia northern europe in central asia the hokus are wetland reserve is their winter home the place they come to feed and breed but this year local wildlife experts say the birds are facing

a challenge. the weather is extremely harsh and though that is normal for this time of year this year it's too harsh and since in these times it's become difficult for the birth to find food on their own or we started artificial feeding in the form of paddy grains in the form of. the unusually cold temperatures of course large areas of the wetlands to freeze over meaning the birds are unable to find food and would die if the locals did not take action. so now they've begun spreading grain on the water to help the birds survive. we work really hard to take care of that as these days because our freezes we break ice and make a feeding pool we spread the grain and try our best to prevent these birds from starving. but it's not just the weather and the changing climate

that's causing problems for the birds they're also being robbed of their traditional nesting areas by urban development and critics say a lack of government action on environmental issues. studies also show that in the last 50 years the wetlands have shrunk in size by more than a 3rd making like even more difficult for the birds and their survival. in thailand one restaurant has gained a good deal of burrs thanks to changes in marijuana laws it uses cannabis in many of its dishes and is actually based out of a hospital giving diners peace and comfort that the prescription the amount of marijuana is safe and effective. this dish arriving at the table is the joyfully dancing soured it may have been preceded by happily sipping a pork soup and followed by happy heart pork fried leaf. good moods are clearly on

the menu in this restaurant in a thai hospital's traditional medicine and wellness wing and they all include a touch of a certain herbal ingredient. i've never taken cannabis before it feels weird but delicious. is the mom our can improve more and often create the ripple admittedly it's early days and the hospital and restaurant will continue research on the effects of their offerings. many of which originate at this government approved plantation thailand became the 1st southeast asian country to legalize cannabis in 2018 but it was only last month that most parts of the weed were removed from the kingdom's narcotics list that means licensed providers hospital restaurants for example can use its leaves and stems in food and drinks. like say their friends only happy which you might enjoy with giggling bread for

safety's sake certain groups like pregnant women and those under $25.00 are advised against partaking also dosage levels are low with cannabis quantities listed for each dish still diners notice something. i think is an alternative food my review on the effects is that it makes my throat dry and i crave sweets salted you know not for i'm not feeling different but it feels good. being 1st brings dividends and this restaurant is gradually gaining a following with a concept the government too is following closely it sees cannabis infused food and drink as a post lockdown means of drawing more tourists interested in trying alternative forms of herbal medicine. that's it for today there's hallways more on our website d.w. dot com for that slash asia we leave you with pictures of

a women's dance troop in vietnam as they gear up for a lunar new year celebrations thanks for watching we'll see you tomorrow and good bye. to. the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. as the rate of infection in developing what does the latest research say. information and contacts. on a virus update. on t.w. . it's going to succeed that's

a good bunch of the queen because i want to see the gemini with me the last few years have been quite o'brien early in. our vertigo mahomet when it comes to be is on the also was looking in the eyes for a chance but perhaps the biggest on the new all the blood i'm going all the approved i'd love to be in the news there are pros in the recall but when you figure most of the giving to realize it because of the another way of never they are you ready to meet the haven't been very reckless through it. he was a symbol of courage and resilience and now he's the latest publicly known casualty of this pandemic captain tom moore a world war 2 veteran who collected millions of pounds to support the british health sector in its fight against covert 19 now sir thomas succumb to the virus himself and britons are bidding him farewell. to out.

but most coverage 9000 deaths happen in obscurity far away from the public eye and often without a proper send off. more than 2200000 people have died from the corona virus worldwide so far some countries even have to create new space for the graves of many cemeteries are like assembly lines of wakes and funerals. the country make has made one of the most traumatic experiences in a person's life even harder to cope with. were camped out overnight in special want to get germans and i have to say those images are hard to bear but that's the reality millions are living with since the start of this pandemic the death toll is overwhelming also for those whose job it

is to give the deceased a dignified sendoff. there should be a moment of prayer but there's no time for that there were simply too many coffins too many bodies arriving at the dubai owned crematorium in saxony. and some days there are more bodies than we can actually cremate on a single day. this is when us for our employees also because there is no end in sight. we are standing in the morning hall of our crematorium. it usually accommodates 90 people for the funeral services. unfortunately we had to convert the hall into a storage space because we could no longer keep up with the deaths victims there

are finished. it's a difficult situation for us. because relatives can usually say goodbye to their loved ones here. but at the moment that's not possible because there's. no room for a funeral service not all of the coffins represent deaths from the coronavirus but many of them are marked so. these people have to end their lives without a final hug from their loved ones. lutes parish cares for the bereaved he is a pastor and do about. family sometimes only realize how dangerous the coronavirus can be once they've lost a loved one to it. when does your liberal me and i have contact with families who have lost a relative because of covert 19 to scorn or they're in a state of shock and reconsidering things this 1st phase of mourning the so-called

shock phase lasts longer for them because something inexplicable something in comprehensible has been added namely this pandemic plan to meet. the pandemic is far from over. many more christians will be carried out here get a hold monster is worried about the future then. the assuming that the number of infections remains high it follows that the number of deaths will too if they are referred is in. and that means we won't see any relief here until mid february at the earliest kind informs them. it is a winter of mourning and as it is in many places in the world during the pandemic. tossed in the bank is a fan a tall a just at the university of paso which means that he engages in the academic study

of death and dying and he joins us now good to have you with us now people die all the time we all know that but is losing a loved one now during this pandemic heart of the normally or is that just our perception. well i think it's hard all the time it doesn't really matter what the circumstances are if you lose a lot warn you you deal with different things than just the cause of death i mean of course it's tragic to have a pandemic and so many people die it's the sheer mass that really makes us feel uncomfortable when reading the news but for their families for the bereaved ones i don't think it really matters so much but i mean the difficult part of mourning and i know that from personal experience is the part of letting go and that is usually held by rituals and ceremonies that count to take place now how can we compensate for that to help us get closure. well that's true the problem is that they've been

emic has some effects on all those rituals you can still have rituals of course but you cannot have the additional way of letting go in in a burial for instance and you cannot talk to the funeral directors in the way that you could do before corona struck us and people nowadays tend to individualize their mourning more than they did decades ago so for some not much age because they say if i lose the last one i will treat this problem in my very personal unknown way so i don't meet those collective rituals that's the one perspective but the other perspective is people say i need the usual the traditional surrounding i need to traditional rituals i need a. you know i need a way to let go that is that has traditional bones with everything that i've learned from my childhood on how we treat the dead and those people are really desperate because they cannot have what they are used to or what they expect from

little letting go and losing someone they love i joked i talked to some people who said i wanted to go to the funeral director and all i got was an e-mail link and i should do everything online and type in what my my wishes are no one was willing to talk to me in person and i just have to pay that and just be good on a written basis and for them it was really terrible right i mean and they need death death is an extremely personal experience as pleasant as it can get if we tend sides let's talk about those on the other side i mean how important is it for a dying person to have family or friends around because this is something that a lot of those who are left behind really grapple with. yeah that's true most people that die and i consciously know i am dying for instance in

a hospice or maybe of cancer or something like that and most people want with them definitely their friends death partners the children that's the usually very small minority say no i don't want them with me because i don't want to you know give them an impression of a person dying and having these these pictures in their minds forever that this is a minority most people feel more comfortable and to to the pandemic this is not or not as much possible as it used to be in the 1st round and in the spring of 2020. dead lock down even on those hospices people where not a lot only one person was allowed to attend to grease it someone this is now changed in many parts of germany at least but still it's far from being perfect because you know if you want to see someone who's about to die you don't really it's not the 1st thing on your mind is the hygenic elements of it or the roots that come with it that you just want to be with this person is an emotional mental and

emotional that is a not really cannot be compensated by rational measures and i tossed in bank of that. just at the university off pasta so somebody who really studied death and everything related to that thank you so much for sharing your insights with us . of course to prevent as many call good 9000 deaths as possible we tend to have vaccines but the virus is not making it easy time for your questions now and correspondent eric williams. wouldn't modifying vaccines due to new variance be a huge undertaking. modifying vaccines would be a lot easier and faster in some ways than you might think but it would still be a pretty big deal most of the vaccines approved so far work by getting your cells

to create viral proteins so basically the shot you're getting contains genetic blueprints for example in the form of messenger r.n.a. which instructs your cells to make the spike protein that dots the outside of sars coby to those proteins provoke your immune system to recognize the virus without ever being exposed to it when the spike protein changes due to mutation making a new variant more transmissible for instance then in theory we can quickly figure out what's causing the changes at the genetic level and just update the blueprint in our vaccines to tell the body to start making a variant spikes in addition to the original ones so it's not all that complicated theoretically but but the reality of changing back scene production process is even a little would pose some pretty major challenges i think and makers are facing

enough of those at the moment already then there's the question of the kind of trials that updated vaccines would have to go through to be considered safe and effective would manufacturers have to start from square one again no probably not but but altered vaccines would certainly have to go through. some testings so so changes would take months to implement fortunately we have some experience with this overall situation flu vaccines have to be updated regularly to remain effective so at least there is a framework in place to help guide healthcare with authorities. back to captain tom moore he may be gone but his legacy lives on the super fundraiser has inspired 11 year old football image and pop with hydro she is using

her skill at skippy up east tricky art of keeping the ball in the air without letting it touch the ground to raise thousands of pounds for key workers and she's also inspired others to use their skills for a good course. my shortly before he died captain tong said efforts world cool i want to leave you with that thought that's all for this edition of 19 stay safe.

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