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airline hope, the worst of the pandemic was behind them. now the only con variant and the return of travel restrictions threatens to send them back to square one and i'm shall spill any and berlin, welcome to the show. and we start with drug giant pfizer whose cope at 19 pill has become the 1st at home treatment to secure us regulatory approval visors pill, paxil that was shown to reduce the chance of hospitalization or death among jairus people by 89 percent. up until now, anti body treatments have mostly been administers at hospitals. it will begin shipping the pills in the coming days. pfizer ceo said pax lavette will quote, change the way we treat. cope at 19 as similar pill from murk is also expected to be approved in the coming days. now our course been our correspondence korda in new york has more in this. yes, i remember how much excitement there was on markets when the 1st vaccines were

approved. do investors see this as a similarly groundbreaking moment? well, it, it seems to be a big step in the fight against the pandemic, especially as people can get treated at home was just taking those pills. i mean, clearly not everything changes overnight, even if find the pfizer announced that the 1st, the doses, so to speak of the 1st of pills. so it can be delivered within the next couple of days, but not the entire pandemic bill of venice. but at least people in the high risk area, if they take those pills them early on, they could avoid to, for example, to go to the hospital. so in that respect, it could be really a great step for the entire health care system here in the united states. i mean with the case is increasing tremendously in the past couple of days. some hospital really are getting close to their limits. so if that pill is working and will be

delivered to and that would be a blessing in that respect. now again, stay with us. we're going to have some more questions for you and a couple of minutes. meanwhile, amazon workers have walked off the job for about 4 hours, wednesday morning at 2 delivery stations in chicago. the stoppage comes at a crucial time with christmas just days away. it was the 1st time ever that amazon workers organized a work stoppage, impacting multiple sites. the workers are asking for raises and other quote necessary improvements to our working conditions. amazon, now employees around a 1000000 people in the u. s. it has faced repeated criticism of its treatment of workers. they tried to be a little high style. yesterday they did threaten. they said that whoever walks out might as well, just leave their badges and, you know, we're not going to be pushed around. now, yes,

it doesn't seem like this is just amazon. it seems to be really a big moment for the labor movement in the united states. why is that? yeah, it definitely is. i mean, i live in this country for more than 20 years, and i have to say that in many areas working conditions have not greatly improved during that time spend. but now what we're experiencing in the united states is the shortage and the labor market. and that gives them workers a much better bargaining tool than they probably had in a decade that we just heard to him. yesterday the kellogg workers decided to end their strike that went on for 11 weeks. and as far as i've seen, the workers got all their demands fulfilled them. we have people in hollywood threatening to go on strike. and we have people in google and having their demand so. so yeah, definitely there is a big movement going on and with the labor shortage and workers definitely have an

historic chance to make and push for some changes. yann's court at new york. thank you so much. now ryan air expects its annual loss to more than double things to travel restrictions being put in place to contain the spread of the omer cranberries, in europe, largest airline by passenger numbers now expects to lose up to 450000000 euros. it also is forecasting only 6 to 7000000 passengers in january, instead of its previous forecasts of 10000000. the irish carrier blames new travel restriction being put in place and the u. k. france in germany as well as restrictions on travel to morocco. and it's not just ryan air, the return of travel barriers could deal a major blow to the entire airline industry. most airlines have only in the past few months started to see trouble pick back up the industries fragile recovery and

their hopes for a better 20. 22 is increasingly up in the air for check in and most passengers are standing in front of the check encounter. for the canary island, 10 aretha they're looking forward to their christmas in the 22 degrees sunshine. but the number of corona virus cases is rising sharply on the island. and the risk of an infection with the omicron variant is considered high for those who have been vaccinated only twice. and those who have recovered wednesday, if i knew how bad the situation is, i probably wouldn't have book this trip or shyness most of a taught them, but it's still nice and we really loved the rest. the order isn't oh yeah, you're still young and we've survived everything so far will be fine. then that's in october. if we knew in october, we wouldn't have booked it at all. a book, a bitter pill for airlines to swallow, while recovering from the pandemic. lufthansa had to be rescued with billions in government aid after the lockdown began. now omicron is threatening the recovery

with new quarantine rules looming aviation experts or warning that the virus has to be brought under control soon. them on a mission. and if we don't get this under control quickly than the industry would, of course, face further losses and the billions of the airlines would have to massively reduce capacity and try to write it out and listen fullness lighter. it's also possible that government aid would have to be provided against for those who can't finance it on their own line of finance young couldn't and something else worries the travel industry. the corona virus has made travel, complicated, uncertain, and inconvenient, leaving many with little desire to plan then next vacation. now omicron infections are multiplying across europe, and the world health organization warns start within weeks. omar crime could push already stretched european health care systems to the brink. that's why the german

government has announced new measures which will take effect after christmas. those include restricting private gatherings for vax needed people up to 10 people before new years as well. fireworks will be banned this new years. spectators will also be banned from concerts, cultural shows, and sporting events including football matches. but does that go far enough? some experts insist on much tougher restrictions. the robert cock institute, which is responsible for these can disease control and prevention here in germany recommends maximum contact restrictions that should start immediately. they've also discussed a possible lockdown, including the closure of restaurants and essential shops, non essential shops, excuse me. it also urge the reduction of travel to the absolute necessary. i mean, in our full cost, we see over from recovery after this winter, i mean all the elements for recovery in place and as soon as the most recent way

for the current wave, of course it will be controlled. we think that to jim economy will be strongly covering because, well, it has been held back by, by a lack of they might conductors in 2021. the manufacturing industries, they have full order book, so they are going to produce as soon as summer conductors of the are just the germans, have saved roughly 200000000000 years in excess to what they usually would have saved. and they're going to spend that as soon as infections come down in the spring. meanwhile, in south africa, the spread of the omar con variant has the government considering another hard locked down. covey 19 infections. there have been rising at a rate of around $20000.00 per day that the rate of death remains low from the virus. many small businesses are tired of seeing virus app outbreaks up in their business, and they see the african continents 1st vaccine mandate as the solution. this

bottle printing factory in johannesburg is one of many businesses struck down. after the discovery of all micron in africa's most developed economy, the rapid spread of the very end has led to a proliferation of infections and workplace absenteeism. a figure why? we got it. we got people listen to another as the previous way. but people will pick today for initial travel bands and government warnings to respect social distancing. after all, microns emergence, so shocked to the tourism and hospitality sectors of the economy. but now other companies like this hairdressing cell on are also feeling the pinch as the possibility of another hard lockdown looms large. at the start of south africa main

holiday period. corona dropped our business turn over by 60 percent. we are now gearing up for the vista season buying extra stock. another lockdown would result in us closing down our business. the south african government is currently considering the idea of enforcing africa's 1st vaccine mandate. this would require all members of the population to get vaccinated or face refusal of entry to workplaces and public spaces. are we know that vaccine mandates have been very up in the air globally. some countries have already implemented them and others are considering them. in the case of south africa, our government is looking to implement some sort of vaccine mandate. but by now we've already seen many big businesses as well as the labor unions coming out in support of this. this in our world will actually help to prevent business outages in the long run. and for enterprises like bottle printers, such a mandate cannot come soon enough often thought they'd do those

with becoming possible to live. already all to come up with a mandate that we can carry on with all and all mcclellan threatens and mason economic recovery from previous covered waves. it's hoped a vaccine mandate may cushion the blow and you're up to date with d. w business. i'm chelsea delaney in berlin for me and the whole business team stay healthy. and thanks for watching the fight against the corona virus pandemic. how has the rate of infection been developing? what does the latest research say? information and context? the corona, i with nick on

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kids have spent months doing lessons in front of a computer and developing countries. many children have missed months of school altogether. how will the generation of children who grew up in the pandemic cope with the future? will it teach them resilience or weaken their development? welcome to your coven 19 special. i'm chelsea delaney, in berlin. in many countries, children are now able to receive cobit 19 vaccinations. health experts said that's a crucial steps for protecting children and their families, as well as keeping schools open. here in germany, children ages 5 to 11 have been eligible for jobs for just over a week. we had a look at how things are going here in berlin. i was with you. yeah, i was lucky. the 9 year old girl was one of the 1st children under 12 to get a cove at 19 job. here at a vaccination sent in berlin. a union

knows why she's come. i like and fact loud. well, because it chases away corona and i think it's just good beulah vine, please. julia was a premature baby born 3 months early and very, very often they were in the hospital with pneumonia. oh, she had to be on a ventilator. and we don't want to experience that again. we have no meta, which virus often, if not, i am a liam, a guy mcveigh can be or just like julia all children from the age of 5 and are able to get vaccinated in germany and vaccination lines set up, especially for children. they receive a lower dose than the regular one of the many parents have been waiting for this stamp given the high cove at 19 cases, among 5 to 11 year olds across germany. we

hadn't, we have the highest rate in this age group and berlin. it's between 70800 and other german states. it's much higher and that is a great risk of infection taken and the cause of the disease among children is not always mild. hello for life and especially occasions i've been found to make getting the jap more attractive for kids. here in berlin's nature museum, children get a free ticket to see the dinosaurs after being vaccinated by including younger kids, politicians hope to finally get out of the pandemic. you may get in the more vaccinated people we have in germany, the better we will be able to fight the cove at 19 pandemic that applies to all generations and vaccinated children also offer protection for their family at home . it does the house of beaten julia and her parents chose the jam because it makes them feel safer. the government hopes that many other families will now follow suit . now for more, unless i'm joined by york,

dutch from the german society of pediatrics and adolescent medicine. so york, after being in this pandemic for almost 2 years, how are our kids coping well actually, at the very moment, they are doing a little better because the school has been asked and has not been on and off as it used to be at the beginning of the year, but there was a certain degree of persistence of interrupted possibility to meet other children and to his teachings. perience. so we actually know from the enquiries doing better than they did the beginning of the year. so there is some stability now. but how has the pandemic hit different age groups differently throughout these past 2 years? well, there are certain things that have to be put into consideration of 1st of all,

lessons. they are very keen on getting in touch with adolescents in the age group. where is younger kids, they have more contact to family environment, certain the and they can more easily be stabilized by, by the families but by the parents. so it's actually in particular the lessons that we are concerned about. and another, the big concern is those families that hadn't got all the means of supporting their church. that for instance, don't have access to to, to, to why fi, they don't accept have access to laptops and everything you need for. well for getting in touch apart from from meeting each other so. so it's not only

a matter of age, but it's also a matter of access to technique. you mentioned there, but there has obviously been a lot of concern about the impact mrs. having on children's mental health, what should parents or adults be looking out for in their kids? while there are certain things that we have learned so far to depend demik on the one hand, they should have been keeping on the eating be off their church and they are getting more obese. not eating too much and they moving to or is the opposite. then on the other side, they have to take care of their children, not getting depressed, not not being said throughout the day or not losing their degree of activity. and finally, they have status of near to,

to take care that children really still are in touch with their environment that they ask questions that they well stimulate. they approve that they even criticize their parents as long as they do this. this is time when they, when they stop talking and when they stop getting in touch with the environment, one has to worry about that. so we're at a point now where children are eligible for vaccines in some countries. do you see that as a game changer? eyes possibly not a game changer, but it's extremely good news, especially for the goal that we saw in the in the, in the movie that you just head you who had risk factors for more sci fi call of covert 19 intersection. and for those children, it's extreme, the good news, as well as for children that have that have relatives in that family that previous

potent for, for most of your cost, then again and other children. parents may be quite convinced that explanation is the right thing to do. and we, we absolutely stimulate both parents to have children next united. but at the same time, we don't argue with parents. i'm not sure about the actual state of the explanation whether they should vaccine aid or not. i had to make extended or not because they are not yet sure about the side effects. and we don't want to, we don't want to stigmatize these parents either. so it's up to the parents, the parents should try to keep as well informed as possible by what they can read, but also talk to the pediatrician today, assembly doctors to get more information and to draw

a decision. and at the end of the day, it's most important not to stick with parents that don't mix and 8 and need the terms that the fight for the information. that is you're in touch from the german society of pediatrics and adolescent medicine. thank you so much. thank you very much for the interview. now it's time for you to ask and for us to answer. here's a viewer question for our science correspondent derek williams. oh, can you tell us more about the effects of lung cove? it in kids? 0, $1.00 of the few upsides if you will, of source covey to is that at least during the act of infection, children are largely spared serious outcomes like hospitalization and death. but that doesn't mean that some of them won't eventually pay a price,

an estimates for what percentage of children suffer symptoms associated with long covered in the weeks and the months following an infection. they're kind of all over the place, but most researchers in the field seem to agree now that it's significant, although recent data indicates, thankfully, it might not be as common as we once thought of some early research postulated that post coven symptoms might have fact up to half of all the kids who got that estimate has brought considerately with a larger recent study, roughly finding more like one and 7 kids are still reporting symptoms on over 3 months after a covert infection. just like in adults, those long coded symptoms have also been very wide ranging. and kids of the most

serious reported a fact is called multi system inflammatory syndrome in children or m i s c o which can lead to oregon failure. it's fortunately, pretty rare. there have only been around 5 and a half 1000 cases of it reported in the u. s. so far, for instance, more common effects are sometimes, but not always similar to those reported by adults like fatigue or labored breathing or head aids or changes to the sense of smell and taste. neurological symptoms like brain, fog, or, or difficulties concentrating are also widely reported. some studies show that vaccines appear to help cut the risk in an adult of developing long coded if they experience a break transaction, maybe by as much as half,

but there isn't enough data yet on whether they also reduce the risk of it. in younger kids, we just haven't been vaccinating them long enough to know. and finally, pakistan's lockdown may have been tough on humans, but it's been a great opportunity for sea turtles to breed. they used to lock down to return to their birth places and huge numbers reclaiming the once polluted but now serene corruption, beaches to lay their eggs. their numbers jumped from around 802019215000 last year . thanks for watching. mm ah. with

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