ok. sputnik as we mentioned has not been approved by w h o. cut this study, do you think help speed up the process? you have for us to get my layer and see what the hold up is as a rule. but w h o was, is simply evidence of safety advocacy documentation on production procedures and so on. i don't think these kinds of data insurance, but i don't know why it hasn't happened yet. as far as you're comfortable to answer the, the next question dr. most western countries have refused to recognize the sputnik vaccine. is that mainly done to medical reasons or politics? i think the cindy has to do with the fact that everyone is stating for don regio to approve would agree. i don't think there hasn't been that reason. i have not had a sense from talking to my colleagues on the think of the price that anyone is against me. it's simply you have made on maxine approved in the same as your uh like they, they use us towards any car unless you are in a big scenes and would need the ones that has the approvals and goes to su. ready through the approval processes in these countries, i'm sure again, it j

i remember that was the general of the w h. o doctor ted all said, very clearly, please forget about the booster. first, roll out an explanation for the other hemispheres is to kill because he will never, ever get rid of you tense of mutations if you do not start doing something at all the transfer of the virus and it's and other elements in but it's on the african cognizant angel or latin america. so when you, when you read the statement 5 has, organizations are genera. you also can read a much more sub weiss and what is all that intriguing is the way to european union is taking up here of a kind of legal role that it doesn't have. that's right. we know all speak about the korean vaccination parse both while i grew up on the street carried was need a yellow world has organization pos for them which i have.

and also outside of the, the w h. o. she said that the, his organization aimed for a global vaccination rate by of 70 percent. and that's by july to end the pandemic . so looking at the way things that have been going up until the sport, do you think that target is likely to be met? i think it's an ambitious target. i think that it will likely take longer than not if the current level of cooperation stays where it is. and if we don't see a radical change of mindset, countries have made donations. but those dollars have not translated into doses or jobs in arms. and while places in the u. k, are now they're up to 30 percent of their population boosted. other countries have yet to get up to 10 percent of their country even with the 1st dose is and that includes healthcare. workers were one and for health care workers in africa are currently unvaccinated, and these are the people who are at highest risk. so we really need to start to think about things more creatively than we have been to ensure that we can get a quicker re

ready moga, the w h o is also saying that for that, for an for, for, for covered 19 to become an endemic disease, we have to have more data to be able to say, we know we can predict how the virus is going to move forward in the near future, so for the time being was on how that data and therefore we want the country to become more cautious in the near future deciding to move forward towards any new approach to was tackling of in 19 well, i mean, day day so busy is critical for, for decision, for health, vision, health policy decisions for each country, but also globally, i think, investing in and daytime surveillance and left over is critical in countries. and that means, i mean, data don't come from sky or they don't come from just having, you know, lots of if, if it comes from having reliable, trusted trying to when communicate elsewhere. these are the people in the community that have the community to trust that can actually collect proper data and send it to be on allies and, and collate it together at the country level. and based on that countries can make their own decisions and gl

the w h o saying that actually health services are still inundated the cases and you will remain the epi center of the basic pan demik. so is the light at the end of the tunnel. what we've been here before would be easy restrictions and then being put back to square one. but the reality is it does seem, is it cozy? 19 now is going to linger like a bad smell and a bad smell, we simply going to have to get used to the british prime minister political life hangs in the balance with an inquiry into circle party gate lockdown, violations about to be released as rapid speculation. the report could spark a vote of no confidence in boris johnson. he faced rather than pace in a common show down early with calls for immediate resignation. i would prefer to be led by law than ally or will he now reside. every moment he stays, his dragging over the agony for families who reminded of the sacrifices they made. when will the prime minister ca horn and go? well, it was indeed a very heated prime ministers questions. as the primary subarus johnson clings on, refusing to resign, it comes as we still a

we asked him how people should respond to that statement from the w h o. should we just sit back and accept the inevitable? why think, sitting back and doing nothing is actually really risky. what they need to go out is get the booster. what they need to do is where and 95 for f, a p 2 f, a p 3 mass. what they need to do is ventilate their building, their school, or office. what they need to do a disinfect, the air anywhere they gather with filters. what they need to do is test and prepared to test and in potentially, according teen, if others around them are positive, what they need to do is stop transmission. because even if it's slightly milder, which is not milder by that much the wellness experimental increase was taken and then more people were hostile. as we've seen in the you, k, the u. s. and even south africa where south africa is already running 30 percent excess debt over their normal $3000.00 excess deaths per week in the last 4 we. so december got is what is the head of overwhelming hospitals? and therefore, if you have other conditions, you

w. h of making a healthy, a world for you. everyone ah . ready signing the alarm, the w h o says half of europe's population could get the omicron variance of coverage in the next 2 months. ah, hello, i'm how am i here? dean? this is al jazeera live from dough ha. also coming up under fire coals for the u. k prime minister to step down after a leaks email reveals his office held a policy.

the w. h o, as regional director says that a new west east tidal wave is sweeping across the region. but hans clued stressed that approved vaccines continued to provide good protection in china and young has become the 3rd city to go into lockdown as part of the government 0 tolerance approach. about 20000000 people are now confined to their homes and health facilities in the u. s a feeling the strain with nearly 146000 people in hospital. that's the highest since the pandemic began out as the restored it came. begins our coverage from berlin with more on the situation across europe. on the face of us, a very bleak assessment. indeed, that's 50 percent of the population. depending on which numbers you go by and the you more than 400000000 people live here in the u. around 700000000 around the you, it's periphery countries. and that sort of thing. so we're talking potentially hundreds of millions of people that this individual from the world health organization is saying might well find themselve

there's plenty of confusion as well over the plans with the w. h. o. europe chief seeing the army control could spell the end game for the pandemic. while other officials point to heightened risks are t. charlotte dubin ski reports from pars. well, a year ago, people were living in fear of cosy, but here we are today. and despite there are recorded new numbers of cases in europe, it seems that the concerns of european governments are melting away. take faults, for example, where down 500000 cases a day at the moment. and what does the government do to respond to that? well, it's easing the restrictions from next week that comes at the time when there is still intense pressure on hospital staff and capacity. and despite that, those restrictions will start easing form that next week it's pretty mind boggling . but france isn't the only country doing that. austria to following suit in announcing on wednesday the from next week, unvaccinated to be under the specific type of walk down will be able to go back out the streets freely. although film was able t

we'll get the latest from the w h o just a bit later in the program with . well, it's good to have you with us here for the monday program live from moscow. this is nancy international. well, france is leading europe once again in terms of daily cope. it case loads are report, lee clocking up 287-0000 infections and 24 hours that has anger over the macaroni government's new vaccination pos. continue to be vented across the streets of paris . the pictures don't quite show it, but somebody is protest apparently so 1000 sitting the street came right off to the national assembly gave a blessing to the new vaccination. this gives access to things like restaurants and cinemas, but only to the fully job. it replaces the current less strict health pass test amanda, which a negative test most efficient. but it's not only france that scene unrest over coby in the last few days with anger. it further restrictions in many other european cities, also boiling over. ah . needed a clean record breaking 24 hours in germany and not in a good way. when you look at the 7 day in

and while the w h o 's regional director in europe, dr. clues, talked about a pandemic and game for the e u. his boss, w h o director general dr. changers on a non gay braces, had a different take, saying it's dangerous to assume that the arm across will be the last varian or that we are in the game. he said, condition globally are ideal for more variance to emerge. adding that to change in the course of the varying quote, we must change the conditions that are driving it for news news, john honey. so to talk about the treatments available in the united states and how they are being distributed. let's talk with the attorney former tech us there, representative rick greene. thanks for joining me. good to be with you. okay, so do you feel like the president is justified in this latest action and limiting the monoclonal antibody treatments? and do you think this has anything to do with this anti virus pills that are coming out from pfizer and mark, i mean, why not have patients and doctors together make their best selection? absolutely, the decisions coming out of the white house are uncon

the w h o is urging governments to prioritize vaccinations, including booster shots. it is quickly becoming dominant virus invest in europe. and this no spreading into the balkans at this rate, the institute for health metrics and evaluation for posts that more than 50 percent of the population in the region will be infected with mcclung in the next 6 to 8 weeks out there. as dominic caden, berlin has more on the situation across europe. on the face of us, a very bleak assessment. indeed, that's 50 percent of the population. depending on which numbers you go by, in the you, more than 400000000 people live here in the you around 700000000 around the you, it's periphery countries and that sort of thing. so we're talking potentially hundreds of millions of people that this individual from the world health organization is saying might well find themselves falling foul of the omicron variant of the corona virus in the course of the next couple of months. remember, it's deep winter here right now. and so all those conditions which militates in favor of further transmission

since the announcement that south african scientists had identified the new variance that the w h o, as doug amr crohn, a few people have asked how they were able to do it. so today, let's take a closer look at a, at a absolutely ground breaking technology that in the last 30 years or so has changed the life sciences really more than any other gen, no mac sequencing. now, like living organisms, viruses carry around all the information to make a new virus in their genetic code. in the case of sars covey, 2 baths, a long strip of coiled r n. a made up of around $30000.00 chemical sub units called a nucleotides. together they encode for the $29.00 proteins that are produced in an invaded cell to make more copies of stars go be to. now if that code changes a process that we call mutation, it can therefore also change how the proteins are structured. what the w h o calls variance of concern are mutated versions of the virus where changes in the code have made its proteins more effective in some way. so to distinguish between variance in a lab, all you have to do is read the genetic code i

what the w h o calls variance of concern are mutated versions of the virus where changes in the code have made its proteins more effective in some way. so to distinguish between variance in a lab, all you have to do is read the genetic code in the viruses in a sample and instead front, and it's identifiable for, for every variant. reading a genetic code. sounds simple, but developing the systems to do it was not we've, we've only recently improved the process to a point where it can be performed quickly and accurately enough to do things like a detect and track virus variance. as they spread the current generation of systems and cold, high throughput sequencers, they've only been available commercially for about 15 years. and detecting viral variance is just one thing they can do. the ability to detect genetic similarities and differences in species and, and individuals has impacted fields from evolutionary studies to personalized madison and really fundamental ways. in many countries, people who run to go to restaurants, museums, old, crowded outdoor events have to provide proof of

ah, the all mcclellan varian spreads through europe, the w. h. o warns more than half the population will be infected within the next 2 months. ah, hello barbara, sarah, this is al jazeera life from london also coming up with you as hospital wards at capacity and not enough tests to go around.

while the w h. o is a warning that half the european population is on tracks to can to contract the variance. in the next 2 months, the u. s. hospitalizations have increased by up to 33 percent deaths by about 40 percent in the past week. health officials expect the cases driven by the oma con variance to peak in the coming weeks. on monday, the us reported more than 1300000 new infections, the highest ever daily tally for any country in the world. around 14000000 people in a chinese city will undergo covert 19 tests for the 2nd time this week. as testing began and he engine on sunday, after 2 cases of the home on variance were detected. the city at t, as in, is right next to the capital b ging and authorities are concerned that an outbreak could pose a risk to next month's winter olympics. so heads on al jazeera north korea, and as is a successful test or another hypersonic listen antenna, superstar nova joke of it should meets that he didn't isolate after a positive test for crone of ours last month

the w h o saying that actually health services are still inundated, in cases and you are, remains the at the center of this pandemic. so is the light at the end of the turn . what we've been here before with easing restrictions and then being put back to square one. but the reality is it does seem, is it coded 19? now he's going to linger like a bad smell and a bad smell, we're simply going to have to get used to. and now from vaccines to viruses, argentina has agreed to share its data on the russian sputnik cove id shot with the world health organization. and thats raised hopes that the vaccine could gain emergency approval from the direct show with a team of experts due to visit russia next month. earlier in january, a russian italian study was released on sputnik ve. the research is conducted a comparison with the pfizer shop and found the sputnik is significantly more effective against the army constrain. we spoke with hildebrand earth, all a professor of vaccines and immunotherapy in the us, and she thinks the results of the study look promising. so i looked at the paper and the

by the end of the winter, a life with w h o is europe director. how a warm should we really be. also coming up tonight. it is getting hotter here. climate scientist said the past 7 years were the warmest on record. they are warning that we should plan for the worst, plus the un calling on the world to help the people of afghanistan never before has the you and asked for so much money. never before as the threat of humanitarian disaster been so great. and a special report on the u. s. military's notorious guantanamo bay prison. 20 years after the 1st prisoner arrived, promises to shut the camp down. are still being broken. ah, i'm goddamn reviewers watching on p b. s in the united states and to all of you around the world. welcome restart this tuesday with a dire warning from the world health organization and europe's pandemic future. the w h o predicts that over half of all europeans will become infected with the omicron variant of the corona virus by the end of this winter. here's what the w h of europe, director huns cougar just said 50 of the 50 countries in europe and centra

w. h o, a said that only con causes milder symptoms. i think you looted to that as well. numerous studies reached that conclusion. at this stage isn't misleading somewhat to look at sheer numbers of and of infections compared to serious illness or death . that doesn't seem to be happening at the same level as the delta care. very, and so is it is no time to perhaps, you know, tick, the breaks off the risk averse situation and maybe try to see more people as many as they can. yes. so the, the numbers going is obviously, quite right to the members are increasing. the morbidity is, at the level it was before. i think i just need to be clever, right? how we interpret that data. so i'm all for you. we've collected a lot of data through the steps, questionnaires and, and it is important to get that data. but then we need to drill down into the data and look at the sickness levels. are the people who are 6 big people who are dying, what are they dying from? we need to be cover in terms of fundable. ready from this virus that they are fully pro

the head of the w. h. o warns governments not that they're gonna be on the contrary, discovered 19 ah hello, that feeling very wintry across europe at the moment and there's more winter weather to come. to end the week, we've got to main areas of action, a weather system bringing rain sleet and snow to the northwest and storms continuing to plague that south east corner. but across the central areas, there is some clear whether to be found, but we are going to see more snow move in as we will move into the weekend. now let's have a look at the north west. we've got some heavy rain and snow moving in across britain, an island. we got warnings out for snow and ice for northern areas of england and scotland in heavy rain sweeping in from the west. we could see some possible flooding from that was much of scandinavia, however, it remains while the wintry we're going to see temperatures come down while they do pick up in places like london. but it will turn rather cold in st. petersburg, the temperature sitting a

it's urgent governments to prioritize vaccinations, including booster shots, w h o says 7000000, a new european cases of all micron where detected in the 1st week of january alone . at this rate, the institute for health metrics and evaluation forecasts that more than 50 percent of the population in the region will be infected with mcclung in the next $6.00 to $8.00 weeks because of the unprecedented scale of transmission. we are now seeing, raising covent 19 hospitalizations. it is changing health systems and service delivery in many countries where oregon has spreads at speed and threatens to overwhelm in many more. dominant kane has been following developments from belin on the face of us, a very bleak assessment. indeed, that's 50 percent of the population. depending on which numbers you go by in the year. more than 400000000 people live here in the u. around 700000000 around the u, it's periphery countries and that sort of thing. so we're talking potentially hundreds of millions of people that this individual from the world health organization is saying might well find themselves

and a former w h o director, specializing in pandemic preparedness and global health governance in oxford. we have dr. lago kamali, annie, a consultant on global health and senior health policy advisor for peoples vaccine alliance in cambridge, we have chris smith, a consultant biologist, and clinical on clinical microbiology. specialist chris is also editor and host of the naked scientist, postcards, warmer cum tool. ticky singapore is starting to move away towards twit in coven, 19 as an illness. what does that mean for the country? well, i think the single government has taken a very pragmatic approach towards i see that, you know, living with a virus. and i think it has done so in a very pragmatic matter, based on now, likes tree likes to is based on governance in the context of having a very, or the need to harmonious and single might a response to deal with the. and i think the 2nd one is a very robot health care system that he's able to deal with. and he said just in the severe cases of 19 and finally, perhaps they ultimately as well is social capital, a population which is but in

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a dire cove, it forecast for europe, the w h. o warns more than half the population will contract the omicron variant in the next 2 months. ah, hello and barbara sarah, this is al jazeera life london, also coming up with u. s. hospital wards and capacity and not enough tests to go around. the biden administration is accused of failing in its corona virus response . an unprecedented appeal. the un says $5000000000.00 is needed to escape by humanitarian catastrophe. in afghanistan and growing criticism of ethiopia government, as more civilians are killed in military airstrikes. ah, more than half the population of europe will of called the on the con, variant of coverage within the next 6 to 8 weeks. that's according to the world health organization. it's urging governments to prioritize vaccinations, including booster shots, $7000000.00 new european cases of on the conway detected in the 1st week of january, a low. it is quickly becoming the dominant virus invested europe. at this no spreading into the balkans. at this rate, the ins

and there's plenty of confusion over the plans with the w. h. o. europe chief, seen the army constrain, could spell the end game for the pandemic. while other officials point to heights and risks. arti, charlotte, to bend ski reports in paris will, a year ago, people were living in fear of covey. but here we are to day in despite there are recorded new numbers of cases in europe. it seems that the concerns of european governments are melting awaiting france. for example, where you go. $20000.00 k is a day precipitated a 3rd national lockdown. 500000 cases a day at the moment. and what does the government do to respond to that? well, it's easing the restrictions from next week that comes at the time when there is still intense pressure on hospital staff and capacity. and despite that, those restrictions will start easing form that next week it's pretty mind boggling . but france isn't the only country doing that. austria to pulling susan, announcing on wednesday the from next week, unvaccinated to be under their own specific type of walk down will

is 50000 does tore many. joining us live from geneva is tara cesar of ich, a spokesperson for the w h. o. thank you very much for joining us. so, so we're heading record numbers in terms of infections and, and while deaths are rising comparative to the number of infections now, it remains relatively low. so. so how concerned is the ws show how, how worried should we be? both should be a very much a or it does the director general has said the and you just played a $50000.00 a week is something that we can not just accept. so older. busy the number of deaths is not rising. debt exponentially is a number of infections. we can see more people needing a hospital care and that was another burden a to, to house systems around the world. we need you to close the gap in vaccination. 85 percent of people in africa has not been vaccinated yet. an army is particularly a dangerous for people who are unvaccinated. we need to continue that and we need to try to reduce risk of infection and try to prevent those issues. and that's ok. i mean, nobody is arguing that 50000 deaths is, is good. i want to ta

the w h o saying that actually health services are still inundated in cases and you remains the at the center of the pan demik. so is the light at the end of the turn. what we've been here before with eating restrictions and then been back to square one. but the reality is it does seem, is it coding 19? now he's going to linger like a bad smell and a bad smell. we're simply going to have to get used to and from viruses to vaccines . argentina has agreed to share its dates on the russian sputnik, the cobra shot. as with the hell the world health organization thus raised hopes that the vote team could gain emergency approval from the debris, joe, with a team of experts to, to visit russia next month. earlier in january, a russian italian study was released on sputnik ve. the researchers can go to the comparison with the find the shots and found the sputnik is significantly more effective against the army. kron strain where we spoke with hildebrand. it's all a professor of vaccines and immunotherapy, in the u. s. a. she thinks the results of the study looked promising. so i looked at the

the w h o warns that more than half the population will be infected within the next 2 months. and the u. s. hits a new record for covered maintain hospitalizations. as top health officials faced tough questions of the senate. ah, hello, i'm adrian said again. this is al 0 alive from doha. also coming up, the u. s. president urges the senate to pass voting rights reforms. speaking in the battle ground state of georgia and catholic starns, president says the russian lead troops deployed to restore order will begin leaving in 2 days with the world health organization. as warning that hall of europe is likely to be infected by the other cron variant by march, europe is currently reporting the largest number of corona virus deaths and cases worldwide. the w h chose regional director says a new west to east tidal wave is sweeping across the region. but hans clued stress that approved vaccines continue to provide good protection. meanwhile, in china and yang has become the 3rd city to go into lockdown as part of the government's 0 tolerance approach. about 20000000 people in our conf

and the w h o says the number of deaths is rising. let's be clear. why or me wrong cause less severe disease than delta? it remains a dangerous bias, particularly for those who are unvaccinated, almost $50000.00 a week is $50000.00 to many breathless prime minister as facing growing calls for his resignation. after apologizing to the nation for attending a party at his official london residence during the height of the corona virus lockdown in 2020. at the time the government was enforcing strict measures confining millions of people to their homes. under simmons reports, horace johnson has never been under such pressure from his own party, the opposition of the people who elected him. he set out to try to defend himself. the key question, did he attend a party for around 40 guess in his back garden that appears to have breached cove at restrictions? first, he tried to address the british people. i want to apologize. i know the rage. they feel with me over the government i lead when they think that is done in street itself. the rules are not being pr

the advice from the w h o. do it all at almost every stage of this pandemic technology has played a major role in keeping us going. can't go to the office because of a lot downs. work with colleagues, either slack, need hand sanitizer or a face mask. all of the next day delivery on amazon school university closed more classes. and now happening from the mundane every day. aspects of life, grocery shopping, entertainment, chatting with friends and family, to the much more difficult task of trying to track and control this virus. big tech has been front and center. but in a world where technology has already been developing too fast for regulations and even academic expertise to keep up, it seems the pandemic has left us scarily exposed to the pitfalls of a sometimes excessively automated and computerized weld. i algorithms, big data, artificial intelligence these days, the tech industry seems to have a 6 for almost every problem we face. and while many of these tools made our lives and miserably easier, more eff

short of one i thought is, is sharing its own data on the national rollout of the vaccine with the w h o. we understand a team of experts from the w h o is visiting russia next month. now, earlier this month, the russian italian study was released by the russian direct investment fund. it concluded that sputnik v significantly more effective than 5 when battling alma across the base say providing a robust immune response among all samples 74.2 percent of sputnik the vaccinated sarah were able to neutralize on the con versus 56.9 percent for 5 vaccinated, so i looked at the paper and the data are promising. what the paper shows is that what makes the yet you bought it, said i and used by the scene cross through this army crowd. there is a loss activity, but there is so is it that will hopefully provide protection. i found, especially ramos in was the very last drop of the paper there you, it shows that kinetics on the and you part of your response. and as the new is how in a vaccine set up quite rapidly. so after 6 months, there are significantly lower levels of antibodies. then you have

in the past 24 hours, the w h o is warning that half the european population is on track to contract the variance in the next 2 months. well in the u. s. president joe biden has defended his administration's response to the rise in on the con cases. more people are now in hospital. we've covered 19 than ever before. on monday, the u. s. reported more than 1300000 new infections, the highest ever daily tally. for any country in the world, the strain on the health care system has been compounded by staff shortages as hospital workers are getting infects, it's around 14000000 people in a chinese city will undergo covert 19 tests for the 2nd time. this week. mass testing began in cnc in on sunday and after 2 cases of the amok on variance were detected. the city is next to the capital bay. gym and authorities are concerned that an outbreak could pose a risk to next month's winter olympics. and indonesia has begun and small lights of vaccine booster shots to the elderly, and people with weak immune systems. the jobs will be offered free of charge after initial plans to charge people for th

a dire coven forecast for europe, the w h. o warns more than half the population will contract the omicron variant in the next 2 months. ah. hello, barbara sarah, this is al jazeera life london, also coming up with you as hospital wards, ad capacity, and not enough tests to go around. the vitamin administration is accused of failing and its corona virus response. an unprecedented.

the warning was sort of at by hands cougar from the w. h. o speaking a few hours ago. this is some of what he had to say. it is quickly becoming the dominant virus invest in europe and this know spreading into the balkans at this rate. the institute for health metrics and evaluation forecasts that more than 50 percent of the population in the region will be infected with mcclung. in the next 6 to 8 weeks. oh, that's quite the morning there, dominique here given of course that your, of his already suffering with this on the chrome variance right now let alone 8 weeks for night. just give us a view of the overall states of the crone virus infections across europe. now is the continent holding up right now? well, the interesting thing to remember here is, is not just the only chron variance that is causing surgeon cases. we're still living through the delta variance and away from the delta variance, certainly here in germany. that's the case. but a look across the large countries of europe shows that hundreds of thousands of people are still coming down with corona virus.