well, covax hasn't given any country priority. _ covax?y priority, but what _ covax? well, covax hasn't given any country priority, but what it - covax? well, covax hasn't given any country priority, but what it is - country priority, but what it is prioritising is countries that can get these vaccines into arms fast enough. there's been a lot of discussion about whether lower income countries have the infrastructure to manage a huge vaccination campaign like this. you have to remember that a lot of them do, they're already running early childhood vaccination programmes. in a lot of cases, the infrastructure is there. the astrazeneca vaccine delivered today is easy to store commit requires normal refrigeration, but even in the case of completed vaccines like pfizer and maternal that need —70 one of the first countries in the world to roll out a vaccine, it was against ebola, that requires a kind of freezing was the democratic republic of congo, low income country. i of congo, low income country. i wonder if there is any concern within the

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from the covax programme?ng covax together was not just to supply the 92 poorest countries, but also to supply the upper middle income and high income countries. the reason was to get that solidarity to get countries working together and so... with respect, you can have solidarity without the canadians demanding a supply of vaccine they clearly don't need and that others do. well, other countries have chosen to not use their contracts, and ask for doses, at some point, canada may do that or they may donate doses. but it's not ours when they put financing in to purchase doses on that side, they're not taking away from a developing country, because what we've done is gone and purchased a vaccine on the behalf of those countries. so, those can then be, if they wanted to, donated or made available for other countries. also, we will keep our side of the bargain and if we purchase vaccines for countries, we will make that available. so far, as far as the vaccine�*s develops in the rich west, we talked about astrazen

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so joining covax, being part of that was part of it all along, as i said from the summer, covax , we a self financing country. covax is not -- it's objective is to provide vaccines for 20% of the populations of all member states, both self financing and those who will receive donations. so canada made the decision, as other countries have, to take on this first allocation. because we recognize how important it is to ensure canadians have access to vaccines. ros: let's consider whether canada's defense stocks up. here is population correspondent stephanie higgins he. reporter: in an ideal world, that is how covax was supposed to work. a certain group with the -- would get the vaccines for free and another group would pay through the scheme, and those groups would have bargaining power that would ensure they get vaccines more cheay. we have this big production problem now in the first quarter of this year. the entire world wants to get access to the vaccines. that is what is creating the tension. canada has come under a lot of criticism. but canada, you could also, is requesting the va

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approval to help distribute the covid jab to poorer countries through the global programme known as covaxamerica's arctic chill — large swathes of southern and central states are hit by unprecedented snow and ice. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. yemen is one of the most dangerous places on the planet — its population suffering from a civil war that's lasted for six years. but the city of taizz is one of the most dangerous places to be a child. human rights workers say more than a50 children have been killed or wounded by houthi rebel sniperfire. the houthis deny it. taizz, in yemen's south—west, is home to one of the longest—running battles of the conflict. it's under virtual siege, divided between yemeni government forces — backed by a saudi—led coalition — and the iranian—backed houthis, who still control most of the population. our international correspondent orla guerin, cameraman goktay koraltan and producer claire read sent this report from the so—called �*city of snipers�*. a warning, some of you may find the report distressing. in taizz, city of snip

so they are reliant on these mechanisms, like covax.e the supplies are secured to actually bring the vaccines to those remote communities. are you hearing anything about certain countries being charged more for vaccines? well, different countries have made different deals with the manufacturers. i think the covax initiative is really an initiative to bring together all of the countries in the world to negotiate and get good prices, collectively, for all countries in the world together. so i think that sort of collective agreement is the fairest because it ensures that all countries are paying a price that they can afford for the vaccines. and when you've got the g7 leaders coming together, pledging to intensify this cooperation, what do you hope to see on the ground, notjust pledges but actual action, what would you like to see? well, i think these pledges are important. the reason covax has been slow to be able to deliver the volume of vaccines the countries in the world need is first of all, they haven't had the sufficient funds in or

how optimistic are you about covax? i think it's great that we are _ about covax?s great that we are seeing _ about covax? i think it's great that we are seeing covax - that we are seeing covax roll—out right now. they've got vaccinations on the table right now is fantastic. but i have to say it's not enough. right now we are looking at 3% of countries, 3% of populations in most countries that are covered by covax are going to be reached in the near term. in the meantime in the uk and the us we are looking at trying to get 70% or 80% in that same timeframe. it's really not enough, we've got to do more. it's good in a second on how to fix that what does it being globally? fix that what does it being aloball ? fix that what does it being globally?— globally? the reality our estimates _ globally? the reality our estimates are _ globally? the reality our estimates are that - globally? the reality our estimates are that it - globally? the reality ouri estimates are that it will globally? the reality our- estimates are that it will cost roughly $9 trillion to the global

hashem: we will talk a little later more about covax. the time being, richard, this is exactly what i think you have been trying to do at the who, which is as a coordinator of immunization and vaccine development looking into ways these countries could come together and integrate their logistics to be able to manufacture their own vaccines. i have been talking to people in north africa, sub-saharan africa, east africa, and they are saying we should come together as communities, have our own platform. we can do outsourcing with the european pharmaceutical companies, but ultimately africa needs to have a sophisticated, state-of-the-art research center that will pave the way to manufacture vaccines, and this should happen anytime soon because we will continue to grapple with the same health issues in the near future. richard: absolutely. i think and would hope that after covid-19 in terms of research and vaccines in africa, and i think this is a big wake-up call. the lack of infrastructure to purchase a vaccine. but even more importantly, t

ghana becomes the first country to receive covid vaccine from the covax program.ut it is only a first step. biden seeks to recalibrate u.s.-saudi relations in deal only with the king and not his son who was close to donald trump. this is live from paris. ♪ thank you very much for being with us. dunkirk is to be in local lockdown this weekend to try to stop the situation that the french health minister has described as alarming. she was at the channel port to confirm the lockdown. dunkirk has a rate of infection four times higher than the national average. one in ten people in dunkirk is now ill with covid-19. >> residents of the northern port city of dunkirk will be subject to tighter restrictions from this weekend. with a population of just over 90,000 dunkirk has one of france's highest infection rates. it has the british variant of the virus. case numbers are twice of what they were during the first wave. the government is warning the situation is worsening after cases increased by 10% over the past week. on monday local authorities in the southeast covering ni

we need to look at the sites that are going to supply vaccine to the covax facility.rlier we can start, the better. and as i said, we're engaging with... and they don't always have all the data that we are looking for, so that takes a period of time. but we, of course, are trying to expedite as much as possible. we want those vaccines out there and being used as early as possible. indeed, because, as you said earlier, it is still a race against time and against the ability of this virus to mutate. how alarmed are you by what we are learning day by day, in particular about the south africa mutation of covid—19? because various different vaccine companies are now saying that, yes, there is evidence that their vaccines are significantly less efficacious against this south africa mutation, which does appear to be alarmingly resilient. in the uk, they'vejust announced that there are now eight locations where the south african variant has been found with no obvious link to travel from south africa. so it seems as though it may be taking hold in countries like the united kin

that is the problem we have had with covax.upply it is always going to be rich countries looking after themselves. we have seen that again and again. rich country governments and companies rarely look after the interests of low and middle income countries, but there are dozens of providers who could be making these vaccines, and instead of focusing on who gets which there is is, let's open the knowledge then we can end the knowledge then we can end the pandemic sooner, otherwise we will all be suffering under the economic collapse that is coming, that can occur in the pandemic as it stands. we can stop it now. let's get some of the day's other news. new data indicates that the experimentaljohnson & johnson one—shot covid vaccine is safe and effective. us regulators could give it emergency approval as soon as friday, with up to four million doses made available next week. the vaccine can be kept at normal fridge temperatures for up to three months, making distribution less difficult. the authorities in switzerland are planning t

that is the problem we have had with covax.crease the supply it is always going to be rich countries looking after themselves. we have seen that again and again. rich country governments and companies rarely look after the interests of low and middle income countries, but there are dozens of providers who could be making these vaccines, and instead of focusing on who gets which doses, let's open the knowledge then we can end the pandemic sooner, otherwise we will all be suffering under the economic collapse that is coming, that can occur in the pandemic as it stands. we can stop it now. police in california say golfer tiger woods was involved in a "serious car accident", and confirm no charges will be brought against him. the 45—year—old is said to be "awake, responsive, and recovering" after emergency surgery to mend a shattered ankle and compound leg fractures. police says he's lucky to be alive and, inevitably, questions are already being asked about the prospect of seeing him play again. 0ur los angeles correspondent sophie

commitment to putting $4 billion toward covax. longer version coming up this weekend. >> thanks so much. we look forward to it. the longer version available on the weekend. we were mentioning some of those topics, the united states has officially rejoined the international effort to tackle climate change, known as the paris climate agreement. it's a major shift from the former president, president trump, who withdrew the u.s. from that landmark climate accord, claiming that the country had been given a bad deal. president biden has made tackling climate change a key pillar of his administration and has overturned mr. trump's policy. the g7 group of developed nations has pledged billions of dollars to the united nations covax fund to immunize the world against coronavirus. theroup says they will work together to beat covid and give assistance to the nation most hit by the pandemic. ahead of the meeting, the white house announced $4 billion toward an international vaccination program. the european union pledged to double their contr

we have already 190 countries part of covax.his new administration. and i think we are on track to deliver this year more than 2.3 billion doses of vaccines, at least 1.8 billion of those will be for low income countries. so i think it's important to understand that while there will be virus circulating, there will always be risks of infection. so of course i understand the point, i was prime minister of my own country, as you know. we, of course, understand that first of all the heads of government have to take care of their own countries but it is important that they also commit to share excessive doses and there are many countries that have excessive doses and that's why i really welcome the generosity of the british government towards covax, it has been great leadership of the united kingdom, but also this push for global solidarity. i heard yesterday also president macron of france. i know that other countries, from canada to the european union, they are committing also to this dose sharing of excess doses and this is certa

you against polio -- covax. you have got — against polio -- covax.d field level, what will people see happen next you will see the parties to the conflict, the united nations, special envoys, humanitarian groups negotiating on a case—by—case basis for access to refugee camps, idp camps, or conflict affected areas. find to refugee camps, idp camps, or conflict affected areas.— conflict affected areas. and if that feedback _ conflict affected areas. and if that feedback comes - conflict affected areas. and if that feedback comes back - conflict affected areas. and if that feedback comes back to | conflict affected areas. and if. that feedback comes back to you and says that there is a problem in syria or yemen, what can you do about it? i problem in syria or yemen, what can you do about it?— can you do about it? i don't imagine _ can you do about it? i don't imagine it _ can you do about it? i don't imagine it will _ can you do about it? i don't imagine it will be _ can you do about it? i don't imagine it will be easy - can you do about it? i don't imag

they want to say that they are participating in covax and they are.scarce vaccine doses and pre—purchasing them which leaves scarcity for the rest of the world. think about this this is really important, even if we could achieve 20% at the end of the year, would we in the uk or the us or europe think that 20% of our population was enough by the end of the year? this is really what south african ministers have said is like a global apartheid. for the first world vaccinated but not for the rest. so how can you get a quality when it comes to a close oh fling a global vaccination process? you can get much more equity, much more. i think, it's morally understandable that a country would want to prioritise its own citizens. that's just part of the social and politicalfabric. but only up to a point. after that, failing to robustly share is morally grotesque. and that's what we're saying. we are seeing that in the us, uk, europe and other countries. whereby it would be fine say if we vaccinated our vulnerable populations and then after that vaccinated the vul

is— opinion, not the way that johnson & covax is doing, but you have to distribute — covax is doing,ople are dying from _ burn they have, how many people are dying from cases. —— covid burden. unfortunately the united states has 20% of— unfortunately the united states has 20% of deaths from covid of the whole _ 20% of deaths from covid of the whole world, brazil has a lot, the distribution looks different if what you're _ distribution looks different if what you're focusing in on the covid burden— you're focusing in on the covid burden as _ you're focusing in on the covid burden as opposed to merely population. i think it needs to be equitable. — population. i think it needs to be equitable, but covid burden is the standard — equitable, but covid burden is the standard of equity in this pandemic. that's— standard of equity in this pandemic. that's really interesting. doctor, thank you very much.— that's really interesting. doctor, thank you very much. the world's richest nations account for 14% of global population, but have already reserved over half of its total vaccine supply. tha

peggy, you mentioned investments in covax.ongress ended up including funding in their most recent emergency funding package for vaccines specifically and i think that was really encouraging. there was still a lot more in terms of need with regard to resources and so advocates and others frankly are really pushing for additional resources, not just covax but the act accelerator and other components of the global response to covid. we need more treatment, more supplies, these other partners like the global fund and the like to also be capable of responding as we know they can so we are building on these investments and that will be critically important. all the more reason why we want to be working shoulder to shoulder with our international partners. there's an operational piece that is the logistics around getting the vaccine around the globe but i don't know if we often talk about the data and what is required to understand where all countries are with their outbreaks or with their response to this crisis and also other, econ

they want to say that they are participating in covax and they are.rding scarce vaccine doses and pre—purchasing them which leaves scarcity for the rest of the world. think about this this is really important, even if we could achieve 20% at the end of the year, would we in the uk or the us or europe think that 20% of our population was enough by the end of the year? this is really what south african ministers have said is like a global apartheid. for the first world vaccinated but not for the rest. so how can you get a quality when it comes to a close oh fling a global vaccination process? you can aet much global vaccination process? you can get much more _ global vaccination process? you can get much more equity, _ global vaccination process? you can get much more equity, much - global vaccination process? you can get much more equity, much more. global vaccination process? you can. get much more equity, much more. i think, it's morally understandable that a country would want to prioritise its own citizens. that's just part of the social and politi

covax is hampered by that limited supply, and logistical challenges. and the u.n. that a“ catastrophic moral failure.” secretary general antonio gueterres. >> ( transled ): the latest moral outrage is the failure to ensure equity in vaccination efforts. >> schifrin: but countries ahead of the curve are pursuing vaccine diplomacy. israel has vaccinated a higher percentage of its population than any country. and now prime minister benjamin netanyahu, who visited a gym on sunday, promises to share excess vaccine with partners in the region, and world. russia launched an english language campaign, v for victory, for its sputnik v vaccine. >> sputnik v is the first registered vaccine against covid-19 in the world. >> schifrin: the biggest effort comes from china, whose state television broadcasts deliveries of chinese vaccines, all over the world. in the u.s., last week president biden pledged $4 billion to help covax. >> competition must not lock out cooperation on issues that affect us all. >> schifrin: for more on all of this we turn to dr. nahid bhadelia, medical di

today, i am announcing the united states is making at $2 billion pledged to covax, the -- pledge to covax, the promise of an additional $2 billion to urge others to step up as well. even as we fight to get out of the teeth of this pandemic, with the resurgence of ebola and africa. it is a stark reminder we must simultaneously work to finally finance health security, strengthen global health systems, and create early warning systems to prevent, detect, and respond, to future threats -- biological threats because they will keep coming. we have to work together, to strengthen and reform the world health organization. we need a u.n. system focused on biological threat, document quickly, to trigger action. similarly, we can no longer delay, or do the bare minimum, to address climate change. this is a global existential crisis. and we will all suffer, we will all suffer the consequences if we fail. we have to rapidly accelerate our commitment to aggressively curb our emissions, and to hold one another accountable, for meeting our goals, and increasing our ambitions. that is why, as president, i

the covax scheme aims to reduce the divide between rich countries and poorer nations, and the goal isce editor, david shukman, reports. live coverage of a momentous delivery in ghana. the first coronavirus vaccines arriving as part of a massive global effort. a scheme known as covax that aims to reach 20% of people in the poorest countries with at least 2 billion doses, and this consignment isjust the start. the ambition to reach that first 20% and the 2 billion doses is to do so within this first year, so maybe within the next 12 months, let's say. but to go beyond that, i think the thinking is to achieve that as fast as possible. these first doses are of the oxford astrazeneca vaccine, made in india. many more will follow. but vaccinating the whole world is a daunting challenge. so what's the likely timeframe for vaccinating 75% of people in different countries? based on doses that have been ordered, that should happen this year in the uk and many other nations, nearly all of them relatively wealthy. it's likely to be next year for several dozen middle income countries like argentin

can you explain what covax is?covax is a multilateral mechanism that was set up in geneva and managed by the world health organization, the global alliance of vaccines and the coalition for epidemics. i think it is a response to what i will call protectionism. pool our resources and acquire vaccines and distribute it to those countries that are in need. i think it is a welcome initiative. we continue to be very supportive of that initiative. at the same time, the leadership of the african continent, as you said earlier come at the leadership, chairperson and the president of south africa, and president ramaphosa, pull together what we called african vaccine alliance to acquire more vaccines. together we have acquired a total of about 700 million doses of vaccine. but let me be very clear, all of those vaccine doses will not arrive on the continent at the same time. it will be over a period of the next six months and spread over 22022. both from the covax facity and the african union enabled us to achieve a 60% immu

the vaccines will ship directly from the largest manufactures in the world in india in each of the covax's country, healthcare workers will be the first to be inoculated hundreds of thousands of syringes arrived in ghana, shipped from dubai arrived in the maldives which will get their vaccine allotment. >> reporter: so far about 200 million vaccines have been administered nearly half of those to only two country, china and the u.s. lester >> cynthia mcfadden tonight. richard engel with the exclusive reporting on the capitol attack >>> i pressed the white house's press secretary today, the white house is privately considering other backup options lester >> kristen, thanks for the update >>> new details and new videos of the capitol rioters accused of stealing nancy pelosi's laptop a warning that some of the language is disturbing >> reporter: this is 22-year-old riley williams from pennsylvania in the capitol on january 6th according to the fbi inside is williams on the desk is pelosi's hp laptop the same voice to telling others to treat it carefully. a witness claims william stole the lapt

the eu says it will double its contribution tto covax. u.s. president joe biden is going for $1 billion, half of which will be sent straight. france says it will hand over 2% of its vaccine supplies, but has not specified when. the u.k. says it will donate any surplus doses. correspondent: under pressure from the united nations and the world health organization g7 leaders promised to step up their efforts to make vaccines available worldwide. >> make sure everybody gets the vaccines that they need so that the whole world can come through this pandemic together. several colleagues have already announced that we in the u.k. strongly support it. correspondent: ahead of the virtual meeting chaired by britain's prime minister, the u.n. said just 10 countries accounted for three quarters of the entire global vaccine rollout, while 130 countries have not received a single dose. the who has warned of a catastrophic moral failure that will be paid for with lives and livelihoods among the world's poorest. >> vaccine equity is not just the right thing to

the vaccines will ship directly from the largest manufactures in the world in india in each of the covax's country, healthcare workers will be the first to be inoculated hundreds of thousands of syringes arrived in ghana, shipped from dubai over night, 100,000 syringes arrived in the maldives which will get their vaccine allotment. >> reporter: so far about 200 million vaccines have been administered nearly half of those to only two country, china and the u.s. lester >> cynthia mcfadden tonight. >>> one of president biden's political appointee is facing head winds and richard engel with the exclusive reporting on the capitol attack >>> president biden's nominee is in jeopardy richard engel with the exclusive reporting on the capitol attack >> reporter: the senate postponing two votes today as it appears tanden does not have support to confirm with at least one democrat joining in opposition. critics pointing to her past tweet and claiming quote that russia did a lot to help bernie sanders' campaign those attacks run counter to the president's call for unity. she insists the president stand

decision will help distribute the vaccine to poorer countries through the global programme known as covaxe jabs will make up most of the initial 330 million doses being rolled out. the uk has met the vaccines target set 6 weeks ago, and the prime minister said that if supplies held up, vaccinations would be offered to everyone in the top nine priority groups by the end of april. our health editor hugh pym has more details. thank you very much, good morning. visiting a vaccination centre today, the prime minister was keen to praise all those involved in getting more than 15 million people in the uk inoculated with a first dose. if you look at what's happened in the last few weeks, it's been an unbelievable effort by the nhs and the doctors and nurses, the gp surgeries, the hospitals. of course, the army's been fantastic, the pharmacists have done a greatjob. warehouse workers and logistics experts helped get the vaccines to hospitals, doctors�* surgeries and other hubs. this company's drivers covered more than 200,000 miles in two months, delivering more than five million vaccines in engla

of sending vaccines directly, g-7 nations have been funding a complex distribution scheme known as covax. the eu says it will double its contribution, while the u.s. said was planning to billion dollars. after calling for richer nations to donate up to 5% of vaccine supplies, the french president said 6.5 million health workers in africa should be a priority. >> they need 13 million health to -- 13 million vaccine doses. if we can deliver those as fast as possible, it would mean so much. >> wealthier nations are accused of porting vaccines. the who says just 10 countries account for three quarters of all shots administered globally. >> vaccine equity is not just the right thing to do. it is also the smart thing to do. >> under pressure over domestic vaccination campaigns, world leaders have not yet given details as to how many shots they are willing to share or when that might happen. >> here in france, there have and 24,000 new covid cases reported in the last 24 hours, fairly consistent with the daily tally in recent weeks. a 6:00 p.m. curfew is still in effect, and restaurants and caf

decision will help distribute the vaccine to poorer countries through the global programme known as covaxbs will make up most of the initial three—hundred—and—thirty million doses being rolled out. now on bbc news, donald trump was the first president to be impeached twice by the lower chamber of congress, and the first to be put on trial after leaving office. christian fraser reports on an unprecedented moment in us history. it was an unprecedented moment in us history. donald trump, the first president to be impeached twice by the lower chamber of congress, was also the first to be put on trial after leaving office. they were the gravest charges everfaced by a us president — incitement of insurrection. the former president was alleged to have made false allegations of election fraud, and onjanuary 6 to have encouraged his supporters to storm the capitol. we fight like hell, and if you don't fight like hell you're not going to have a country any more. conviction would require a two thirds majority in the upper chamber of congress, the senate. 17 of the 50 republican senators would need t

both have an incredibly proud record of supporting the covax global vaccine.e want to ensure that countries around the world that are less fortunate than ours have the vaccine. and we'll be working to make sure that happens. what i also want to see is the u.s. and the u.k. working together to learn the lessons from the pandemic and to build back better together. i'm thrilled that president biden also has a slogan, build back better -- i think we used it first. but it is the right slogan, margaret. we've got to learn from this pandemic. we've got to learn how to share information, how to share drugs properly, how to make sure we don't hoard things like personal protective equipment, as you saw earlier on in the pandemic. we want to make sure we're distributing vaccines. in the u.k., we now have one of the fastest vaccine rollouts anywhere in the world. as your viewers perhaps know, i think we've done almost 15 million vaccinations. and one in four adults has now had a vaccination. it is tremendously fast progress. but we want to make sure we work with countries

to be delivered as part of a massive effort led by the world health organization and unicef called covax, to send at least 2 billion doses of the vaccine to the world's poorest country. >> if one country is left unvaccinated, this coronavirus will shift back and forth. >> reporter: in each of the covax countries, health care countries will be the first to be inoculated. hundreds of thousands of syringes also arrived in began na, shipped to a massive storage place nearby certainly a down payment on hope but consider this. so far just over 200 million vaccines have been administered worldwide, but nearly 50% of those, just two countries, the u.s. and china more than 100 countries have yet to administer even one dose. back to you. phillip? >> cynthia, thank you. >>> president biden will mark a major milestone in the battle against the coronavirus today. our capitol hill correspondent tracie potts joins us. good news on the vaccine front. >> reporter: absolutely. more people vaccinated 45 million so far. almost halfway to the 100 million goal for the first 100 days plus it looks like we're a

even with covax there is inequality. the who said you need about 70% to achieve herd immunity. even with covax's targets of vaccinating 20% of these countries, that is still somewhere short of the 70% necessary to actually achieve herd immunity. we are getting in the right direction, but still a lot of work to be done. anchor: airline passengers arriving in the u.k. from a group of high risk countries are spending their first night in hotel cartoon. the government says the new scheme will help to prevent the spread of highly contagious strains of covid-19. the policy is attracting criticism for the way it has been organized. reporter: this was the first group of quarantine travelers being escorted from heathrow into isolation. ahead of them, 10 days and 11 nights of enforced quarantine. a prospect facing all arrivals who passed through one of the 33 countries on the u.k. government threadless. in aviation terms, the quarantine plan has been on final approach for another three weeks. the policy was first announced in mid january. london's heathrow airport has expressed concerns

these jabs will make up most of the initial 330 million doses of covax�*s first rollout, which begins still need to scale up production, and we continue to call for vaccine developers to submit their doses to the who for review at the same time as they submit them to regulators and ——at the same time as they submit them to regulators in high income countries. in other news... carlos menem, the flamboyant politician who led argentina for two terms as president between 1989 and 1999, has died at the age of 90. he was being treated at a clinic in buenos aires, for respiratory and heart problems. as president, he privatised creaky state enterprises in a massive transformation of argentine institutions in the early 1990s. rockets have been fired at erbil, the capital of iraqi kurdistan, hitting sites including a base of the us—led coalition in iraq. a coalition spokesman said a foreign civilian contractor had been killed and a us service member and five other contractors wounded. a previously unknown pro—iranian militia group says it carried out the strike. chinese state media says — autho

this would make the drug available in almost 200 countries and be part of the covax cooperative.ovax ames to distribute vaccinations fairley around the world, especially to developing countries. >>> meanwhile, in canada, covid cases are down. shipments are ramping up for the vaccine, but prime minister trudeau says this could cause yet another wave of infections. >>> and wales is being cautious. the first minister there said the lockdown put in place in december could last a few more weeks. selma, what can you tell us? >> hello, robyn. here in the uk, there is now the authorities looking atting easing lockdown restrictions after millions of people have received the first dose of their vaccine. so quite literally this weekend prime minister boris johnson will be sitting in downing street crunching the numbers, looking at the data, listening to scientists, reading projection charts. ultimately, the plan or the decision to ease these lockdown restrictions, to ease these rules must be based in the science. so what are we expecting? monday, prime minister boris johnson is set to annou

along with our partners, we supply over 300 million dozers for covax. the first statement that shipment started this week with the first landing in africa yesterday, actually in ghana. which brings me onto europe. like you, i am disappointed that lower-than-expected outcomes in of the supply chain have affected us. i want to assure you that we are ramping up production and doing everything that we can to get 40 million doses in the first quarter of 2021. enabling the vaccination of over 10% of the e.u. population. it is somehow strange to go knowing literally nothing to having a safe vaccine and sending it to countries and accounting for more than 75% of the population. this brings me to my second point. the manufacturing of a safe and effective vaccine. we have undertaken a complex task. the manufacturing process is much more complicated that includes thousands of para-medicines that need to be fined tuned. the sites with the longest experience have the highest productivity. we have experienced lower than expected yield at some production sites that we

these jabs will make up most of the initial 330 million doses of covax�*s first rollout, which beginsers to submit their doses to the who for review at the same time, at least admit them to regulators in high income countries. meanwhile, the newly appointed head of the world trade organisation has told the bbc that when it comes to coronavirus vaccines, protectionism is not the answer to ending the pandemic. in one of herfirst interviews since getting one of the top jobs in global trade, nigeria�*s dr ngozi 0konjo—iweala told correspondent nancy kacungira her organisation could help accelerate vaccine rollouts. protectionism, with regards to vaccines, which is something we go vaccine nationalism, is not something that really works with the pandemic and its many variants, it makes it such that no—one country can feel safe until every country has taken precautions to vaccinate its population. so, with respect to that, the wto can do two things, number one: some wto rules exist that can be looked at to see, how can you flexibly allow countries to manufacture more vaccines, developed coun