reporter: minister spahn, thank you for the interview.rent: i enjoyed by the deputy director of the virologist institute here in berlin. dr., it is good to have you on the show. we just heard the minister. there are calling for a fair distribution of vaccines. we know that biontech, pfizer, and astrazeneca, they announced delays and cuts in the number of doses that they are delivering to europe. what is the explanation? has the you over promised, or have the vaccine manufacturers over promised? dr.: frankly speaking, i think enough vaccine doses have been ordered during the summertime last year, and at that point, nobody, not even experts, could anticipate which vaccine would be successful, so the government has made deals with several companies that are using different vaccine blood forms, and that is a good strategy you from my point of view, so i think it is really a matter of production and of delivery that makes problems right now. brent: would we be seeing this supply shot, supply shortfall, if the vaccine manufacturers, if they wer

idea itself and now suffering from their failure this scandal must be cleared up health minister yen spahn insists that enough doses of the vaccine were ordered and that germany having not received them is down to production issues not a lack of preparedness he has made the promise that everyone in germany that wants a vaccine will be able to get worn by the middle of this year despite that promise it's hard to deny that it's not everything has gone smoothly. germany was held office wall of those nations that handled the early phases of the pandemic best but there has been a sharp increase in the number of deaths connected to covert 19 here in recent weeks and with an election coming up in september everything the current government does is being tracked and traced her all over r.t. . the u.k. is also struggling with the pandemic with a new strain of kovi tearing its way through the population in their bid to stem the spread and to increase the vaccination rates the authorities have decided to increase the gap between the 2 jabs required for inoculation from the usual 3 weeks to 12. in ter

health minister yang spahn told the public there's no need for exaggerated concern and. if this kind orange is the world health organization echoed this with calls for simple measures like more hand washing self protection is still the best possible way we can go about this but infections spread to every region in germany contact tracing became impossible. germany's hold on the virus gave way to the free spread of covert 19 and. then just 6 weeks after the 1st case was discovered in germany announced the closing of schools by the end of march a nationwide lockdown meant the workplace and the school day had to compete for attention in homes across the country. the bulk of people in germany seemed to take the restrictions in stride and agree with them with the budding spring germany slowly started opening up again. but by the start of me nearly 7000 people in germany had died. meanwhile elsewhere in europe the numbers range from more than 24000 to over 28000 deaths. in comparison with many european neighbors germany appeared to have weathered the height of the crisis fairl

germany's health minister yen spahn says the slow start comes as no surprise. the reason behind the bottleneck for the short supplies at the start of the vaccination campaign is not because too little was ordered supplies are short because of low production capacity. but other countries took that into account and ordered large amounts of the vaccine very early on that involved taking a risk germany's approach was more cautious and took into consideration the likelihood of increasing production qualities and decreasing prices that is the joint strategy of each country's meant to prevent competition among member states there is also hope that more vaccines will soon be approved after all the government's aim is for every german who wants to to be able to receive the vaccine by this summer. football now cameroon hosts the african nations championship which kicks off next week it's the continent's biggest sporting event since the start of the pandemic which has prompted the suspension of a number of other high profile competitions who must go for these years i feel

but now it looks like that will go on a lot stronger speaking in parliament health one is against spahn confirmed reports that lockdown measures would be extended into next month's he said germany has ordered enough vaccines to immunize everyone against covert 19 this year the slow pace of fascinations so far was due to supply problems that according to spawn would soon be overcome let's listen to some of what he had to say. you're leading yet stimmung today in january 2021 we are experiencing a time of contrasts on the one hand we are in one of the hardest phases of the pandemic behind the daily figures there are people's feet families in mourning on the other hand never in history has a safe exene become available so quickly against a new virus that is a great success and a german success. so nothing to see and spawn speaking there at the same time span and many of his colleagues in the you have been criticized for the slow roll out of the immunization campaigns throughout the block let's bring in brussels correspondent. how are your health ministers defending their strategy for the o

mend fences offering a further 8000000 vaccines to the european union german health minister against spahn welcomes the offer but he underlines that the e.u. has paid for and is entitled to the originally promised 18000000 doses. the european union member states have been invested jointly in the preproduction of these facts. so they also have a right to profit from not. but this is not about europe 1st it's about a fair allocation for the european union. well as we mentioned results from large scale trials in the u.k. suggest another new vaccine could soon be available us pharmaceutical company nova bax's said its corona virus vaccine given in 2 doses is almost 90 percent effective the firm as applied for regulatory approval in the u.k. nowak scientists began working on a covert 19 q or one year ago rapid progress meant it wasn't long before human trials were under way no efficacy tests have shown their hard work has paid off with a vaccine that is 89 percent effective even against the new u.k. variant of the virus i think the other bit of news that comes through is that there is slightly

properly vaccinating we have excellent vaccination centers but far too few vaccines health minister again spahn has come in 1st something of a roasting in writing this week from his party's coalition partners the social democrats their leader germany's vice chancellor and finance minister all up schultz demanding to know why it appeared that the country hadn't ordered enough doses of the vaccine other developed nations have ordered significantly higher vaccine quantities in relation to population mr scholtes isn't the only one putting the boot in on angle merkel's government's handling of this phase of the pandemic there have been further calls from within the ruling coalition for a full investigation at bundestag and european parliamentary level. ms merkel and mr spawn a swore in the oath of office to prevent harm to the german people he had both entrusted the procurement of the vaccines to am it is hundreds of thousands of elderly people and can home staff who are waiting for their vaccines and the european idea itself and now suffering from their failure this scandal must be cleared up healt

idea itself and now suffering from their failure this scandal must be cleared up health minister yen spahn insists that enough doses of the vaccine were ordered and that germany having not received them is down to production issues not a lack of preparedness 'd he has made the promise that everyone in germany that wants a vaccine will be able to get worn by the middle of this year despite that promise it's hard to deny that it's not everything has gone smoothly. germany was held of his wall of lawyers nations that handled the early phases of the pandemic best but there has been a sharp increase in the number of deaths connected to covert 19 here in recent weeks and with an election coming up in september everything the current government does is being tracked and traced her all over r.t. . the rest key technologies are said to further disrupts 2021 that's according to the center for and evading the future it claims new attack is changing the very structure of business and history politics and society. how will a i make decisions and what i did decisions will make regarding people's skin co

from covert 19 hotspots to get tested before entering the country germany's health minister young spahn said the measures were needed to guard against the new mutation of the virus which is believed to be more transmissible he also said germany's current lockdown will be extended into february inspections and deaths are still high levels the government's is also facing criticism over what many say is a sluggish rollout of vaccinations after more than 2 months of increasingly tougher restrictions in germany the number of new infections and deaths from the corona virus remains alarmingly high speaking in parliament on wednesday german health minister young defended the government's vaccination plan the target of criticism in recent weeks. the fact that vaccines are in short supply worldwide is a fact that we cannot change. this is the same for us as it is for almost all other countries in the e.u. and around the world the reason for this shortage at the beginning of the vaccination rollout is a lack of production capacity and not a lack of purchasing contracts for. opposition parties were

out of brussels at the moment that plant didn't have the backing of the german health minister again spahn but as i say isn't going ahead according to the e.u. here in germany people are less than happy about what is going on decide the newspaper here saying that it's the best advert for breaks that there ever could be in the main tabloid newspaper here build they're saying that the line is playing down the idea of there being real unease over the ability to obtain vaccines but if you look at what angela merkel the german chancellor has to say there is clearly some concern over the speed or lack thereof which vaccines are being opting out by the european commission puts this isn't often this bit of our action leaves a lot to be desired process often become very bureaucratic and take a long time. so we have to work on that what we are seeing is in many cases in you nations have the infrastructure in place in order to administer vaccines but don't have the vaccines to stick in people's arms in fact in spain madrid has said they're going to suspend the vaccination program for 2 weeks the reas

is the vaccine tate it touted as the well the solution to a lot of problems the health minister yen spahn said that he was happy with the european union's one for all and all for one vaccine plan in its entirety some of raise the question in recent days if it was right to take the european path in terms of vaccine procurement let me see these clearly yes it is right there we're back to european to take european partners in the best interest of germany and of its citizens to dogs but there is criticism among politicians of the way the vaccines have being doled out christian littler of the free democrats saying it just hasn't been done quick enough and that needs to change the item or not you could and should have prepared to start a vaccination campaign months ago in reality the logistics and the base of the program are shameful when the chancellor said yesterday enough vaccines will be available in the 2nd half of the year which shows the start of the campaign was botched grim images from nuremberg because the realities of covert 19 as seen in pictures of 5 refrigerated containers at a cr

were being done to ensure that germans got the vaccinations that they needed earlier we heard from un spahn the german health minister said. all people in germany who wanted a vaccination should be able to receive one by the summer of this year well the new measures that were brought in on tuesday they're going to be reviewed again on the 25th of january well be decided if they need to be extended through into february. donald trump has warned the ante for activists to stay away from washington ahead of a stop the steel rally by his supporters us president also ordered federal officials to treat the n.t. for movement as a terrorist one n.t. for activists have brutally attacked our law abiding friends neighbors and business owners and destroyed historic landmarks that our communities have cherished for decades this violence and lawlessness has no place in the united states and will be called out for the domestic terrorism that it is. and from supporters have been gathering in washington for a rally on wednesday in a last ditch protest against the election results who will be officially confi

spahn it said that he was happy with the way things were progressing that they'd targeted initially those in care homes and then it would be rolled out to the population at large what we've also heard from the government spokesperson is that chancellor angela merkel that spoken with russian president vladimir putin about the russian sputnik v vaccine being money fund should here in germany if you can is you know generally i cannot report on confidential talks between the federal chancellor and her counterparts but i can say that the chancellor made it clear that she's open to buy a way to a corporation with russia for the purpose of developing european for abduction capacity for the russian vecsey well in order for the russian vaccine to be manufactured here in germany it would 1st have to be approved by the european medical agency that hasn't happened as of yet but it does seem that should that happen we could well see that russian vaccine being manufactured here in germany as well as in russia. california suffered a record number of covert 19th a tallit seize this week the state has reg

virus and what is to blame government bureaucracy or the vaccine producers germany's health minister spahn is pointing to the pharmaceutical companies he told the chief political editor that he wants to see fairer treatment of the european union by the companies producing back scenes here as part of that interview. with me now is germany's health minister again spawn mr spawn so well you know i asked the european union to implement a registry for the export of vaccine outside the european union fence if and if and when they get it would be a good idea if companies had to obtain a license to export vaccines so that we can monitor which vaccine leaves the european union after having been produced or bottled in europe when i live licensing does not mean a bushel of exports but they are at least in need to be registered and approved and that will happen in many cases that it is approved we do not want to keep everything to ourselves but i want things to be fair so that when there are supply problems the impact is felt by everyone not just by the european union this is an area where we are some

and when over person in your nation minister spahn thank you very much for the interview. at this time of year every year the business and financial elite of the world come together in the swiss alps for the world economic forum but this year the pandemic well it has changed almost everything no face to face meetings no snow no swiss alps or the world economic forum it began today virtually in topping the agenda the pandemics impact on the global economy chinese president xi jinping delivered today's opening address for the 1st time in history and economists all regions have been hit hard at the same time with global industrial supply chains clogged and trade and investment down in the doldrums. despite the trillions of dollars in relief packages won't wide global recovery is rather shaky. and the outlook remains uncertain we need to focus on current power it is unbalanced covert response and economic development. macroeconomic policy support should be stepped up to bring the world economy out of the words as early as possible. well for more i'm joined tonight by a familia

were being done to ensure that germans got the vaccinations that they needed earlier we heard from un spahn the german health minister said. all people in germany who wanted a vaccination should be able to receive one by the summer of this year well the new measures that were brought in on tuesday they're going to be reviewed again on the 25th of january well be decided if they need to be extended through into february. a french court house rule about the police record detail personal information relating to activists and protesters in the name of state security trade unions though say about noting daryn those political religious beliefs social media activity as well erodes basic freedoms with more and all that here charlotte in paris. france's highest administrative court has found itself in the midst of a toxic debate the council of state has approved plans by the government to broaden the information that can be collected about individuals for intelligence files this includes political or religious convictions and if someone is a member of a union these decrees also authorize the recordi

health minister yang spahn told the public there's no need for exaggerated concern and. if this kind or which the world health organization echoed this with calls for simple measures like more hand washing self protection is still the best possible way we can go about this but infections spread to every region in germany contact tracing became impossible. germany's hold on the virus gave way to the free spread of covert 19 and. then just 6 weeks after the 1st case was discovered germany announced the closing of schools by the end of march a nationwide lockdown meant the workplace and the school day had to compete for attention in homes across the country. the bulk of people in germany seemed to take the restrictions in stride and agree with them with the budding spring germany slowly started opening up again. but by the start of me nearly 7000 people in germany had died. meanwhile elsewhere in europe the numbers range from more than 24000 to over 28000 deaths. in comparison with many european neighbors germany appeared to have weathered the height of the crisis fairly we

travelers from coburg 19 hotspots to get tested before entering the country germany's health minister yen spahn says that the measures are needed to guard against the new more contagious mutation of the virus he also says the country's current lockdown will be extended into february infections and deaths are still at high levels here the government is also facing criticism over what many say is a very sluggish vaccination rollout. after more than 2 months of increasingly tougher restrictions in germany the number of new infections and deaths from the corona virus remains alarmingly high while the vaccination effort is underway some in berlin are disappointed by its progress. i thought i would belong to the 2nd group i'm over 75 years old and that it will be vaccinated soon but i don't think that's going to work i'm a little disappointed my love for one should probably start with specific groups i think that's good now they should decide which professions to focus on how to apply the vaccination criteria and then i think it will work by summer. speaking in parliament on wednesday german health m

quite a bit a fury here in the european union and particularly right here in germany we understand yen spahn the german health minister wanted to put a block on vaccines being exported to vaccines that were manufactured in the e.u. as i said it doesn't seem like that is going to happen that's being ruled out by the e.u. commission a lot of frustration though here in germany over the way that vaccine procurement has been centralized with the european commission negotiating on everybody's behalf in fact the german press have jumped on that indeed the newspaper there is a headline saying this whole procurement policy is basically the best advert for brags that there ever could have been of course the u.k. leaving the european union on january the 1st of this year severing all of the ties that existed able to negotiate everything on their own in build the major tabloid newspaper here in germany they've looked at how the fondling the e.u. commission president has played down the drama over vaccines however it's clear when you listen to some of the comments coming out from the very top in europe i

well vaccination is the words on a lot of people's lips here in germany at the moment and yen spahn the health minister was speaking on monday saying that anyone who wants a vaccination in germany should be able to get one by the 2nd quarter of this year now that is an ambitious target germany's vaccination program has been criticized for moving at a glacial pace so far will be looking to see if there's anything more from yen spawn all the health ministry angle of merkel herself following these meetings that are taking place on tuesday as we expect to hear that germany will be extending its lockdown that is the situation as it stands in germany with the update there live from berlin peter all of us thank you thanks to you guys at home for joining me here on our to international this choose the morning 830 here in the russian capital back with the very latest news in that it wins. the war in syria has lasted longer than world war 2. has been suffering the most almost and back in long conflict regular syrian people . smarter than them when you arrived here. i could see everything with my

the health ministerjens spahn and the bavarian prime minister markus soder have performed well underbut no one believes them. the young people, they know only a woman being chancellor for nearly 16 years, so we all ask ourselves, will a man be able to be chancellor? but on the other hand, angela merkel, she became chancellor in 2005. she also had to learn to fill this position. these are extraordinary times and for germany it will be a momentous year. angela merkel has dominated european and international politics for years. here at home, thanks to her handling of the pandemic, she's more popular than ever. nine months before an historic general election, it is anyone's guess as to who will replace her. the problem for her party is whichever candidate they choose, they will not be angela merkel. back to the coronavirus pandemic now, and one of the sectors hit hardest is care homes, where it has had a heartbreaking impact on residents and their loved ones. for them, vaccination can't come soon enough. we've been hearing from residents — and staff — about what it means to finally see s

itself and now suffering from their failure up this scandal must be cleared up health minister yen spahn insists that enough doses of the vaccine were altered and that germany having not received them is down to production issues not a lack of preparedness he has made the promise that everyone in germany that wants a vaccine will be able to get worn by the middle of this year despite that promise it's hard to deny that it's not everything has gone smoothly. germany was held of his wall of lawyers nations that handled the early phases of the pandemic best but there has been a sharp increase in the number of deaths connected to covert 19 here in recent weeks and with an election coming up in september everything the current government does is being tracked and traced peter all over r.t. . the u.s. has shelved plans to slap new tariffs on french luxury goods days were proposed last year in retaliation for paris taxing large tech firms can cross live now to paris and charlotte devinsky for more on this so charlotte france has been spared a fresh u.s. terrorists what's behind that decision. w

health minister yen spahn is claiming the opposite he says that expectations are being met issue with the doses and. critics are saying that not enough facts was ordered he's claiming that enough was ordered the issue was that it wasn't delivered and produced because of production lags due also to the high requests of vaccines around the world vaccination centers are ready to go they are saying that those whose are not coming in are they could administer more if they were there but the health minister said what was meant to be delivered by the end of the year of 2020 was delivered and you expect for more 1000000 more doses by the end of january so he is optimistic that the program will be carried out judy thank you very much should be w. correspondent julia. in while in the u.k. prime minister boris johnson has announced a new nationwide lockdown for england lasting until at least mid february the country is grappling with a new coronavirus variant that's more infectious and is spreading fast england's chief medical officer has warned the country's health system could be overwhelmed i

were being done to ensure that germans got the vaccinations that they needed earlier we heard from un spahn the german health minister who said. all people in germany who wanted a vaccination should be able to receive one by the summer of this year well the new measures that were brought in on tuesday they're going to be reviewed again on the 25th of january well be decided if they need to be extended through into february without as our i mean we can you stories are shaping up for now i'll be back with all your latest updates and 30 very happy russian christmas from the r.t. team here in moscow of the season. join me every thursday on the alex simon show and i'll be speaking to guest of the world of politics sports business i'm showbusiness i'll see you then. 2021 going to c.n.n. staying phenomenon and point 21 you know america has been exporting its inflation to china for 20 years and now china's caught up to america and now all that money printing that's been going on for 2025 years is going to show up as real inflation . hello and welcome across soccer all things are considered is there