bialik guest. managed by for. this is news coming to you live from berlin the medical regulator tells governments to keep using astra zeneca as coronavirus vaccine the head of the european medicines agency says the benefits outweigh the risks of side effects as best a geisha continues into reports of the vaccines links to blood clots also coming up america's top diplomat on

a mission to reset relations with asian allies next stop south korea. nuclear weapons program is high on the agenda. and is really archeologists find new fragments of the dead sea scrolls they're calling it the most significant discovery in decades. so i'm terry martin good to have you with us the european union's medicines regulator has urged governments not to stop using the astra zeneca coronavirus vaccine while the pandemic is still going on it says the benefits of the vaccine outweigh the risk of any possible side effects a number of events or states have suspended use of the shot earlier this week due to reports of a rare form of cerebral blood clots in germany the move has taken as shaken

confidence in an already sluggish vaccination campaign. every adult in germany has been promised a vaccine shot before the end of september without astra zeneca that will be hard to achieve the immunization program is about to be expanded including 3 general practitioners like doctor saw me in berlin he was getting ready to give the jab to hundreds of his patients every week now he's been put on hold as. we were prepared to start vaccinating we wanted to get going early we'd spoken to the medical bodies set everything up here in the practice and alerted many of the patients. and then came this big surprise. the government says if it is asking people to get the vaccine it has a duty to inform about potential risks but many doctors say the cautious approach will cause delays. i think they've not done the vaccination campaign any favors but

safety 1st i think it was important to patient safety at the center of things so it was the right decision then you need to publish the information behind it immediately. the european medicines agency used to give its verdict about fears that astra zeneca causes blood clots on thursday but even if the vaccine is given the go ahead for a 2nd time confidence in it has been dented from the information that we get is that the value of astra zeneca is greater than the risks but of course having any risk is not a nice feeling for. actually the risk of getting other people taking the time is worth it or not because it's people are not being very clear about this situation and if i have the choice i would take my own tech but if i have no choice take astra zeneca. doctor for he me hopes downs will

not get the upper hand with the 3rd wave of covert infections approaching he says that would be bad news comes on. i can only say from what i hear many people are still willing to take it. germany has a shortage of vaccines a problem that will be much worse if hundreds of thousands of astra zeneca doses stay in the box. for more we're joined by you to cola she's a licensed pharmacist and a member of the european parliament for the green party has promised many countries including germany have suspended use of the astra zeneca vaccine you've described that decision as madness why. well it has been said in in the country mission we just watched the benefits do outweigh the risks a lot and in my opinion of course it's important to know about the risks of oneself

being vaccinated but. as we have a 3rd wave which is just in its exponential face and that's an 18 is not only about protecting the backs in it it also protected the number x. in it because back as far as we know of vaccination people are less prone to pass on the virus i think those really thousands of potentially thousands of dead people outweigh the risk of a very small number of c.d.'s ministry posts now astra zeneca was declared safe by medical regulators around the world europe's medicines agency b.m.a. has said there is no indication the vaccine is the cause of the reported blood clots yet numerous countries are not convinced what do they know that the e m a doesn't. well we most we must know that the specialists

that are working or that are in the earlier and. body at the other specialists are the member states assisted by additional experts so for example politic would take who is the head of the point energy institute in germany who are responsible for monitoring banks in nation judging and if it procedure. safety he is part of the relevant body at the m 8 so it's not the end it's the member states it's rather the e m a saying ok there are number of countries have experienced issues they are taking the safe side it's our job now to collect all the data from all the member states and also we're looking at other data for example from the u.k. where we have millions of vaccinations with astra zeneca being administered and then put together the pieces in order to have a scientific assessment of what's happening. suing us or seneca does get the green

light from the a.m.a. as expected on thursday do you think that will be enough to restore public confidence in the vaccine. i truly hope so i mean i have had several of conversations in the last day with people who said before you leave it sitting on the shelf i'll take it because a lot of people really want to get vaccinated as soon as possible but it's not their turn yet because we take the risk based approach which it's perfectly fine but i don't think that we have problems of really getting astra zeneca into people's arms it's published thank you very much for talking with this is morning that was you depart us an m.e.p. with the green party thank you. say look at some other stories making headlines around the world today pro-democracy protesters have defied a curfew in myanmar to hold a vigil for those killed by security forces the u.n.

says 149 demonstrators have been killed since the military seized power last month many have been detained or gone missing the ruling military junta declared martial law in myanmar's largest city young gone. new shares government says gunman have killed at least 58 people near the border with mali the attacks targeted a convoy returning from a market and a nearby village no group has claimed responsibility but several armed groups are active in the region linked to the so-called islamic state and. at least 8 people have been killed in a shooting spree at several massage parlors in the u.s. city of atlanta a 21 year old male suspect was taken into custody most of the victims are reportedly of asian descent it palls a recent wave of attacks on asian americans. and u.s. vice president coming to harrah's has vowed to fight to improve democracy and women's rights pledge came in her 1st speech to the united nations in new york

america's 1st female vice president said democracy could be strengthened by involving more women in decision making. u.s. secretary of state anthony blinken has landed in south korea on the 2nd stop of a tour to reset relations with asian allies blinken arrived in seoul from japan pushing the biden ministrations agenda to keep a lid on the growing power of china he also reaffirmed washington's commitment to the complete denuclearization of north korea but ahead of his trip the powerful sister of north korean leader kim jong un warned washington not to interfere in the reach of the secretary of state anthony blinken however in a recent interview gave a broader assessment on the relationship with all the korea and he said that north korea is a bad problem that has gotten worse over time and he's certainly referring to the

north korean nuclear program that continues to be a big concern for the united states. joe biden of course now blinken also said that the biden administration has been trying to reach out to north korea via diplomatic channels since february and those attempts have been ignored by the north korean regime north korea now with their remarks of communal one system of showing some force by issuing that warning and that is certainly also a response so that. u.w. washington correspondent there speaking to us earlier. israeli archaeologists have discovered new fragments of the dead sea scrolls a collection of ancient jewish texts found in the west bank in the 1940 s. and fifty's experts are calling it the most important discovery in decades for. a race against antiquity feeds these archaeologists sift through caves looking for

signs of change and life old scrolls and parchment have been turning up on the black market which led the antiquities authority to intensify their operations in the g.d. and desert. this is known as the cave of horror named after 40 skeletons were found here 60 years ago. and there are signs robbers have already paid a visit but they didn't dig deep enough. talking only just discovered fragments of 2000 year old people called texts. what we found is new fragments of a scroll that we have no need for that had been discovered in 1000 fifties and early 1960 s. but what we found is new parts of the puzzle of this rather large manuscript manuscript is of a translation into greek of the. 12 minor prophets. and

that from the bible. the fragments are believed to have been hidden during the bar kochba revolt an armed jewish uprising against rome. they weren't the only discovery researchers found a 6000 year old mummified skeleton of a child coins clones and remarkably a 10000 year old basket thought to be the oldest never found. well this is by far the 1st place it's the most amazing thing guy and counted i felt i seen in my life it's kind of huge hits it contains about between 90 to 100 leaders and it's all intact this is as far as we know the most biggest intacta basket the oldest intact basket that we know of archeologists the findings will lead to more understanding of the beliefs of

a little understood jewish sect. and finally icelanders are hoping a volcanic eruption will end weeks of sleepless nights caused by tremors tens of thousands of minor earthquakes of rattled homes experts are calling it an unprecedented seismic event the quakes are caused by molten rock trying to force its way to the surface but. experts say it could happen at any minute. here on the wreck in this peninsula icelanders wait for an imminent eruption in the area surrounding mike. but among the few residents in this small fishing town the mood is not so much one of concern as it is exhaustion so the situation in the grip of it is quite uncomfortable right now everyone is sleep deprived because the earth is constantly moving all day on lights some with quakes up bigger than others randy. is

a school teacher and lifelong resident here. experts say that an eruption from the brewing volcano will likely occur in an uninhabited zone and not pose a threat to the thames residents what can be expected is a spectacular love a show with fine tunes which could extend up to 20 or even 100 meters in the air. i think everyone who lives and get into it is just waiting for an eruption it will be a slow and steady eruption that tell us just so we can get more peace and quiet and i know there will be a birth quakes but maybe not as big as we have had. many are escaping to the capital of reykjavik merely to get a break and escape the night tremors but governments daughter is staying behind she's confident there will be enough advance warning if the threat to residents increases as for now she only earns for

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