the it was, it was an incredible feeling. they were liberated they had hoped for more security, more freedom, more dignity, have their hopes for 10 years after the arab spring. rebellion starts june 7th on d, w. the data show candidates 1st, those fast strategy is working relatively few covered cases have been reported after one job and the hospitalization age has fallen. teens are also getting immunized after i get my vaccine and i know that i'm protecting the people who are around me every day. but the opposition criticizes the government for taking doses

from the kovacs facility set up to benefit poor nations, and not using the hundreds of thousands of astrazeneca jabs that other countries could make use of. ah, the criticism got loud when it was revealed, candidates signed enough supply contracts to vaccinate every citizen 10 times over . we'll talk to a canadian doctor about that in a moment. first, more on the quest for naval love coming from the other side of the border with the united states. the. there are among the unsung heroes of the pandemic, the truckers transporting goods back and forth between the us and canada. one of them is adam driving from winnipeg in the canadian province of manitoba, right across the u. s. always driving into the hot water. the hot going to drug stops where there's guys from all over north america. there as well too. we're all

within 6 weeks, sometimes. so surprisingly that we haven't been the ones spreading it around. first adam had to the depth posed to take up his load. this time is potato fries. the text box comes out to wish him luck. today's a very special trip for adam is going to get back to make it against cozy 19 in the us actually quite excited about that. i've been hoping to get it for some time. no way wife has been vaccinated already 1st and 2nd because he works on at the hospital. so was hoping for a matter of time that i can get my border between canada and the u. s. has been closed for over a year. that truck has transporting, essential goods have been allowed to cross, even without vaccination. but now health is waiting for the canadians in fargo.

the 1st major stop on the american side. people here happy to share. we have extra vaccine in north dakota. and so if people want to be vaccinated, i'd personally welcome them all to come and get it here. if they, if they choose sure, that makes sense. if they are going back and forth a lot and vaccines are available, you might as well get it to as many as you can. so why not? i think it's a good idea to get it out to. as many people as possible, canadian truckers can take the next highway exit and head the rest area where they can get bucks in aged wednesdays to fridays. the relation comes just in time for adam. canada is currently in the grip of a 3rd wave and the risk, the truck is growing. adam has nothing but kind words. so his neighbors. thank you for for this cooperation like series coming together like this for truckers is

a big plus for sure because sometimes that feels that we're the forgotten front line for sure. the 18 canadians on us soil is the only way of getting around the u. s. ban on vaccine exports. next up, it'll be the teachers. here in north dakota, the america 1st mentality has given way to putting neighbors 1st known mcdonald is a professor of pediatrics in canada. as we heard in that report, we see truck is going across the board to get their immunization. although canada seems to have quite a lot of doses itself. how would you rate canada's vaccination drive in all actually it's been very good. been wheat of the doses that we've received and it's a large number. 27000000, more than 89 percent have been distributed to the provinces and territories across

the country. and most of those probably just in territories. more than 80 to 90 percent of our are already in arms already immunized. so you wouldn't agree with the criticism from that there's been this portion that back seen intake in canada like some other we see the countries as well. so we have more orders for vaccines than we have population, but whether all those vaccines will arrive is not even clear at this point. so it's an example. we've large orders in for mcdermott vaccine, but it's not coming as you know, there been real problems with the delivery of madonna. so candidates decision had been to order from a number of different countries in case there were delivery problem. so it's always different what you've ordered and where you actually get and you know, if we were gonna look at who has had the most faxing, well it would be israel by population. sure. canada is going to be

a different strategy though a single dose covered 19 vaccine strategy. is that working? i mean that they're telling some people to, to wait so much longer than others in some cases up to 4 months. so what happened is the public health chief public health officer for british columbia was the 1st one who really push for the single dose. she was extremely worried. they have large numbers of seniors proportionately in that province. and she wanted to make sure that all the seniors, all those over 65 got at least one dose as opposed to waiting and to get any dose. and then that was picked up across the country. well, actually, she was really quite prescient because we now have data to show that with the vaccines that we have both the m r and a back seen. and the bio vector vaccines waiting longer than your 4 weeks actually is better because the 2nd dose is actually a boosting dose. your rates don't go down rapidly after you've had your 1st dose in canada. what this is meant with our 3rd wave of cobit,

we're not shifting senior people that are over 65 if 708090 in the hospital. those who have been immunized, they're just not their be our average age are in the hospital now. it's in the fifty's with this 3rd way because in all the ones above it have been, well, i mean, i should, my province, and those between 75 and 7999 per se, and i've received at least one dose for not getting sick. vaccines work and another point of contention mosque policy. what, what do you think about that as far as people who've already had the virus or of being vaccinated in terms of their being, what they can do now is that terms of having yeah, there's been a big controversy about mass cuz you know, the center for disease control in the us that if you've been immunized with 2 doses and or you've had disease, you're fine, you're good to go. you can go into

a restaurant or any bar or amusement parker sports event. candidate has been much more quiet about this. number one is, most of our people have only had one dose, they'll have had a 2nd dose by the summer time, but only one dose so far. second one is, how do you know who's had vaccine and who has not? and this is discriminatory about your being able to do this because we do know, even if you had 2 doses of vaccine it doesn't prevent you from being colonized and having a some dramatic infection with covert and then taking it back out into the community again. so candidates being much more cautious in the u. s. on a sidebar, did that the us thought that this might increase people's vaccine acceptance because hey, i could now do more things. if i was immunized, we've not used that as a strategy because right now, surveys have shown, well over 80 percent of adults and canada from 20 years on up want to get packs

unaided and a very high percentage already, or we're already ahead of the u. s. in terms of those who actually had one dose and actually so we don't see it is the same issue as they do. and we don't think it's a really good strategy really briefly. just a yes or no, no the you've had both jobs. your husbands had one jobs so far i've had one as well . do you finally see some sort of life at the end of the tunnel? yes i do. if you look at the countries where they have very high percentage for people like israel in the u. k who received that one or 2 doses of vaccine. they are not having the same problems with the 3rd wave of cove it and there will be a 4th wave and probably a 5th way. so yes, it's really effective. mcdonald, thank you very much for being on the show today. you're welcome. now here's the question. only touched on there. let's see what derek has to say about it. paul, if you are fully vaccinated,

can you still carry the virus and split to others? this issue has really been top drawer concern, among health authorities for months. but we now know that so called break through cases, which is when someone tests positive for coven 19, even after full vaccination, that they are actually really quite rare. we also know that many of the authorized vaccines are extremely effective at preventing serious disease in those rare break through infections. a number of studies have confirmed that if you're fully vaccinated, the chances are more or less 0 that you'll be hospitalized or die from cobit 19. if you end up contracting at anyway, still the worry about vaccinated people catching and possibly transmitting the virus to others. that's persistent for months while the data has slowly built up

about exactly how much of a danger they really pose for the centers for disease control. in the u. s. the data is now convincing enough to have real world consequences in a move that took a lot of experts by surprise, america's public health agency earlier this month, changed masking guidelines. it now says that fully vaccinated people can feel free to go without a mask in most situations. because i know studies like this one from israel show that the number of breakthrough cases is indeed very low. and the chances that those individuals might transmit the virus to others is extremely low as well. that's kind of an about turn and it's really sparked some controversy. some experts don't like it or agree with the agencies decision. but i think it's fair to say

that the evidence is quite strong. now that if you've been vaccinated, fully vaccinated with one of the highly effective vaccines and waited for a couple of weeks, then you're unlikely to carry the virus or, or to spread it to others. for at least a few months after vaccination me derek williams. and i'm ben physical and thanks for watching. stay safe to see you again. ah, please listen carefully. don't know how to go. i feel the magic discovered the world around you

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but 1st we'll venture. i head over heels start by tumbling down the rabbit hole of a victorian children's classic that has left a lasting impact on modern culture. alice's adventures in wonderland by lewis carroll was published back in 1865. and since then, it's inspired everything from psychedelic rock music to celebrity chef heston blumenthal, extravagant mock turtle soup, london, victoria and albert museum does a wild exploration of its curious appeal and its character. the test her cat ah, the door mouse, the queen of heart, the march hare and the mad hatter, alice in wonderland is one of the most famous children's books in the world. ah, the victoria and albert museum in london has dedicated an entire exhibition to the

famous tale and to its enduring cultural influence. the fascination with alice is almost an honorable in a way. it is a huge phenomenon around the globe. the book itself published and 1865 with philip fest with it now. and we trying to answer that question in the exhibition why, how one glam become this phenomenon and not only within literature but across the film, design, photography, fashion, science, math every, every aspect. so i live, it all began in 862 in oxford, england. inspired by the scientific advances of the time university lecturer, charles dodson invented a story for 10 year old alice little, the daughter of a friend. ah, 3 years later,

dodson published the story under the pseudo nym lewis, carol. it was an instance sensation theater designer tom piper designed the rooms for the exhibition, taking his cues from the victorian pursuit of knowledge, a library that comes to life with pages floating through space. it's really using all the skills i would use and theater to create this kind of a massive well that hopefully will really draw people in there. you feel they've gone down a rabbit hole into this sort of amazing sensory experience, and then come out the other side. so the full of questions i guess, and hopefully one 0, from surrealism and the psychedelic art of the 1900 sixty's to politics, photography, fashion, and costume design. the fabulous adventures of alice in wonderland have influenced them all. ah, what

a trip indeed. and joining me here in the studio is our resident mad hatter, adrian kennedy, who i'm sure just like me is a huge fan of alice, absolutely. as a child of the 60s. i do remember the fascination with the mind expanding aspects, i think is actually the key to success lewis care. illustrator created this whole new world and entering the world of alice was a bit like taking a legal trip. this of course, was very well summed up in the jefferson playing rock song, white rabbit. go ask alice when your 10 feet tall. yes, i do remember that one so many references to her everywhere i really just saw. smattering and for so long was really that rare thing, wasn't she a strong strong female character? a very head. so heroine of curious, of course, stopping to and now she's been inspiring people,

mostly girls and young women for over 150 years course. the story has been adapted for the big screen. numerous times. it was silent movie as early as $900.00 free. so was the disney version in 1951 little control versus the americanization and director tim burton's take on the alley story. i seem to remember that that that awful queen of hearts she was terrifying. no matter what the incarnation no. but it wasn't only the film world that was inspired by alice. i mean for instance, the surrealists were really crazy about her to. that's what the exhibition includes . for example, the purchase to release the painter marion adams, who was active between 938 and 970 was clearly inspired by this fashion designers like vivian wes would fits on the left and victorian

growth. this is the 18 layer allie stress, which appeared in a famous shoot for vogue magazine and design a camico horror created this out for the brand baby. the stars shine bright and alice's also, in spite a few more profane works, including this advertisement for the i wish be a genius. ok, an awful lot of stuff on show there. and yet i'm sort of wondering because it doesn't seem to be very much about the ricer. charles dodson, a louis carol doctrine is, of course, a little controversial because of his pre election for photographing young girls. there is a photograph that he took of alice little in the exhibition, but otherwise the expression doesn't really go with that. is more about the positive power of the world she created with this. i conic story. it takes. she's down the alice rabbit hole, and it's a wonderful experience and actually name curious or, and curious,

or it's on the victoria and albert museum until december. thanks very much, adrian kennedy for bringing us that story. thank you. all in other cult news, it's been a bar in hollywood for days and now e commerce giant amazon has cleans to deal to purchase m g m for just under $9000000000.00 us dollars. that's nearly 7000000000 euros metro. goldwyn mayer is the studio behind popular movie franchises, such as james bond, and of course, the rocky film. the move is a decisive step toward strengthening amazon prime membership offering and marked the end of an era in hollywood and the beginning of another. and british author and photographer, johnny pitts is the winner of this year's leipzig book award for european understanding. it's one of germany's most significant literary awards and honors pits for his book, africa, p, and notes from black europe, which documents his own search for

a european post colonial identity. and now on today. mm. evelyn glennie, who is exceptional talent on the drums and rhythm instruments has made her the world's premier solo percussionist renowned for her life performance. she's also a prolific composer with over $100.00 international awards to her credit. and it's pretty incredible to think that when she was a small girl, no one would have even thought it possibly. ah, evelyn glennie uses her entire body as one giant ear. the 55 year old percussionist is nearly deaf, yet she seems to hear more than must have absolute connection with this all of the sound, regardless of whether you can hear it or not, is actually coming through the hand. and that's really important, but also

a certain amount coming through the bo before the corona virus pandemic put concerts on pause. evelyn glennie jetted around the world performing now over the last year. she's had time to dedicate to her instruments, some 2000 of them kept here in her studio and cambridge, cher england when she was tuned wrenches i and it goes all the way up and i think kemati sought under there. so really i think that the wonderful thing about percussion is that a lot of that is to do with the imagination. evelyn glennie experiences sound with an intensity that's infectious. ready misconceptions death people live in a world of silence and thus very rarely the case actually because all of our other

senses are razor sharp. so even if we see something move, we imagine sound there. and of course, you know, as a musician, you know, we have all these objects that are completely silent, but all it takes is just a little movement. this move the strap of this smooth. this moves a little bit, you know, and suddenly there's a little orchestra there, but only if we pay attention in evelyn glennie is the 1st female drum so the west to achieve global success. it wasn't easy when along the way glennie proved that a young woman who lost her hearing as a child could become a musician. a similar story

plays out in the film sound of metal about a drummer who goes deaf. evelyn glennie worked on the films sound design. the film one this year is academy award for best sound and i just gave a very realistic view as regards to the complex nature of hearing. so it was very interesting to see the character really begins understand because for the actual evelyn glennie herself has one grammy's ah, in 2012 she performed the opening ceremony of the london olympics. queen elizabeth has even made her a dame for her achievements in the world of sound. but glennie also believes in silence. such an important sound because it

can ignite all different emotions that can be frightening. it can be a relief. it can be loving and gentle. it can be fun, it can be nervous, it can be awkward, it can be heavy threatening. it can be almost every single kind of emotion you can think of. glennie also wants people to understand that hearing is not the same as listening. a lot of the challenges we have, whether it's in the workplace or in a home environment is about listening. often the breakdowns happen because it's simply big because we're, we're just not quite connecting in how we listen. and so that's not about healing, which can be measured and in a medical way,

you know you can be is completely deaf that be a great great listener for evelyn glennie. learning to listen is the key to creating a better life together. making music is just one vehicle for connection, but and on that brilliant note, it's time for me to sign also until next time, all the best from us in berlin stays safe and bye bye for the the right thing. harassment. right. that's hardly any female student who hasn't experienced this sexual violence in universities in britain, emily, eyes and back, it's fighting back the. she's organizing protests on her message is loud and clear

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