the headlines in r.t. wall vaccine woes for europe this time is the french president who was criticised for failing to secure a french vaccine ahead of the u.k. this is a country struggles to get supplies. it is a shame pres we have missed a good chance in france it's a little bit weird the priorities given to the united kingdom england is better managed because it has been liberated from the european union while the government and europe are failing at everything. desperate times call for desperate measures then there have been italian time issues in order banning residents from getting sick to draw attention to the fact they have no doctors. out of there now i did as a provocation my ruling can hardly be enforced i mean that getting sick or not it is not down to one's wish and individual can certainly take steps to avoid falling

ill while governments and people like to struggle to get their hands on limited vaccine supplies we look at how some wealthy individuals find novel ways to jump the queue. hello there it's just gone 6 o'clock here in moscow the saturday evening watching our team international the french president has found himself in the firing line after failing to secure supplies of a french facts before the u.k. britain stepped in after his government refused to fully fund the jap they believed straight away in our inactivated vaccine they took all the risks and immediately forwarded 96000000 euros to use before the end of december but it is the latest in a series of controversies over vaccine supplies involving the new war now from

paris his shot at the bits. france was already feeling a little dejected after attempts by pharmaceutical company sanofi and the pastor institute failed to find a viable vaccine for cold feet 19 now officials must be weeping with anger. that french well never has developed a vaccine but will sell the 1st doses to the u.k. . manufacturing factory in. consider a very quickly by united kingdom was very important so. we will deliver those to. the u.k. 1st the e.u. is already in a state of panic over what many deemed to be a catastrophic rollout of its vaccine program now member states such as france said signed up to this doing it all together which to day to see units of really lugging

behind its former partner the u.k. now the round has seen the e.u. and the u.k. at log ahead that was initially of the astra zeneca vaccine but now as some are questioning whether they would have been better going it alone the european union is not the vaccine it is the virus the european union has terribly managed to cope with 19 try says it has shown it is not only useless but it is toxic for the european countries the distal looks in the french government says it had negotiated with only but the company received a favorable offer from the u.k. that's though not going down well it seems that for once politicians from across the spectrum in france are in agreement they all theory is the government failed to back the facts seem developer. i think what happened in the united kingdom the rolled out the red carpet for never they helped with financing and implementation.

they did everything to make it happen and we were not able to do that is such a waste that this regional golden nugget is live in our french borders we are above all paying for the abandonment of our sovereignty in favor of other emerging powers in globalization since the start of this crisis we have been told about health sovereignty reindustrialization relocation and that is not what we are doing so how is this is the latest blow 2 going down here in france it is a lot less. hostile it said because france is the contrary of us tear and yet we see a lack of finance elect a founding elect of know how well the government and hero are failing at everything if. i find it a bit abusive excuse me for that term it's a little bit weird that the priority is given to the united kingdom while the vaccine is manufactured in france its books about which i hope that the goal is to

make a good vaccine but it is a loss it is a shame for us we have missed the mark we have missed a good chance in france. england is better managed because it has been liberated from the european union and these enormous constraints that constitute the european union the french government says it aims to offer the covert job to all that won't it by the end of august and it's trying to speed up the rollout whether that though is possible is another question given that france is reliant for the moment on the e.u. for it deuces shola do you can ski r.t. paris now. and italian time has resorted to desperate measures to combat the virus with the med they're issuing a decree forbidding anybody from getting sick for 2 or attention to the fact the time to not have a doctor. e r r r i have issued this ruling which is technically called an order i did it as

a provocation with no doctor in our town it is impossible for us to get treatment so i had to tell my citizens that the only way possible to keep going without a medic was to stay healthy that's why i forbade them from falling ill my ruling can hardly be enforced i mean that getting sick or not it is not down to one's wish an individual can certainly take steps to avoid falling ill for example by wearing a mask searing clear of gatherings and washing hands. while they sleep was the epicenter of the corona virus outbreak in europe and the death toll tops 90000 last week however the country has relaxed coronaviruses frictions since monday in most regions with people now having greater freedom to travel and they can also visit bars restaurants and museums by like the rest of the u.s. lee has also seen vaccine shortages in the country has filed a petition with the e.u. commission pushing for the jobs to be made locally the country expects to receive to its long awaited 1st batch of the british astra zeneca vaccine on saturday

marathon a fairly again though he believes that major vaccine manufacturers are acting in their own interests and not under any us you know little block and soon i believe the pandemic is a problem that cannot be solved by law sadly we can come from it using vaccines however japs are also becoming a problem because pharmaceutical companies are seeking to meet their economic interests which did not respond to the collective interest thus we entered the domain of global geopolitics and political economy where all now in the hands of pharmaceutical companies all of them are being driven by profit in my opinion 2021 will still be dominated by covert 900 due to delays in the vaccine campaign and production where liking far behind i'm afraid it will carry on evan into 2022 but i do hope i'm wrong or the rollout of scenes has seen government some people like scrabble to get their hands on limited supplies and some are going to great lengths

to to make sure that they are the front of the queue don't quarter explain it. around the world people are racing to get cold vaccines that are often in short supply and even those whose job it is to be a good sports are often willing to cheat their way to the front of the lines the football club for example which caught attention after getting their players vaccinated it is unacceptable to jump the queue ahead of people most at risk of cope with 19 and the n.h.s. guidance is clear that local vaccination services must manage their appointment lists to ensure all appointments to filled according to the club though those vaccines were going to be dumped anyway which makes everything better right after all it's not the only case when people were fast tracked to get these highly sought after covert shots this seems to be happening all around the world spanish officials for example caught right ahead of people in high risk groups in the u.k. a number of the very workers tasked with regulating vaccine distribution did the same thing and in the us those who could make generous donations are getting

a bit of gratitude in return d.m. over naik major donna's we are pleased that we have 500 new hope an appointment simply over they cood 900 vaccine clinic beginning these often and tomorrow and next week of course the privileged elite have enough money to bribe their way into vaccination city if they want then there's the rest of society who have to resort to some good old fashioned stealing if they want to cheat all the while governments are still trying to work out how to deal with the line cutters and rule breakers in the health minister is serious about having a fair solution and there needs to be consequences for those who depart from it talk is good but as long as it's not turned into action the good citizen who waits his turn might be standing in line for a while we were going to see. in a broken health care system too often where the wealth can get taken care of and those who are the poorest and the most help don't this is really just another example of how coded has exposed broken social and health care systems that

people who are. population is being hit the mills more start with indigenous people black and brown people who also have been disproportionately impacted and we're already in situations of having poor how we're living in communities that were polluted when they are prioritized absolutely it makes for the pandemic to spread and more these are populations that tend to congregate more then more populations who can see apart from each other so let's go in and take care of those people and build this solution from the bottom up. england wales have seen a worrying spike in alcohol related deaths according to new figures numbers rose dramatically when people went into lockdown at the beginning of the pandemic well the 1st 9 months of last year alone resort over $5000.00 alcohol related deaths

that's a jump of 16 percent compared to the same period in 2019 and it's the highest alcohol related death toll since records began despite the widespread closure of bars and pubs alcohol charities believe that the pandemic is partly to blame. well it's hard to pinpoint the exact reasons behind the rice frontline services have seen how the social isolation and exactly of living through a pandemic has led to an increase in potentially harmful drinking well the u.k. is not alone in terms of rising alcohol consumption enjoying this pandemic with multiple reports released last autumn identifying a similar trend taking place in the united states earlier we spoke to dr james gill he's a lecturer warrick medical school about the issue. let's be very very clear we have seen a rise to cross the border around the whole use about one quarter of all people who drink alcohol have increased their consumption and some of those numbers have been

staggering if we look at the people who drink over 50 units a week that's more about 5 bottles of wine in the week that's gone up from 1500000 people before lock down to now over 2500000 people we sort 10 percent rise in acute intoxication deaths that was 352 people these deaths are avoidable they're not nearly figures that these are unfortunately people that have lost their lives due to fight to an alcohol and yes we have seen the highest levels since we started recording these in 2001 the effect of the pandemic probably isn't visible in these numbers yet and it's expected that we'll be further consequences coming down the line so we need to act now to give people the support they need to overcome these alcohol as a coping mechanism. rather walked in in there because the pandemic has seen people

come together in the face of adversity including a german michel in star restaurant that is now giving out free food to the homeless . does or fund and we started doing it in the 1st lot down in april last year and we noticed that there was a great response. to. have all the people who are happy to accept it who live up here as well as people who may not even have a home. you're watching international going to take a quick break now but we'll be back with more stories and take.

the progressives of the left wing are failing continuously to impact any social reform that would satisfy their objectives because they refuse to look at the money itself yes they believe in the figure out money they believe the central bank. they believe they believe they believe the words coming out of their mouth that's the 1st fail and then every single fail comes after that that foundational failure to understand the money itself when it's not backed by anything it's just paper and only a few people control it. so what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have it's crazy. let it be an

arms race. spearing dramatic development only personally i'm going to exist i don't see how that strategy will be successful very critical time to sit down and talk. again u.s. technology company has been accused of the illegal mass surveillance of people in canada and investigation by the canadian privacy commission alleges that new york based company. by sharing facial recognition information with the war in force meant would clear view does is mass surveillance and it is illegal it is completely unacceptable for millions of people who will never be implicated in any crime to find themselves continually in a police lineup. according to a report released on wednesday the company allegedly collected the personal data

refuses without their consent 3000000000 images of canadians including pictures of children are said to have been shared with the police the report claims that the personal information disclosed was used for inappropriate purposes and is not exempt from privacy law well in response the u.s. company says that the information collected was publicly available and allowed under canadian privacy law but some experts are still questioning their actions as well as the use of facial recognition in general not everyone who uploads a photo to share with grandma on the internet expects to be have that photo put into a essentially a permanent police lineup for the use by the state for law enforcement purposes images were scripts not just of adults but of children there's a huge number of of innocent young ones who have been caught up again in a perpetual police lineup who are subject to surveillance by the company or in the

middle of a public conversation in canada and around the world about if they show recognition which is very privacy in this earth which has the capacity to create regime of massive valence can be used in a society where liberty and freedom is valued and what this investigation does is raise the importance of that conversation and it's time now for some political action and really hard conversations about if there is any social benefit of this technology and if it can be used. that despite astra zeneca starting to liveries of its code with 19 job it's not for everybody because norway and denmark have become the latest countries not to recommend it for people over 65 . we have reviewed the documentation and until we have seen more data on efficacy among the elderly it is our recommendation that the vaccine for astra zeneca should 1st and foremost be offered to people under 65 years of age without increased risk

of serious illness from covered 19 earlier france germany italy sweden and spain also advised against vaccinating be able to deal with the astra zeneca jab they say there's not enough evidence it's safe for that age group meanwhile east top diplomat joseph bell speaking during his visit to moscow this week expressed hope that the russian the russian sputnik vaccine would be certified in europe in the near future and now i am hoping that you do a b. and medical agency will be able to certify the efficiency of these vaccine you know that could be usual szell into being union state who will be good new because as you know we have raising a shortage of vaccine a new study published in the lancet medical journal found that he was more than 90 percent effective including in people aged 60 and over the czech republic is now considering following hungary to buy the sputnik the jab as well that are over in

smoke on thought though it unfortunately occurred to say that we just do not have enough. and that's why it's so important little when it comes to the point of origin of the children be a political issue seems so not a political question but one of safety. ok let's get the thoughts now of professor does then it help from the department of microbiology at the university of alabama in the united states and thanks for coming on you're very welcome some european countries we were just reporting there are holding back on the astra zeneca vaccine saying that they do need more data do you think they're right to do so given the shortage of vaccines at the moment. resolute game bush is perceived as a precaution you're no thank you very much for invitation yes absolutely each european council has the or for it it will be site how and when they were. specific

but seem and there is many aspects who consider su a somebody just a few seconds before the whole issues fortunately becoming a political issue where it is it is a man's who or old boss living on this planet we should war in the most competitive manner and when we approach exchange dipping the exchange our lower rates exchange new types of parts to combine the epidemics that. are just talking about vaccines to in europe generally. the e.u. is considering using sputnik v but it still hasn't given it the thumbs up g. think there are still questions over its effectiveness. actually i have to say is they on the her and some of the vaccine it looks very good because almost 92 percent because of course this is the talk because shortly after the accident being

integrated and as you have any kind of other vaccines the epidemic did not go down in the decreased plan but that's kinds of. it's nice no i don't believe there are or the vaccine you should be a critical issue should be the issue of safety and that's it is critical that we don't drift. buckskins from any kind of the what from cheney. as long as it goes a crook here process by european medicines agency including the princess bet on towards the root a manufacturing practice of the g. and p. so to be assured that our operations in the specific context of europe is getting a vaccine which is safe and effective. at the moment there we are saying are we i suppose you'd call it 1st mover advantage because it's all very well saying everybody should work together but clearly if you buy vaccines up 1st you're going

to get them 1st is the u.k. is proving. yes you are you're absolutely right you know in that they're in the context you know you know the one thing which i don't really understand is why the russian. peasant. for a sooner it's a spicy. i know the princess hasn't even been initiated yet it is my opinion that you shouldn't. your opinion should we should who get says who all the stages s s s past is the can because this vaccine might be actually quite good it may be the way forward but again it is absolutely critical to the city on the population on which it will be applied there are many factors in the educational but since it's environment the course generally expresses its

general needs of the population and in the overall if you will michael bio and environmental or community action or infection it's going to enhance or suppress the effect of the device and so it's always very important to address it in the context in which surely eventually i mean life at the same time as well we're hearing people say that they believe it's a good idea to try and combine vaccines at the moment this is something that should be done in parallel with trying to produce as many vaccines as we can at the moment or or perhaps done later. absolutely so so you know one book that meet and then just of the. scene is that combines types of unrelated sleaze and remains fighting the war by just 20 seconds absolutely critical as you know they are about 50 i don't know why is this in the human population and has. ins. at 26 have been 2nd before in the course of development of against

h i s 2 types of britain's rich there in europe is actually quite low in the human population and it's excellent that we are today and perhaps a bit there is using part of crime and corner of the vaccine that's that's a great approach that's way from sensitive point of view he really has been there has to be quite there yet mags make it quite clear from the biological i'm immunologist about your point of view in many different types of oxy it's it's very that event be just a life i've seen but soon based on a virus because presents the end of the immune system in your brain that it will eventually get mice the virus to be in the real context so it's it's it's a great. how we were and you mustn't based on the light or as wouldn't buy or. origins and john some. is always inherently more dangerous than the sort of man

might but since it is missing only it's because the writers and would be wrong on the so there's always been sure of contamination so there must be very carefully monitored or manufacturing practices to ensure that each barge. is is safe and effective as it's going ok we're going to have to leave it that is a complicated topic but we do appreciate you explaining it to us that was a professor that health from the department of microbiology at the university of alabama thanks for coming on it was made pleasure especially of. now donald trump has resigned from the u.s. screen actors guild where he's been a member for 3 decades that after the performance union announced that they wanted to expel him more in the story his to me tree power. donald trump has quit the screen actors guild but that's after those guys decided to have a disciplinary hearing in wake of the capital riots this whole class is going to

feel right in short this is kind of how it went down i'm sorry you're here to daddy in typical trump fashion before the meeting even took place he decided to take the initiative don't talk to me that way wrote a whole letter bashing the guild calling it the worst who can is your organization has done little for its members and nothing for me besides collecting jews and promoting dangerous un-american policies and. he went on to list all of his numerous achievements in the entertainment industry movies as t.v. appearances by his one of the most successful t.v. shows in american history the apprentice the dream job the lies he even took credit for creating thousands of jobs that quote and as d.n.c. and fake news c.n.n. we know what he's talking about but all this really just sounds like a typical trump tweet given that he can't actually tweet anymore i'm not by fox

news are his new primary source of getting his message out it's a disgrace sick people and it's understandable his social media privileges probably won't be coming back anytime soon by mid may. and we did have and the movies he's been are getting lined up for editing. i like that idea that his cameo in home alone should be replaced with a 40 year old macauley culkin. all in all it doesn't seem like there's anything he can really do to prevent himself from being erased from mainstream american culture but at least for now we have his occasional letters to keep us entertained watching i'll say thanks for the company will have. and about help now. secret prisons are not usually what comes to mind when thinking about europe

however even the most prosperous can be deceived. there were 2 view houses were. preserved was located only cia people had access to the story investigators held the uncovered the darkest dealings of the secret services but i mean. the great ignore. crying for justice on r.t. .

i'm actually tanzania watching going underground on what would have been the 110th birthday of ronald reagan and now 40 years on from his spearheading the neoliberal economics of rule our daily lives a new report from the united nations special report or in extreme poverty and human rights suggests that neo liberalism may not be fit for purpose when it comes to tackling poverty that alone recovering from the devastation of the coronavirus at least when it comes to the european union special reportorially being the shooter now joins me from brussels levey thanks so much for coming on i mean the e.u.

is in the news for nearly destroying the good friday agreement for a vaccination war your report suggesting that well what's called often the greatest capitalist project in history is not fit for purpose how did you arrive at that conclusion. but essentially my report traced to show that the e.u. is not well equipped to come out of it because it has organized competition between the member states in taxation matters in the area of wages and and it's also got 3 issues lawyers we refer to this as to school dumping in social and also because it imposes on member states very tight macro economy stripping jackets in order to avoid macro economy imbalances across the e.u. but this needs to.