how significant is this decision well i think it could be really good could really slow down germany's vaccine rollout which is obviously already been criticized as too slow but on the other hand the government says that further checks on this particular vaccine could boost public confidence in it it certainly seems to have come as a surprise because the health ministry spokesman was saying publicly just a smalling that they would continue with the rollout of astra zeneca vaccine but they change their mind now it seems that the come as one more example of germany's cautious approach on vaccination what they're worried about as you say are these reports of blood clots or been 1600000 doses of astra zeneca administered in germany with only 7 reported cases of problems but as saying creasing numbers of european countries say they just want to check it that's the approach that germany

is following to hide they want to just check it but you know this is a major setback. well it is in germany the states are responsible for the rollout the regional state so they suspended this and they say they're hoping that the european medicines agency can decide whether it's safe to go ahead with astra zeneca or not perhaps as early as this week if they don't it really will slow things down one problem will be all the people who've already received the 1st dose of half. will they get a different vaccine and that could be a problem because the other vaccines are in short supply and you have to say after a story like this maybe public confidence in this vaccine will have been dented so much few people perhaps will want to have it to simon young political correspondent thank you so much for that update i would like to bring in now a professor of peter crimes there he is and in sexuality just as director of tubing

and university hospital he also incidentally leads the cure vaca study dr thank you so much for making a time to speak to us before i ask your reaction to this decision i just want to start by asking should anyone who's already had the astra zeneca vaccine be concerned no i do not think so and i was surprised as well to receive the news that you know in so many european countries including germany the nation was talked so whoa probably this is something which i do a lot see and there's data on yet that this is. so carefully at the moment and get a good look tory asians in but the wall and now if this is a precautionary measure as we think it might be is it reckless to pass the use of the vaccine when komen infections as you know are on the rise again

not just in germany across europe and here in germany and particularly the vaccine supplies are scarce to begin with. absolutely and this is true for nearly the whole of the european union so in one boat in that sense so this needs to be checked very carefully and also very tightly and immediately so i hope very much that the european medicines agency find a good solution to that within the next day or 2 and even give the green signal to go on or say that there's something really wrong and then world then we have to reconsider the whole oxidation started in the european union and all of new wind but at the moment i am still confident that vaccinations even also and with the after seneca rocks in the go on how dangerous a side effect is it having

a blood clots a potentially after taking astra zeneca vaccine. blood clots are very dangerous depending on where they are curt but if they are curb. wrong part of the body it can be deadly within the whole time so this is not a joke. however these things are unfortunately not so rare. because of many reasons usually sort of failure and circulation events happening and even an issue cape called a separate is is a woman it could happen it increases the chance to have such blood clots and even with the most recent contraceptives. as well in 1000 young women to have blood clots obviously

a lot life threatening all of us but these things we know from having drugs and interventions usually lot rollbacks is very surprised and is very difficult to explain but we have to be very careful now and look into that dr peter comes now director of tipping at university hospital sir thank you for taking the time to talk to us for. let's get some other developments now on the pandemic the developers of russia's sputnik the vaccine say companies in germany france italy and spain have agreed to help produce the job well it hasn't officially been approved in the e.u. yet though and i see you doctors here in germany are urging an immediate return to a partial lockdown because of covert 1000 new to asians germany has seen a rise in infections since gradually easing measures late last month and half of italy's regions have gone into a strict lockdown it's because of

a new spike in corona virus infections authorities say hospital admissions are beyond what they can manage. a sick look now at some of the other stories making news around the world. the nigerian authorities have major in authorities rather have confirmed that no school children are missing in the north western region of could do the following fears they have been kidnapped however 3 of their teachers are still yet to be located well armed men also dug to attempt to duct rather college students in the sea region over the weekend. opposition activist and musician bobby y. was arrested on monday during a protest in the ugandan capital kampala mr wind was leading a rally against the detention of his supporters when he was seized by the authorities and he's now reported to be under guard at his home. maybe you has launched legal action against the u.k.

over an alleged breach of the northern ireland protocol the protocol is a major part of the briggs a deal which is intended to avoid a hard border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland. voters here in germany have handed chancellor merkel's ruling conservatives a stinging defeat in 2 regional elections on sunday voters in the states of biden rittenberg and ryan land palencia turned their backs on the c.d.u. in record numbers a leading c.e.o. m.p. will give us his take on the elections in just a moment but 1st we have this report. germany's super election year began badly for chancellor merkel's conservatives in 2 regional elections they significantly lost support among voters the c.d.u. is in crisis one day later in berlin the frustration was crystal clear among the party leadership. you. can clearly say that the regional election results are

disappointing for the c.d.u. . invite any election result is always a wake up call anyone who doesn't take note of election results who simply ignores them has simply not understood the meaning of an election the c.d.u. was probably punished by voters for the painfully slow coronavirus vaccine roll out nationwide. a facemask procurement scandal involving conservative lawmakers only made things worse but one party's loss is another party's game after winning the election in the wealthy state of botton britain burke the greens were in triumphant mode on monday in terms of overall we see that momentum for the greens continues we're starting the super election year strongly. the trend of recent years is also being borne out and 2021. similarly the social democrats were eager to highlight their victory in the state of rhineland collapse

in 8 does this election result especially in rhineland poll out tonight is doing a goose to the social democratic party as a whole and in all food we want to use the upswing to help ensure that we can lead a future federal government and provide the german chancellor. the 2 regional votes are not necessarily a preview of what will happen in september when all germans go to the polls but they do provide clues about what voters throughout the country want what problems they see what parties they like and about what coalitions might be possible at a federal level for the c.d.u. in particular they're also a stark warning they have 6 months to recover before their biggest challenge whether they can hold on to power without on the american. namor security forces have again fired on pro-democracy protesters killing at least 5 people according to media eyewitnesses on the fatalities come a day after dozens of activists were shot dead in the country's largest city young

on the same broadcaster says the military has now imposed martial law on 6 districts in the city the u.n. special envoy for me and mark call for international solidarity with protesters was that the clashes continued into the night as fires burned in the streets and smoke mixed with tear gas. on the monitor groups report that over 40 people died from sunday into monday morning the bloodiest day of protests against the coup so far. on the outskirts of yangon and identified attackers set fires to chinese own factories reportedly wounding multiple employees many pro-democracy protesters accuse china of secretly supporting 2 leaders. the chinese embassy in myanmar issued a statement saying china urges me and mark to take further effective measures to stop all acts of violence punish the perpetrators in accordance with the law and

ensure the safety of life and property of chinese companies and personnel in myanmar. me on mars military shows no signs of easing the crackdowns the military declared martial law and several large districts of yangon and mandalay the country's 2 largest cities but protesters are not relenting in mandalay hundreds return to the streets on monday morning to call for the release of aung sun suu kyi and other civilian leaders arrested at the start of the coup. a court hearing was scheduled for sujit today but her lawyer reported it was postponed me and maurice deposed leader is now expecting her next hearing on march 24th. and there are mine and on the top story that we're tracking for you this hour germany italy and france . have joined a growing list of countries since suspending the use of astra zeneca scoring a virus vaccine over concern they could cause blood clots but a new medical regulators and the world health organization insist the vaccine is

safe. to stick with us up next the latest on the current virus in our covert 19 special show don't forget there is more on the news out of date every dot com and you can follow us on instagram and twitter handle is back to the media some aileron atsic and the company on. the fight against the corona virus pandemic. has the rate of infection been developing what does the latest research say. information and context the coronavirus update 19 special. on t w. w's talk show. strong honest clear positions from an international perspective. every week we get to the point

on our current topic. of controversial committed. to the point. of. covert 19 does not discriminate between the rich and the pole but the wider effects of the pandemic have hit some much harder than others marginalized communities are bearing the biggest burden take europe's largest ethnic minority the roma for example. a section of society that's already felt let down by governments across europe now feels even less protected by society finding it harder to access state

help. the pandemic has widened the gulf between the haves and the have nots and few groups have borne witness to that like the roma. imagine trying to live through a pandemic without the basics you need to keep say no running water no electricity well that's the reality for many of your millions of roma the continent's biggest ethnic minority is also perhaps its most marginalised and the coronavirus pandemic has only further exposed vulnerable they are crossing the road to a life no one wants to live a social worker takes us inside this room a settlement it's in the middle of a forest people here are left to fend for themselves and they are poor. and they're trying to live day for the. life and they are angry that various politicians have been here they say but nothing has changed for me in my you damn

in the make it back to the only come when the elections are coming up they give us some flour sugar or oil and they think that we will live from this gift all year 9 minute day so they ought to let up but. this settlement started out as a makeshift camp for refugees fleeing the war in kosovo who then 2 decades ago that's when sampson arrived back then a teenager now a father of 7 children. he walked into his house made of scrap material his youngest child is only a couple of months old. because i don't want them to live the same life through them or not i've been struggling for so many years for me i'm most sorry for my wife and 3 more of those she has to do laundry by hand i would buy a washing machine but i have nowhere to turn it on. with

the ongoing pandemic the children had to drop out of school without internet no access and then there is the key legal hurdle to improving their lives so. we have encountered a lot of problems because i did not happen any documentation when i came here we did not have the time when we left. he stories that of so many here one of their biggest obstacles to proper housing and health care documents without i.d.'s people who live here have become legally invisible in serbia there are hundreds of informal roma settlements but this camp is one of the worst people here living in inhumane conditions with no electricity no running water they feel ignored and overlooked by the government and the local government in belgrade did not want to answer all questions about the living conditions here. mark of us you have h.

is not surprised he's been advocating for the rights of the romans to be up for years living without access to the very basics is a serious health risk at any time but especially during the current pandemic he says is the clinical and alternate mental or physical that are there their health is extremely affected both physically and mentally and this may at some point ask an auditor or they are sporadic housing programs for people living in informal settlements but there is no systematic approach to all informal settlements systems to put is to the problem. he believes this is due to discrimination of a community already marginalized in so many parts of the world. they are already various action plans and national police in subiaco to improve the living conditions of froma together they are one of drew quiet to join the european union one day but such plants and police require a stronger political will to implement them so settlements like this one cease to

exist well let's discuss the problems facing roma during the pandemic with a v.m. brush from the your opinion roma rights center thanks a lot for joining us and just explain to us the specific challenges facing roma during the pandemic. thank you so. the european or american center. received reports of remember many people and feet seeing gap lack of access to adequate housing conditions or lack of access to mortar and x 360 or had to carry on saw a hand them out situation men and women and announce refused to enter and major from our neighborhood also these economy facing serious backlash on our social security support as they in many cases where inform our

settings they are employed in cormorant sole in in the financial end of the ation packages and release they are not included so nice all these these issues are adding to the already bad and maginot situation off from many people and when it comes to the pandemic can that marginalize a city then you talk about whether we say sort of the tangible effects for example our government is failing to take into account right now when it comes to public health texan bashes for example. i would say that we haven't heard yet of our serious outbreaks and in many communities but we see that for example where many communities are treated

differently when it comes to a number of cases. $1000.00 infection cases for example. in will need area and tire remaining in a very rare karen in need in this matter how many people were actually infected by the wires and neighborhoods where there were canteen the military checkpoints military forty's for forces taking care not entering or or leaving those remaining neighborhoods and also for example agriculture or planes they trade these neighborhoods in the disinfectant which you can be majoring in you know rightly there chris. need that hold so these these pieces just amount of the examples that that draw many people faced

during the cold in 19 and also another part of these. met many are many people have because of the exclusion and. there's the sions soul they are more one marital money comes to the riders because as as just studies and throughout europe shows. on every 15 years or many people are league last down now. down and down and to me this is a site a lot of the problems you talked about they relate to social exclusion ultimately well can be done to improve the situation forever. i think one of the movie to overcome the system of segregation and oppression by racists system is that there are many people are being included in decision making progress

for dresses and police and also making sure and dad these be really packages and financial and i ve ssion measures do not exclude money communities and that that mean the means that their activity to f.e.m.a. these actions to ensure that the many people equally enjoy their rights. brush oil from the european roma rights center thank you for joining us thank you a growing number of countries are suspending their role lots of the astra zeneca covered 19 vaccine have a safety concerns among them now the netherlands bulgaria island i am a democratic republic of congo they stopped giving the shot following reports of an increased risk of blood clots but astra zeneca insists there is no evidence to support that the world health organization is also urging countries to continue

using the vaccine. you know and i was put the pos the program where we put one of your questions to ask science correspondent test their equator. kevin 1000 is transmitted to the terrorist house so why do health care all that protective clothing. personal protective equipment or more precisely shortages of it has been an ongoing issue for for many countries since the start of this pandemic p p e for health care workers includes a wide range of gear from 6 to face shields to gloves to gallo nets and the point behind all of those products is to provide a barrier between what you want to keep out which in this case is a respiratory pathogen transmitted primarily the aerosols through the air and the person wearing the p.p. either however c.d.c.

recommendations for people taking care of recovering kovac 1000 patients at home don't include ones to wear head to foot protective clothing but only to wear effective masks and at times to put on single use gloves health care professionals in hospital wards however are regularly exposed to much higher levels of the virus than a caregiver at home sars could be to can't enter the body directly through the skin which provides a very effective protective barrier but it can settle on it and and remain capable of infecting someone for a while and experts now believe that for the average person the chances of infecting yourself by transferring the virus from a surface where it's settled to your face via your hands that that chance is actually quite low but that danger is multiplied for someone who spends their days

in a ward full of coughing coded 1000 patients so donning items like gowns and other protective clothing is an important way to shield yourself if you work with those people on a daily basis. so from us until next time take us.

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