launched a bit let's get into it. headlines in r.t. russia and the vaccine gets the seal of approval in the long medical journal where researchers say it's over 90 percent effective and well tolerated meanwhile europol issues a warning about the sale of fake 19 tests is difficult says criminals seeking to profit from travel restrictions and resistance from business that mystify the government's ongoing code infrastructure is there by opening their doors and so. on. from new york shows officers handcuffing him pepper spraying

a 9 year old girl putting police conduct in the west back in the spotlight. so they're getting even just on 7 in moscow you are watching us international that mexico has become the latest country to sign up to use russia's covert 900. millions of doses to be delivered there in the future and at the same time hungary has received its 1st batch of the russian jab when hungry was the 1st to you know to approve the vaccine and buy millions of doses and separately sputnik v. has now received approval by researches in the lancet medical journal and they say it is over 90 percent effective and also well tolerated the job is also said to help people of all age groups. this interim analysis of the phase 3 trial of showed 91. 6 percent advocacy against 19 and it was well tolerated in

a large cohort our results show that there are 2 components vaccine was able to induce a virus neutralizing hugh moral response in participants older than 60 years furthermore vacs an advocacy in this group of participants did not differ significantly from the efficacy of the 18 to 60 years group. there's been a u. turn in attitudes towards this vaccine and this is somewhat surprising given how sustained you know how big this this attack was on sputnik it was developed too quickly too many short cuts were taken corners cut you know there was not enough proof that it was safe we heard it over and over everywhere seemingly in the media from from various experts and people who dubbed themselves experts and now suddenly now that we have concrete data it turns out the russians were right

it's safe it's safe and it's only one of 3 vaccines in the world with an efficacy of above 90 percent that is. now sputnik we so the test results what the shoot is that there are new severe allergic reactions they haven't been observed such as the ones that have that have battered. the publicity regarding the pfizer vaccine people with you know a history of severe allergic reactions being told to stay away and to weigh the walk. it's also as if he should be new young people those under 60 as it isn't over sixty's which is very important because over sixty's they have a weaker immune systems the ravages of time. so that is very good news for those over 60 who are perhaps afraid of getting more concerned with side effects for from getting another vaccine. and it is cheaper it is much cheaper than alternatives to

3 times depending on the vaccine and those there was even a journalist who took the vaccine from the new yorker and he route a big article about how it is changed you know it is changed he's sort of view on the panda. mc there's the fears god in late january i took a test for covert 1000 antibodies the results according to an interpretive scale provided by the clinic indicated that my antibody levels were probably sufficient to prevent illness the odds struck me as high but my own personal pandemic was nearing its end and this is you know what we're hearing from more and more journalists and publications than those saying experts that want to stay away now saying well wait a 2nd this is this is a good alternative why it could be you know any number of reasons but the science

the sire to sound sputnik the a safe this is clearly good news as these your formulation vaccine is comparatively easy to manufacture and to deploy i mean they anticipated global shortage of vaccines and logistical problems in vaccination rollout. presently the world needs all the good vaccines that you can get against covered 19 and these are impressive results spawning v. is the 1st edina virus vector vaccine to achieve the 90 percent efficacy seen with the 2 m r n e vaccines so this could be a major contributing factor to them. turning on their attitudes towards the vaccine that is shortages mass shortages of other vaccines such as pfizer there's there's all sorts of trouble problems and challenges in the supply chain in the production part and sputnik the is relatively simple to booth produce and to

transport it requires much much less cold temperatures it doesn't require the sort of deep freeze that the fires of x.e. for example requires during trial transportation which makes it much more available in developing nations and in poorer nations as well so far dozens of countries have expressed an interest more than 50 countries have preordered the vaccine already india loon has pended agreement to produce more than 100000000 doses of the sputnik vaccine the czech republic for example now which is consultations with hungry hungry was the 1st european nation to greenlight the scrutiny of vaccine so again a striking striking difference in attitudes towards me from what we saw back in september in november where. seemingly you know scrutiny was part of this this

confrontation that is currently taking place between russia and various western countries and if it wasn't spared in the middle of the pandemic it wasn't spared you know being targeted seemingly politically. ok let's get the thoughts now of professor paul hunter he's from the norad school of medicine in the united kingdom a very welcome thanks for coming on but what all how would you say well how would you sum up the significance of the fact that the lancet has given the seal of approval to this sputnik the backseat. well i mean the lancet isn't there to give the seal of approval to anything what it does is publish the data the critical thing is the what the individual licensing committees make in different countries the sputnik vaccine is very similar to the astra zeneca vaccine and i think the results that have been published today in the lancet are actually very promising about the effectiveness of the sputnik vaccine i think there were there was some

concern earlier on when with some of the early results and not that they weren't actually valid it was just that there weren't enough cases in the interim results to be really confident in the result in the conclusions now this recent trial has got a lot more data in it and i think people can be a lot more comfortable and confident in the sputnik 5 vaccine would you expect more countries then to start signing up for it oh absolutely and i think it will be it will have a huge impact particularly in countries that tom really manage the cold chain that's needed for the m.r. in a vaccines like the fires or like the madonna vaccine so it will find a extremely valuable role and one of the interesting things as well is that there has been talk between the manufacturers of the sputnik vaccine and the astra

zeneca vaccine about act trying to sort of. see where the mixing and matching between the 2 vaccines actually improves things and they may well do because if you if you often if you keep vaccines from slightly different. manufacturers you actually end up with a better response so it could well be the case that in a year's time those of us who had the astra zeneca vaccine might actually then be offered the sputnik vaccine and that may well be the better way forward but we need studies in which. to test that out sure there are still concerns are there about the rate at which vaccines can be produced i mean it's and it's the same take the sputnik v.-day can only produce so many at once how long do you think it will be before countries get what they need. i mean that's a very difficult question to answer. there's so many variables we've already seen

that even though you've got plans to produce that scene in that in a particular month sometimes things go wrong the vaccine doesn't replicate and you have to you have to throw away back to it so it can be quite difficult because the quality control has to be right before you can leave vaccines and if it's not right you have to ditch that batch of that that scene but i think with the number of vaccines around at the moment that are being credited and are being ramped up the production you know we're going to see a lot of vaccines produced during this year and i certainly think by the end of this year hopefully many of the people in the most vulnerable groups not just in western europe but globally will have had actually been offered the chance to have at least one vaccine but there's a long way to go some countries are still a long way behind others in terms of actually getting access to vaccines but. the

good results for the sputnik vaccine just makes another source of the an effective worthwhile vaccine that will add to the total amount of vaccines that are produced by all the different companies that have got as far as this no ok let's say look at paul leave it there for now present it under seed never professor like that paula hunter he's a professor in medicine the north school of medicine in the united kingdom thank you. thank you well we discussed the situation to kill demetrius he is the director of the russian direct investment fund the sovereign wealth fund that backs the sputnik vaccine he says that one of the main goals is for them to guarantee equal distribution across the globe. this is really very important to call bush meant and we are thankful to the lands of that showed it's not driven by politics but it's driven by science it's driven by desire to really do good science and find a solution because there are always 3 big scenes now in the world was at the cost

of more than 90 percent sputnik us one of them it's also a 100 percent efficient again severe disease we have very much focused on says being but seeing flows of mankind so because it's affordable and the doesn't require minus 70 degrees we have lots of countries in latin america in middle east and africa who will be using sport and it could be a vaccine and i think it's very important only reach countries get told those over it seems this is really not equitable as a world i think politicians overreach countries will try to do so but there should be a mechanism story and have much more even and much more equal distribution or function the rounds the world and sputnik the is committed those of us we have already delivered what seemed bolger real ready delivered what seemed too good in the air so we had delivered what seemed to lights in america places a very elite moul on their served by the vaccine of producers already would make these registered in 16 countries by the end of next week i think it will be

registered than 25 countries we do have some production constraints so this year we can probably supply only around 700000000 people those us so that means 101400000000 of those us observing seeing and countries of the approach and right now we can roll a supply this big scene inmate with june so basically we will not be the only folks in the world of course with up until one of the best but countries need to have a portfolio of different but seems and reward with us of excellence as well for example what is authentic up to increase africa so they have a theme and we believe the spirit of partnership and works in cooperation with some porton. to inforce nations europe. has issued a warning about the illegal production and distribution of fake wood 19 tested typical it's with many countries requiring and make to test to enter the agency does believe that criminal groups are taking advantage of the situation in fact several cases have already been identified across the continent is our europe

correspondent peter on the certificate are used in order for people to show that they've had a negative test before they get on an airplane or travel anywhere around the european union now what europol the european union's law enforcement agency is saying is that criminals a looking to exploit that and producing these fake negative test results these fake cove it's a terrific it's they've just posted a forgery ring operating near to show that all airports in france there's also being the forgery rings broken open the united kingdom similar operations in spain in the netherlands as well the city fits changing hands from anywhere between 40 euros and puts of $300.00 euros europol themselves say that they expect the criminals to keep out they say as long as the city if it gets the necessary for travel. the detection of feet covered $900.00 tests of the kids confirms the

criminal sees profitable of chooses once theorized as long as travel restrictions remain in place due to the covered $1000.00 situation it's highly likely that production and sales of the test a typical will prevail or vaccines are also a big topic of discussion here in europe right now and angela merkel the german chancellor hosted a virtual vaccine summit from here in berlin on monday evening the message coming out from that meeting is that things will take time but they're on the right track as far as she's concerned now there's still recriminations coming out from the spot last week that really continued into this week between the european union and vaccine manufacturer astra zeneca and the united kingdom basically the e.u. upset that it's not going to get the amount of vaccines or masters anika that it thought it was going to get and it's going to take longer for them to get those in the whole discussion angle of merkel is pretty much set a self up as the good cop saying things will take time we're on the right track bad

cop in this case has been a minute on the french president he's not happy that the united kingdom has continued to receive the supplies of the vaccine while in countries like france like portugal and like spain vaccine programs have had to be suspended because there aren't enough jobs and money one micron saying london needs to pick its friends imagine the british finish their vaccine campaign successfully what will they do stop european lorries from entering when there is a total dependence on the continent good luck half pregnant is not a concept what policy does great britain wish to choose it cannot be the close us ally of the us the closest ally of the e.u. and the new singapore it has to choose a model of the plan when it comes to vaccinating the e.u. isn't going to be short work it would seem following that summit on monday night also set to come this month is the european medicines agencies view on whether the russian sputnik v. vaccine can be used in. the european union the german health minister yet inspiron

has said that he'd be willing to use that as part of germany's vaccination program once it gets that rubber stamp at some point in february he took over reporting that now a number of restaurants in france opened their doors on monday in defiance of the coronavirus measures that have been put in place since october although some restrictions have been lifted since then cafes and restaurants are still not able to host diners. as the story. more to push a pair on and we'll see. since october this is been the extent of service available at restaurants and cafes in france takeaway only but as the men dragged on with the new reopening dating site same owners have decided to welcome customers inside in defiance of the couvade 19 regulations. i'm doing this for. the frenchman that is no longer respected i am not able

to work so i have no freedom and open he did talk when it came to the crunch he settled on. so we will serve food to people outside the restaurant today i won't be able to reopen food if i did i would lose my composition follow says over and see my restaurant closed or go to prison his cool has spread across the country and other restaurants have followed suit since now at the end of january 1 christoph wilson i'm bringing his establishment in nice to around 50 customers yet. christophe wilson's protest was short lived and the doors to poppies were once closed again but his lawyer is now taking his petition directly to president michael. i wrote an open email to say stop to self isolation rooms

are cessation received over 100000 messages in 48 hours french people can no longer do this mr president here in paris 2 there have also been raids on so-called destroying restaurants now there were reports of this one behind me lennox over the weekend was uncovered with many others now amongst the clientele were allegedly french magistrates with no being fined 135 year. but as you can see it's still open now the owner wouldn't give an interview we're told me off camera that diners had only eaten under cover as it was raining and he also disputed that some were magistrates but support for believe businesses has been growing on social media now many other restaurants and said that they too would be opening service for customers at the start of february however with very little support from unions and a warning from the government if you did and where does joe public fall in all of

this do they want their favorite eateries to reopen or do they think it's better to keep the shutters down and those of us i don't find it normal that stories are open and restaurants are not so many if we maintain social distancing and respect the rules the risk for restaurants will do the same as for a store suddenly we don't have a choice i would like very much for them to open but i think for the safety of everyone we need to make some sacrifices to stop the virus and live normally. now moscow court is expected to announce its verdict shortly following a request from russian prosecutors to jail the opposition figure alexina valmy for up to 3 and a half years over alleged parole violations it does follow 2 weekends of protests across the country in support of the kremlin critic reporting now from outside the court is. so election of ali he is in the building right behind me where the

judge will be delivering the verdict and deciding whether or not he will have his suspended sentence swapped for a real one now the russian opposition figure he seems to be in a good mood he's making a lot of jokes like for instance he asked his wife julia as to what's going on on twitter saying that he has withdrawal symptoms from not being able to go online and basically it's only journalists and police here in the direct vicinity of the court because this whole area has been cordoned off there's a few dozen people just outside the court it's difficult to tell whether or not they're just you know passers by and go just to you know busybodies or genuinely protesters and supporters of alexina vali so essentially this is what we're waiting for for a verdict and this whole case well it goes all the way back to 2014 back then the kremlin critic was found guilty of embezzlement so he received a 3 and a half year suspended sentence and a 5 year probation period basically the prosecution right now is saying that in

those 5 years election of ali violated the conditions of this this probation period about 60 times now the defense in turn is saying that the case is politically motivated now there has been a lot of hype about the detention of alexina vali when he received his 1st like 30 day detention sentence he called on to his supporters to rally in the streets and so a lot of people they listened and they took to the streets basically none of those protests across russia were authorized by the authorities so there were we have seen some scuffles and violence from both the protesters and the police and thousands of people have been detained but we'll have to see which side will the judge takes a day. of a port and we do expect it to be announced in the next hour or so germany and france of paris is called to scrap the north gas pipeline project citing the case

of the russian opposition figure valley. it was i want to go deep as we have always said we have the greatest concerns about the project. you've been is big on the federal government said in the last few days that it has not changed its position on this project. the french government's demand to hold construction of nordstrom to is a reasonable and wrong step in that already proved project burden germany gas cost the most and taxpayers due to higher gas prices and compensation payments for investments that have already been made well the construction of the russian german gas pipeline has been resumed after being on hold for almost a year to american sanctions with 90 percent of the project is completed we heard from the political commentator thomas fassbender and also the french member of european parliament mariani. infortunately i think

europe want to be against the best studio. 'd for america and. even if french company is involved in this project i think it's not a problem for marco and you know it so it's so it booklet then european union said everything must be able to read every single message be more or. in fact 'd if we stop this project it will be shared guess we sprung wood from america lessen the burn downs less secure a ship it is just me i think europe is mostly schist they don't get that sort of this is an i'm convinced that there is a larger political maneuver or intrigue behind this we have a french energy corporation which is owned by the french state to 25 percent of

which is owned by the french state as part of the north stream 2 project so rather here france works against their own economic interests so i would say there is a clear political background no economic background here and nothing that well i would say that is related to the competition between different energy electricity generation forms. has been shock and outrage in new york where police were filmed pepper spraying a 9 year old girl while she was handcuffed the officers had been called to respond to a domestic incident might find the following footage disturbing. dear. god or i guess. the incident took place last friday when police were responding to reports of a family disturbance the girls reportedly threatening to harm herself and can be

seen resisting the police as they tried to push her into their patrol car she could also be heard screaming to her father several times before being pepper sprayed by an officer. the incident did spark widespread outrage in the local community on monday dozens of people there marched on the streets rochester and chanted outside the police station more demonstrations are planned during the week several officers have been suspended to vesa geisha is on the way the mayor of rochester has also called on norm foresman to undergo deescalation training meanwhile state lawmakers have announced plans to introduce legislation against the use of chemical agents against minors by police social activist dave says that despite the heavy handed response that we saw there isn't much hope for reform. it seems as though these are not just

the stakes but this is a culture that the way of the police to act within the police departments. they're still getting what we call the warrior training the idea that you need to basically attack citizens and the citizens need to comply with the police in every way noncompliance should not by itself be a huge for excessive force like this but they are apparently used to being implied now and get enraged i mean these these police officers were just angry at this 9 year old for not doing exactly what she was told and that goes very deep the terms of the function of the police to maintain order and parole rather than shooting people speaks so there's a very deep culture involved with that but on the part of the government there is

very little effort to to go against that culture to make changes to the status quo in this country is working very very well for a lot of people that's particularly working well for the business of marriage and as long as that status quo is working so well it seems to be hesitant in rochester new york or where i live there seems to be a hesitance to do anything to change. wash out international thanks for company to say even just coming up to half 7 here in moscow i will be back at the top of the hour with headlines and more stories. secret prisons are not usually what comes to mind when thinking about europe however he even the most prosperous can be deceived within this 0 song there were 2

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