commission is about to present plans for e.u. health says that if it's not me that what do we know so far. what i know is that possible if you watch it if it could could coupler meant this little book i brought mine here and it proves that i'm vaccinated against many things not to covert 19 so far but as you can see it's paper it's not digital so it's not comparable l e u y it and that's words that you commission wants to tench with that this possible new digital certificate that you once to make it easier for people to travel across borders again because we know freedom of movement is essential for the e.u. idea of idea of the european union and the idea is we heard it already but i repeat that because it's important the is that this certificate will prove if somebody is vaccinated it will prove if somebody has recovered from covert 19 or if somebody has a negative test result and what is different from like in comparison to other measures we've seen taken by that you commission so far is that it is actually a lot proposal because the

and the e.u. health regulators are investigating any potential link between the 2. there is no indication that vaccination has caused these conditions they have not come up in the clinical trials and they're not listed as known arse or expected side effects with this vaccine in clinical trials both the vaccinated people the people who are thieves the people who have shown small some very small numbers of plot talked about months the number of thromboembolism bends overall in the vaccinated people seems not to be higher than the seen in the camera population meanwhile madonna has begun testing its covert parenting vaccine on children between the ages of 6 months and 12 years it was part of a study to assess the safety and efficacy of inoculation children against the disease nearly $7000.00 children are taking part in the research in collaboration with the national institute of allergy and infectious diseases donor's already conducting a separate study testing the vaccine in children between the ages of $12.18 so let's talk more to one of our regular contributors to d

of it because of a small number of blood clotting incidents the world health organization of the e.u. health regulators are investigating if there's any link between the 2 the european medicines agency says that it's firmly convinced the benefits of the vaccine outweigh any risks. but has begun testing its covert 19 vaccine on children between the ages of 6 months and 12 years it's part of a study to assess the safety and effectiveness of an alkie lazing the young against the disease nearly $7000.00 children are taking part in the research but is already conducting a separate study testing the vaccine in those between the ages of $12.18 gunmen on motorcycles have attacked a group of civilians in asia killing at least 58 people it happened as the people were returning from a livestock markets in bali bungalow near the border with mali the attackers also destroyed nearby structures used to store grains the government has declared 3 days of national mourning. the government in nigeria's kaduna state says that it won't be giving in to ransom demands after 3 teachers were kidnapped from a primary

e.u. the health minister here and germany is saying that they may get those starting in . to late april so we still will be facing a significant shortfall of vaccines for the foreseeable future and shows we would lose all of this mean for the economy of the block. well it's certainly going to delay the economic recovery here in europe yesterday we heard from the european central bank that they do you still expect the e.u. economy to grow by about 4 percent this year but every week the vaccination effort is delayed reduces g.d.p. by about 0.5 per cent so this is a major blow to the recovery hopes here chose to believe in frankfurt thank you now at a time when many people are complaining about rising prices for housing and a shrinking availability of affordable homes because of so-called tiny houses has become more appealing the market for them is growing so we met up with a happy residents who feels that you don't have to live large in order to live well . anika father is a product designer and has built herself the house of her dreams. i live in a tiny heads i used to buil

the covert 19 pandemic is a global crisis with vast dating health social and economic impact and it continues to be a major burden on the e.u. how systems are not seen as for covert 19 help to protect individuals from becoming ill especially health care professionals and vulnerable populations such as older people and those with chronic diseases and this is a very important consideration in our assessment of the benefit risks. so while the investigation is ongoing we are currently we are still firmly convinced that the benefits of the ouster of the senate have vaccine in preventing poke at 19 with its associated risk of hospitalization and death outweigh the risk of the side effects in the mean time anyone who has received the vaccine and has any concerns should contact their appropriate health care professional it's important that people who suspect that they have a side effect after vaccination report this to the national medicines regulator or to a health care professional who can help them to do so. howzat of people are dying across the e.u. every day we have all through eyes for highly effective covert back scenes that

e.u. and the u.k. have received the vaccine the world health organization said it's an excellent vaccine and no causal relationship has been established and while the e.u. is meds and regulators says there is currently no indication that the vaccination is cause these conditions vaccines benefits continue to wait its risks let's get some thoughts from dr ali phantom regular contributor to us at al-jazeera he's a vax and all just a professor at the university of michigan he's in ann arbor for us nice to see you again dr. 17000000 doses and i think it's only a little over a dozen maybe up to 20 cases of blood clots. not to downplay the importance specially for those people affected but it's a very very small number exactly i think that there is a there is an issue here of you know we have if i were observing any side effects or anything that could have a chance to be caused by the vaccine it's a normal that and the standard of behave think procedure there that we would be e.m.e.a. or the f.d.a. will call for an investigation and therefore are going through the whole process now with the host so many 1000

e.u. critics worry that a so-called green pass could become a slippery slope to a vaccine passport thus discriminating against the unvaccinated data protection is also a concern the world health organization is against making vaccination a travel requirement and so is the i.c.a.o. the united nations aviation body tourism dependent e.u. members such as greece cyprus spain and portugal are eager to throw open their doors to travelers from places where vaccination is going quickly like the united kingdom and israel negative tests or proof of covert 1000 antibodies are also acceptable to many in the travel industry who the poles and news today hang hundreds of thousands of jobs in austria depend on getting to travel normally again for business and vacation. and as mentioned you know. that's why i'm fighting to make this happen as soon as possible the green pass is one possibility for reopening borders reducing border controls and getting our economy going again. e.u. officials say testing and quarantine will remain central to safe travel a little more than 10 percent of the blocks 448000000 people have received at least one shot of an approved covert 1000 vaccine meaning herd imm

e.u. and its countries break ranks to put the health of citizens 1st in each country rather than thinking of the e.u. as being a whole none of which will swell for the book the european commission has promised a dramatic increase in faxing deliveries by july but for many that is still too far away it is simply they say no good enough so that deep in ski talk to america from paris. now back here at home i walked around washington d.c. this week and it seems like more and more people are starting to emerge from isolation now this could be because of the growing availability of the vaccine her maybe just cabin fever is drawing people out with the 1st hint of spring or simply they have just washed everything available in their streaming source but is it too soon you know it's a sign of confidence a desire going to set us back to help us discuss we bring infectious disease expert dr bob are not thank you so much for joining us dr. ok so you know i have to ask you what do you think looking back on this year is the biggest lesson the medical community has learned from this time last year to you t

few cases of blood clots among people that have been given the job of both the world health organization and the e.u. as drug regulators say there's no cause for alarm the u.n. special envoy for syria has expressed profound regret that the united nations has been unable to broker peace to end the civil war it's in was briefing the security council on the 10th anniversary of the conflict. and on the u.s. senate has confirmed congresswoman debbie holland as secretary of the interior she's the 1st major american to lead a u.s. cabinet agency in history well those are the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after a woman might change your life and. on counting the cost of the perfect storm a pandemic of drought and china's demands prices hit 6 year highs argentine beef soaring inflation sounds demand what's lowest since the 1950 s. ethiopia 6 helpers its debt burden becomes too much. counting the cost on al-jazeera. that i see and i'm in the everyone but i feel most maybe i'm going along sort of i don't. know something i'm on the market can i have been. in the. let me show you something this

e.u. would mean an extra 350000000 pounds a week for britain's national health service well britain voted to leave the e.u. mr johnson became prime minister and his government has just awarded n.h.s. work there's a one percent pay increase for many that's about an extra 3 pounds 50 a week. well my next guest had mr johnson pegged as an unrepentant and inveterate liar not particularly diplomatic in language for someone who was france's ambassador to the u.k. during the 2 britons decision to leave the e.u. as well as being in london during those turbulent years of campaigning sylvia berman has also served to france and russia and china now retired from the david rhotic service and she's free to speak and write her mind her new book goodbye britannia is out now welcome to the w. as we take stock of not your leaders around the world britain the united states and russia amongst them a naive person might ask what's wrong with being an inveterate liar what look what it gets you. well i think precisely the lines are not as important as the. one and you showed everything when you know you should. r

e.u. would mean an extra 350000000 pounds a week for britain's national health service well britain voted to leave the e.u. mr johnson became prime minister and his government has just awarded n.h.s. work there's a long for said pay increase for many that's about an extra 3 pounds 50 a week. well my next guest had mr johnson pegged as an unrepentant and inveterate liar not particularly diplomatic language for someone who was france's ambassador to the u.k. during the rather to britain's decision to leave the e.u. as well as being in london during those turbulent years of campaigning sylvie burman was also to france and russia and china now retired from the david rhotic service she's free to speak and write her mind her new book good bye be tight it is out now welcome to the w. as we take stock of knowledge your leaders around the world britain the united states and russia amongst them a naive person might ask well what's wrong with being an inveterate liar what look what it gets you. well i think precisely the lines are not as important as the. well and you should everything when no you sh

e.u. bloc countries like austria want this to be in place as early as next month but the world health organization says it's too early given the slow pace of vaccination in the e.u. dominic kane reports from berlin. almost sunny parisienne morning pettily job walks his dog has recently been vaccinated and has the badge to prove it but he would welcome something more official. a covered 19 health pass would allow us to travel to get back a little bit of freedom by june those wishes will be a reality because the european commission plans a digital green pass which all e.u. residents would have on a smartphone proving they have either been vaccinated recently recovered from covert or had a negative test with this digital certificate we aim to help member states reinstate the freedom of movement in a safe responsible and trusted manner but for some e.u. leaders that goes neither far nor fast enough we want to but we don't want to wait for implementation by the robber will take the 1st steps on the national level many in the tourism industry welcome the e.u. proposal as a. vaccine certificate is essent

needs to start using russian sputnik the covert vaccine now once the health minister fired for refusing to approve it that such as the e.u. suffers severe shortages of coronavirus jobs and questions about the safety of the astra zeneca shot this story is later in the program. last time of extreme council culture reading appears to be a dangerous thing and could even end your career a member of a well known british band has been called fascist for mentioning he had read a book criticizing left wing activist group anti for artie's constance in rushkoff looks at the growing chorus of criticism for those who question progressive narratives. just think about it you read a book you like it you say publicly no harm done you would hope well that's what winston marshall did he was the banjo player in a british band called mumford and sons and he dared to enjoy the wrong literature over the last few days i've come to better understand the pain caused by the book i endorsed as a result of my actions some taken time away from the bonds to examine my blinds posts so like in the band's hit single they'll just have to wait for him but

e.u. wants to make that easier with a digital health certificate for many who make a living from tourism it's a welcome idea if they got a hold of them and then we're done with our islands are fully dependent on foreign tourists so there will be many people who don't agree with but as we're so dependent on tourism and we're suffering from this health crisis that this is typical it will make it easier for foreigners to come and go. the e.u. has made it clear it will not link freedom of movement to vaccines alone what is the function of the certificate it shows all states whether the person has either been either been vaccinated or a recent negative test or has recovered from covered and thus antibodies we aim to help member states reinstate the freedom of movement in a safe responsible and trusted man but some remain skeptical about the cause of it 900 certificated islands foreign minister urged caution on international travel to prevent variants of the virus spreading i know that there have been a lot of countries that are dependent economically on tourism and people traveling across borders

e.u. medicines regulator on the world health organization concluded that it is safe and effective in preventing coverage 19 but the european medicines agency is also continuing to monitor rare cases of blood clotting that might be linked to the vaccine and a team of german scientists say they found out more about the plants and perhaps how to treat them. all so if you wagner from d.w. science was asked what was that i asked about what the german researchers uncovered so scientists from the university of cairo side which is in northern germany got 6 blood samples from the palace institute which is the german federal agency for their prove a thick scenes and they say that they studied these blood samples in great detail and that they were able to connect the vaccine that has any comic scene to special form of immune response which leads to the formation of the blood clots that have been observed in these patients we have to keep in mind that they only looked at a very small number of samples only 6 that samples and that their results have not been approved by other scientists and they have not ev

about a few cases of blood clots reported among those who got the job but but the world health organization and the e.u. is drug regulators say the death doesn't suggest a direct link between the 2 and there's no cause for alarm this does not necessarily mean this event linked to boxing. but it's routine practice to investigate them and it shows that the surveillance system works and that effective controls are in place deadly to advisory committee on vaccine safety has been reviewed vailable data is in close contact with the european medicines agency and will meet to morrow brazil's health minister has been replaced again as the corona virus outbreak there hits record levels i said ok no it will be the 4th person in charge since the pandemic began and replaces a military general who took the job in may and sells most populous state is introduced emergency restrictions as well to curb rising cases infections and death threats have been climbing rapidly in sao paulo. the u.n. special envoy for syria has expressed profound regret that the u.n. has been unable to broker peace to end the civil war. was bri

e.u.'s 4 approved jobs palestinian health officials said that $62000.00 doses of coronavirus vaccines are on their way to the occupied west bank and gaza strip they include shots by affected by pfizer and astra zeneca provided by the un's kovacs program which aims to inoculate at least $1000000.00 palestinians by next year but private or some awkward has cost his ballots in the netherlands national election opinion poll suggests a center right party is on track to win it's europe's 1st major vote since the start of the pandemic. india's stated steady number of covert 19 cases risen to the highest level since december cases the jumped by almost 29000 the day data from the country's health ministry shows india has the world's highest tally of infections are for the united states and brazil the federal government is blamed crowding and people not wearing masks is growing alarm about the increasing number of covert 1000 cases in chile despite a successful vaccine rollout 5000000 people have had the 1st job but new cases are rising by an average of 5000 a day and some current team measures wil

e.u. wants to make that easier with a digital health certificate for many who make a living from tourism it's a welcome idea because i thought i had met them and then we're done with our islands are fully dependent on foreign tourists so there will be many people who don't agree but as we're so dependent on tourism and we're suffering from this health crisis that this is typical it will make it easier for foreigners to come and go. the e.u. has made it clear it will not link freedom of movement to vaccines alone what is the function of the certificate it shows all states whether the person has either been either been vaccinated or a recent negative test or has recovered from covered and thus antibodies we aim to help member states reinstate the freedom of movement in a safe responsible and trusted manner but some remain skeptical about the covert 950 code islands foreign minister urged caution on international travel to prevent new variants of the virus is spreading i know that there have been a lot of countries that are dependent economically on tourism and people traveling across borders pu

e.u. wants to make that easier with a digital health certificate for many who make a living from tourism it's a welcome idea if they got a hold of them and then we're done with our islands are fully dependent on foreign tourists so there will be many people who don't agree with but as we're so dependent on tourism and we're suffering from this health crisis that this is typical it will make it easier for foreigners to come and go. the e.u. has made it clear it will not link freedom of movement to vaccines alone what is the function of the certificate it's show was all states whether the person has either been either been vaccinated or a recent negative test or has recovered from covered and thus antibodies we aim to help member states reinstate the freedom of movement in a safe responsible and trusted man but some remain skeptical about the coverage 900 to fit islands foreign minister urged caution on international travel to prevent new variants of the virus spreading i know that there have been a lot of countries that are dependent economically on tourism and people traveling across borders

vaccine is safe and that it's not linked to blood clots do we know why then the public health authorities in these 12 or 13 e.u. countries including germany why they decided to suspend use of the vaccine. i think we are gaining a much clearer picture of why that happened and i mean we should have had a much clearer picture from the beginning again that goes back to communication but we're not simply talking about blood flow we're talking about a very specific type of luck cloth which is called a cerebral venous thrombosis of sally rare type of from both has that happened in the in the vein that drains the brain that drains the blood from the brain basically and that can often be fatal and it's fairly rare and what happened in germany i can i can speak to germany i talked yesterday to the head of the german regulatory agency the pi and what happened here was that we had on friday a 5 cases have been reported to 2 that agency of the cerebral venous thrombosis which already seems quite a lot but didn't yet trigger quite the alarm and then on monday they had a report of another 2 such cases by people who had been

e.u. leaders that goes neither far north fast enough we want to but we don't want to wait for implementation by the robber will take the 1st steps on the national level the health minister will give a news conference on thursday outlining the necessary legal basis to introduce green stick it in austria as early as april many in the tourism industry welcomed the e.u. proposal as a. vaccine certificate is essential to make travel easier and it's important that it's digital because only a digital certificate makes it easier to check in at airports it's no good if there's big queues and lots of bits of paper on the flipside the world health organization is urging caution on the requirement for certification of work solution as a requirement for international travel is not justified as rexx a nation is not. well it will and is equitably distributed throughout the world having a certificate on a smartphone is clearly going to transform the way people travel across the e.u. but in order to work as a proof of vaccination the person must 1st have been vaccinated and so far at least comparatively few europeans have been dominant cane al-jazeera. the european union meanwh

about some cases of blood clots among people who've been given the job part but the world health organization and the e.u. is drug regulators so the data doesn't suggest a direct link and there is no cause for alarm don it came as a report from dylan this is a vaccine that divides opinion in some countries it's a large part of the strategy to combat code that in several others it's been linked to blood clots in some patients and is now suspended from use across europe a succession of governments has called for more research to be carried out that this is the a.t.p.'s on. the decision which has been taken in conformity with our european policy is to suspend as a precaution vaccinations with the astra zeneca vaccine in the hope that we can resume quickly if the make gives a green light. in germany 2 senior ministers have acted to stop its use again as a precautionary measure meaning massive vaccination centers such as this one here at berlin's old tempelhof airport are now closed the many doses of astra zeneca vaccine within its walls are now in storage pending a decision by the european medicines agency l

a few cases of blood clotting reported among those who received the jab but the world health organization and the e.u. drug regulators say the data doesn't suggest a direct link between the 2 and says there's no cause for alarm this does not necessarily mean this isn't linked to vaccination but it's routine practice to investigate. and it shows that the surveillance system works and that effective controls are in place deadly to advisory committee on vaccine safety has been reviewing vailable data is in close contact with the european medicines agency and will meet to morrow. night time curfews being enforced in manila for 2 weeks to combat a rise in covert 19 infections some areas of the philippines capital and other cities have gone into lockdown or have tougher curfews in place police have renewed their warnings against kissing and other public displays of affection facebook is rolling out new measures to combat misinformation about covert 19 and to encourage vaccinations launching a tool in the u.s. to show people where and when they can make an appointment to get their vaccinations on to other n

school we're talking about how could 900 has many many ways changed the way we view our health stay with us. russia e.u. relations right. wing has made it clear it will no longer tolerate the e.u. lecturing about values and so-called international norms and the russians have any . interference in russia's internal politics he refuses to treat russia as an equal partner until this changes the relationship appears to be on hold. by the 21st. tire and it doesn't have anything approaching him arms but china after being on the margins for so long. and they do have the capacity and they are. working. since that other days of the. types to use a pen in. the next. moment on. the . and we're back with david sinclair professor of genetics and co director of the paul ask len center for the biology of aging at harvard medical school david i absolutely think a lot of the an a plus molecule last and spoke about it in detail that's not a cure all that boosts arlen djibouti genes and protects us from aging so tell me is is just taking and he was going to help me with the back to structure process a scalper style of he

e.u. vaccination campaign and yet the world health organization says there's no need to poor. well to be fair other regulators have said the same thing it is certainly concerning for astra zeneca and for us to send a vaccine as you say the republic of ireland joining a string of other countries in calling a temporary halt to the rollout of this particular vaccine as part of their wide of accident vaccination strategy the deputy chief medical officer in ireland dr ronan glynn putting out a statement on twitter early on sunday morning citing as you said that norwegian health authority report that was out on saturday that 4 cases have been discovered of quote serious blood clotting events in people who just received a jab now at the norwegian report talked about health workers who just received the jab some of whom are now being treated in hospital for blood clots and related issues around the same time on thursday when that report came out. and in denmark were also calling a halt also citing similar small numbers of blood clotting events so-called and concern has rippled out to

health emergency on the scale of the covert pandemic. we look at what we saw a year ago overwhelmed hospitals and what we see today problems with vaccine programs across the e.u. in it seems pretty clear exactly where the world health organization is coming from with this report what they do highlight is the inequality in societies exacerbated the problems that we're faced something that they say needs to be fixed. we're calling on government leaders and international organizations to fix the fractures in our societies and stop turning a blind eye to the conditions that allowed the novel coronavirus to inflict such grave damage on the world a lack of a common approach is at the root of the problems according to the world health organization again if you look at the examples that we have earlier on there were clashes between states over who got what p.p.a. in mosques and who got them when just recently we've seen the u.k. and the european union bump heads over vaccines and very recently 6 in fact very recently in fact this weekend 6 member states signed a letter saying they weren't happy with the vaccine distribution program saying that it was open to backdoor

e.u. if they've been vaccinated the world health organization has warned against such schemes science an unknown surround vaccine efficacy against infection. this significant will make sure that the results of what shows the data answers the minimum set of data are mutually recognised in every member state and thirdly with this digital certificate we aim to help member states reinstate the freedom of movement in a safe responsible and trusted manner. not on mccain as in berlin he says the proposed coronavirus certificate is politically important to e.u. leaders. this whole plan controversial as it may be is one of the routes out of the pandemic that the european union situations believe is perhaps the right one which is to reassure people who've had the vaccine they will be able to move freely and those who fall into the other categories whether they've had the the virus recently have a high level and antibodies in their system therefore a degree of immunity or whether they've got negative p.c. are tests that the e.u. believes the institutions at least that this is the way out for many many coun

threatening those who decide to take matters into their own hands and protect the health of the citizens so it's not a good look for the e.u. and you have to ask a union that puts politics of a public health while really is not a union of auntie's skilled taylor thank you. just getting some news in right now here at the main studios of r.t. international we understand germany has suspended the astra zeneca vaccine for use on people under the age of 60 new reports of unusual blood in 31 people who recently received the shots it's not the 1st we're hearing about issues with astra zeneca here in r.t. international of course we will keep you posted your program returns in 31 minutes . i guess the block clock is really the emerging truth you know time magazine call it the truth machine and it's showing the truth about american politicians that they're full of hot air they have nothing to say they still everyone's money they collect taxes they spend about themselves they try to vest out of fashion and they kill people overseas in the name before. is your media a reflection of reality. in a world transformed. what will make you f

health workers and older people elsewhere. at the current rate the e.u. u.s. israel u.a.e. and taiwan will have received enough vaccines to cover their entire population by the end of this year in other parts of the world especially in the southern hemisphere people can expect to wait another 2 years. in south africa and india fears of new virus variants have made the vaccination rollout all the more urgent that 2 countries have both appeal to the world health organization to remove patents on vaccines until the pandemic is over. they argue that countries including cuba senegal south africa thailand and india may not have the money for expensive patents but they do have production capacity enabling them to create their own of brand versions. once a high flyer in germany's finance in payment service provider wire card saw a spectacular fall from grace after serious fraud allegations and eventually filed for insolvency after admitting that close to 2000000000 euros were missing from its accounts that was back in june but the fallout continues today a parliamentary committee i

e.u. bodies issue an authorization for safe vaccines as soon as possible the more vaccines we have the better the world health organization just published a damning report into failings by the e.u. when it comes to dealing with the pandemic in the list of things that the e.u. needs to do fighting with its allies over vaccine production wasn't there what could help though would be approving more vaccines so that more people across the european union can receive that job p 12 reporting that will franceschi believes the president of the italian think tank any future and he says that bureaucracy is to blame for europe's current crisis. the european union it's a very long and tittie we are we need that as soon as possible and we are leaving iraq vaccine soon because of the political choice of the european union of the problem of this implication is a link not that we the national states but is link with the book sir that we're ocracy we have a 2 star that using this book nick and because after country all over all that maybe 40 countries all over the world that use this book and this book to me is the same vox's s

e.u. nation to begin making russia's coronavirus job both countries signed a deal on tuesday to set a production starting from july italy's health minister says it's irrelevant where drugs developed as long as it's effective in my opinion if the vaccine works and is safe i do not really care about the nationality of the scientists who developed it therefore i am open to sputnik the as well as to other vaccines should the european medicines agency in the italian medicines agency give their approval we are ready to cooperate with russia even very soon sporting things already been approved in 2 e.u. countries hungary and slovakia it comes as the blocs criticized for the slow pace of coronavirus inoculation of member states original health chief in us and he told us about the approval process for sputnik the. it's necessary to produce vaccines in house in order to be self-reliant and avoid the problems we've recently faced including the difficulties with job supplies and on time deliveries autonomy will benefit everyone in this case we've always treated the sputnik vaccine with great respect paying particular attention to the scient

says it's received 10 reports of incidents after vaccinations with astra zeneca the world health organization the e.u.'s medicines regulator and the maker of the jap all insist it is safe and this is the latest controversy for astra zeneca which has repeatedly failed to meet its vaccines liveries target. now here's our correspondent frankfurt conrad who isn't. statement to the press astra zeneca has said and the ellis' of the safety data of more than 10000000 records has shown no evidence of an increased risk of palm unary embolism or deep vein thrombosis in any defined age group batch or any of the countries where the vaccination has happened and this is backed by the health authorities both the w age or the world health organization or so the european authority him are saying that they don't see any connection between the vaccinations and the blood clots no direct connection no causal connection but of course on the other hand everyone wants to be super careful and that's why they put the application on hold office vaccinations in those countries that you told us about. in our correspondent frank f

quote noticeable accumulation of reports of blood clot cases over the weekend of the world health organization the e.u.'s medicines regulator and the maker of the jab all insist it is safe as the latest controversy for the drug maker astra zeneca which has repeatedly failed to meet its vaccines a livery targets. are for more on this i'm joined by the business colleague clifford kuhn and here in studio clifford good to have you on the show we keep hearing the same formula we know by heart vaccines are necessary to get the global economy back in order how big a role does astra zeneca play in this overall scheme well as you say i think it's clear the vaccination will be crucial regarding the timing and the speed of which we get through the pandemic and the economic damage that it's done and i think. is a key factor in the bottle it's the cheapest in many ways of the virus of the of the vaccinations that have already been approved it's also the it's the easiest to transport and it's the one that seems to work best in developing countries. so it's very very important that it remains part of of the package

says it's received 10 reports of incidents after vaccinations with astra zeneca the world health organization the e.u.'s medicines regulator and the maker of the job all insist it is safe and this is the latest controversy for astra zeneca which has repeatedly failed to meet its vaccines liveries target now here's our correspondent frankfurt conrad bosun. statement to the press astra zeneca has said analyses of the safety data of more than 10000000 records has shown no evidence of an increased risk of palm unary embolism or deep vein thrombosis in any defined age group batch or any of the countries where the vaccination has happened and this is backed by the health authorities both the w.h.o. the world health organization or so the european authority him are saying that they don't see any connection between the vaccinations and the blood clots no direct connection no causal connection but of course on the other hand everyone wants to be super careful and that's why they put the application on hold off this vaccination in those countries that you told us about. in our correspondent frankfurt there wel

e.u. bodies issue an authorization for safe vaccines as soon as possible the more vaccines we have the better for the world health organization just published a damning report into failings by the e.u. when it comes to dealing with the pandemic in the list of things that the e.u. needs to do fighting with its allies over vaccine production wasn't there what could help though would be approving more vaccines so that more people across the european union can receive that job. russia's ambassador to the united states is on his way to moscow for crisis talks of the ties with washington hit a new low comes in response to a t.v. interview in which president joe biden said his russian counterpart will pay the price for efforts to undermine the u.s. election last year versus foreign ministry had this to say for us the main thing is to determine ways of improving russian u.s. dose which in a difficult state washington has in fact brought those to a dead end in recent years we are interested in preventing the irreversible degradation if the americans realize the risks associated with that this will be discussed you're in c