i'm brinkerhoff it's good to have you with us tonight the european union's medicines regulators says it is firmly convinced the benefits of after astra zeneca is corona virus vaccine outweigh the risk of any possible side effects of this comes after a number of european countries have briefly halted vaccinations with the shot amid reports of blood clots the european medicines agency says there is no indication that astra zeneca has shot calls the blood clots but added it would continue to study the vaccine for potential rear side effects a hastily arranged online news conference at the european medicines agency in amsterdam. regulators are scrambling to respond to the latest crisis in co thing the e used troubled vaccination campaign more than a dozen member states have suspended use of the astra zeneca vaccine over concerns it could cause blood clots. why the investigation is ongoing we are currently we are still firmly convinced that the benefits of the are so pathetic a vaccine in preventing post 19 with its associated prisk of hospital i they send that outweigh the risk of the sid

opinion let's put it that way between national health authorities in the european union and the european medicines agencies and even within countries and the european union. yes indeed but you have to understand that the that is the way the european union is constructed it's what member states who are in the driving seat when it comes to health matters so the european medicines agency only provides advice and then it is up for national law forty's to follow that advice that for instance is also the reason why germany at 1st advised astra zeneca use only for people younger than the age of 64 and that is also the reason why some member states could as of tomorrow gift greenlights to another vaccine that is not being approved by the european medicines agency how much of a setback has this been for the european union. i would say regarding the fact that we're fighting vaccine has a tendency on the continent particularly in france for instance but also particularly in belgium this is clearly not helping in that respect on the other hand experts say we're vaccinating healthy people yes as the head of th

countries the european medicines agency is due to address that issue today as we've heard. another setback in an already troubled vaccination campaign germany france italy and spain became the latest european countries to stop administering the astra zeneca vaccine over fears it causes blood clots for towing in stuff to keep up confidence in this vaccine we now have to give our experts in germany and the european union time to review these recent cases they must also clarify the question of whether the benefits of vaccination continue to outweigh possible risks sized reason and i know because one thing is clear not vaccinating also has serious health implications and that review process is what we're waiting on now. french president. said his government would await a statement by the european medicines agency due on tuesday before deciding if the vaccine is put back into use. this is you want the a.t.p.'s on the decision that was taken in accordance with our european policy is to suspend the astra zeneca vaccination as a precautionary measure in the hope that it would be res

in the united states and to all of you around the world welcome tonight the european union's medicines regulator says it is firmly convinced the benefits of astra zeneca as coronavirus vaccine outweigh the risk of any possible side effects it comes after a number of european countries abruptly halted vaccinations with the shot amid reports of blood clots the european medicines agency says there is no indication that astra zeneca has shot calls the clots but it's added that it will continue to study the vaccine for potential rare side effects. the hastily arranged online news conference at the european medicines agency in amsterdam. regulators are scrambling to respond to the latest crisis in go thing the e use troubled vaccination campaign more than a dozen member states have suspended use of the astra zeneca vaccine over concerns it could cause blood clots while the investigation is ongoing we are currently we are still firmly convinced that the benefits of the ouster of the seneca vaccine in preventing poke at 19 with this it sociate it risk of hospitalized patients that outweigh the

i'm burnt off it's good to have you with thoughts tonight the european union's medicines regulator says it is firmly convinced of the benefits of astra zeneca as coronavirus vaccine outweigh the risk of any possible side effects it comes after a number of european countries holton vaccinations with the shot amid reports of blood clots the european medicines agency says there is no indication that astra zeneca has shot caused any clots it is holding a meeting to discuss the vaccine on thursday. hastily arranged online news conference at the european medicines agency in amsterdam. regulators are scrambling to respond to the latest crisis in go thing the e use troubled vaccination campaign more than a dozen member states have suspended use of the astra zeneca vaccine over concerns it could cause blood clots while the investigation is ongoing we are currently we are still firmly convinced that the benefits of the are so pathetic that back seat in preventing coke at 19 with this associated prisk of hospitalized patients that outweigh the risk of the side effects there is no indication that b

for i let you go i don't mind you of our top story this hour the european medicines agency has said there is no indication that astra zeneca is coronavirus a vaccine causes blood clots several european countries have suspended vaccinations with the shots the ages says the vaccines and benefits outweigh the risks. and there will have more on that story up next with stephen beardsley with the business news thank you so much for watching for now i'll see you at the top of the hour. the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. has the rate of infection been developing. measures are being taken. what is the latest research says. information and context. the coronavirus an update to the code a special monday to friday w. . w.'s crime fighters are back africa's most successful radio drama series continues in the only besos are available online course you can share and discuss on w. africa's facebook page other social media platforms. to mean now. the benefits outweigh the risks european medical regulators say they have yet to see anything that would disqualify the growth of virus vaccine made by

the european medicines agency urges countries it to keep using the astra zeneca vaccine after 4 nations that suspended the drug over reports of severe blood clots. britain shuts down for brand new covert emergency hospitals built at a cost of half a $1000000000.00 pounds of public anger boils over a mere one percent pay rise for frontline health workers. for most this is not a place to around. and in many hosts of sites across the. uk it. and yet another protest in new york against the governor with more calls for him to resign pressure is already building against andrew cuomo over his handling of the pandemic we hear from the daughter of one care home victim who is demanding answers . and. broadcasting live direct from our studios in moscow this is our chief international i'm sean thomas certainly glad to have you with us. and the president of the czech republic has called on the government to urgently approve the russian made sputnik of a vaccine to ease the ongoing health crisis and it has spiraled into a major dispute within the leadership in prague with president. calling for the h

on the european medicines agency countries to keep using the astra zeneca vaccine after a 4 nation suspends the drug reports of severe blood. shuts down for brand new covert emergency hospitals built at a cost of half a $1000000000.00 pounds public boils over a meal one percent pay rise for frontline health workers. and many sites across the u.k. it costs more. to. new york governor andrew cuomo to step down as pressure mounts over his handling of the pandemic we hear from the daughter of one victim who's demanding answers. all. alone with global stories and international analysis this is our team for a moscow one is called and right welcome to your world news this hour 1st the presidents of the czech republic has called on his government to urgently approve the russian made sputnik the vaccine to ease the ongoing health crisis and it spiraled into a major dispute within the leadership in prague with president shimon the calling for the health minister to be fired for dragging his feet on the issue here's our europe correspondent peter all about. well the president of the czech republic dee

ready to act on our own and it's not only me saying this chancellor merkel told me that if the european medicines agency certifies sputnik be then ok but if it does not germany will do so itself this is normal pragmatism we have to work on the basis of european unity but if it's not achieved we have to try other ways german chancellor angela merkel has also been talking about vaccines she was speaking after a summit between the federal government here in berlin and the leaders of germany 16 states vaccination dominating those talks and local doctors here will start to be able to give out the jobs in germany at the end from the end of april now under merkel also spoke about russia's sputnik of a vaccine and she said that whether or not it gets approval from the european medicines agency she expects to see it being used here in germany in the fight against coronavirus us and also sent him stuff under long as fire the russian vaccine is considering have held the view for some time that we should use each of x. and that is approved by the european medicines agence singh but if a new such european ord

the european medicines agency which is countries to keep using the astra zeneca vaccine after 4 nations suspend the drug over reports of severe blood clots. britain shuts for brand new covert emergency hospitals built at the cost of half a $1000000000.00 pounds of public anger boils over a male one percent pay rise for frontline health workers. based around 3 weeks. to many sites across. all that's not. a market. yet another protest in new york against the governor with more calls for him to resign the pressure is already building against over his handling of the pandemic we hear from the daughter of one cat victim whose demanding answers. are good to have you with us where if you choose again this is the international brain leads the stories were across in the moscow newsroom this hour the presidents of the czech republic has called on his government to urgently approve the russian made sputnik the vaccine to ease the ongoing health crisis and it spiraled into a major dispute within the leadership in prague with president calling for the health minister to be fired for dragging his fee

all eyes on amsterdam this afternoon as the european medicines agency goes through its deliberations about this vaccine which really seems to divide opinion amongst the governments who've received it we know that in the european union and other european countries that aren't inside the block there is division because in the netherlands where the e m a is based you have the government saying no the a.m.a. needs to look at it its neighboring country belgium or all of the belgians say no we're going to carry on using it and then of course across the channel you have the united kingdom which says that it's whose prime minister says that there is no evidence that they've seen he's seen which suggests anything other than this is the way out of the covert 19 pandemic so lots of difference of opinion crucially all those governments who have decided to suspend use of astra zeneca as a vaccine for their populations and they have to make up the shortfall in other ways so we know that here in germany at least excuse me here in germany at least one city has said ok well we're not going to cancel

tonight the european union's medicine regulator says it is firmly convinced the benefits of the coronavirusaccine outweigh the risk of any possible side effects, this after a number of european countries abruptly halted vaccinations with the short amid reports of blood clots. the european agency says there is no indication that astrazeneca was shot caused the clots, but it has added it will continue to study the vaccine for potential were side effects. >> hastily arranged online news conference at the european medicines agency in amsterdamres engulfing the e.u.'s troubled vaccination campaign. more than a dozen member states have suspended use of the astrazeneca vaccine over concerns it could cause blood clots. >> while the investigation is on going, we are firmly convinced that the benefits of the astrazeneca vaccine in preventing covid-19, with its associated risk of hospitalization and death outweigh the risk of the side effects. there is no indication that vaccination has caused these conditions. they have not come up in clinical trials, and they are not listed as known or expected side

in europe if it gets approval from the european medicines agency now the german chancellor wasn't just talking about the sputnik vaccine while she was speaking to the press on friday evening she also talked about the astra zeneca vaccine said she would take that astra zeneca job herself it's been a tough week for astra zeneca 20 nations and european nations suspended the use of the vaccine over potential links or concerns over potential links to blood clots in relation to those who've had the job. the european medicines agency gave an extensive press conference on thursday in which they said the benefits of taking the astra zeneca vaccine far outweighed any potential risks now that saw a number almost all of those countries that had carried out this is spent of astra zeneca resume using the astra zeneca vaccine however denmark finland norway of all said they're going to hold off reintroducing it norway saying they need more information do you to several serious cases of norway want to thoroughly review the situation before make a conclusion there is a real mixed state of affairs at the

injection if it's not approved by the european medicines agency governments across europe are looking for solutions off to a series of setbacks in the. correspondent. mario drawing he's not been long in the job as a tally in prime minister but he's already leading a country that's got an uneasy sense of deja vu at the moment when it comes to covert 19 it was just over a year ago that italy was at the very tip of the spear when it came to the coronavirus of driving 18 year up and now we're seeing intensive care beds in italy filling up at an alarming rate as fears of a 3rd wave have become reality mario draghi has said that he will operate an act outside of the use one for all and all for one for cumin program if it gets what italy needs let's order sputnik be and see what happens if you are a peon coordination especially in health care does not work we have to be ready to act on our own and it's not only me saying this chancellor merkel told me that if the european medicines agency certifies sputnik be then ok but if it does not germany will do so itself this is normal pragmatism we h

and that is approved by the european medicines agence singh but if a new such european order were made and i have seen no indication that it will be germany would have to go it alone that is a possibility and this what we would do. as the head of the berlin branch of the german red cross i hear that many scientists from the berlin charity clinic say that their research documents the studies available about the give a positive impression vaccination is the only serious way to fight covert 19 and my demands are demand is the following we is the german bread cross or impartial and do not interfere in political issues but we would like a non ideological decision on vaccines to be made and then everything that is scientifically be. it is allowed in germany and on the european market this applies to us and to me and to the sputnik v. in this sense there should be no ideological or geopolitical reasons that would dictate selective behavior and my impression is that at least here in germany there's not enough information for scientists to study it properly in recent weeks and days this is chan

on by our thank you so much for your company everyone the european and medicines agency is carrying out an in-depth probe into the astra zeneca vaccine after several reports of possible serious side effects more than a dozen european countries have suspended the use of the astra zeneca vaccine was speaking just moments ago the a.m.a. head m.r. cook says her organization so far believes the benefits of the astra zeneca product outweighed the risks a number of people have died after getting vaccinated in the e m a is still looking into whether there is any link to the vaccine or coke also stressed that they were taking the reports of blood clotting effects very seriously but final report will be released on thursday here's a part of what she said just a minutes ago take a listen when the investigation is ongoing we are currently we are still firmly convinced that the benefits of the are so pathetic that vaccine in preventing poke at 19 with a thorough fated risk of health before i they found that outweigh the risk of the side effects. in the meantime anyone who has received the vaccine an

obviously i don't think these people are doctors or scientists but are there concerns that the european medicines agency is possibly approving shots faster than they should. i don't think that really be stood up i mean the year of medal medicines agency has to take the sort of questions and concerns of each member state into account when either when it gives gives or thorough t. i don't think one can say the a.m.a. is big slipshod or careless you know that there are questions that they are simply slightly different from regulators in the u.k. or in other countries so overall one gets quite a broad picture of the safety of this drug what it is. in many different countries i guess but possibly quite sad to say that there is some competition between 5 maddalena astra zeneca they're all in the in the same line of work and they're now also brussels is potentially pushing forward with these are so-called nedda coal passports and one point that's been raised here is that already it seems that the russian a vaccine sputnik vini is already being politicized by some political players out there what's your

now the companies are now in a tough spot the european medicines agency has made it clear that they do not cause ality as the new member of the scientific committee that decides what how to move forward in morocco which kind of medicine to acquire in the near future given this debate about astra zeneca you have been using sign a farmer and us resident for some time is this something which is going to put more pressure on you guys to look of for other alternatives like johnson and johnson or modern or for example. well we've heard from iraq i mean the quest for a really clear we just authorize actually to get the strategy cover from korea through the kovacs initiative from the world health organization and i think really it gets our share of that down there think reorder that actually kill some sputnik vaccine aster and receive utilization i think it's tough to get just an adjustment because the american has all the orders and they will keep it for them until the end of their campaign for mathematics a nation i think from iraq and i have to come back to talk about after the the benefits

the european medicine a . en vaccinated. the european medicine agency also — vaccinated.also publish _ vaccinated. the european medicine agency also publish its _ vaccinated. the european medicine agency also publish its safety - agency also publish its safety review on thursday. if it gives the astrazeneca jab the all clear, france has said it will be start reusing it immediately. but the fear is the pause may increase vaccine hesitancy, and that alone could cost lives. fergus walsh, bbc news. fergus walsh, bbc news. the latest coronavirus figures show there were 5,294 new cases recorded in the latest 24—hour period, which means on average the number of new cases reported per day in the last week is 5,689. the number of patients in hospital with covid continues to fall — now down to 7,281. there were 110 deaths reported, that's of people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test, which means on average 128 people died every day in the last week from coronavirus, taking the total to 125,690. 386,685 people have had their first dose of a covid vaccine in the late

own decision on the use of the russian covert vaccine sputnik the if it's not approved by the european medicines agency archies peter all over has more. mario druggies not long been in the job as a tally and prime minister but already he's facing a real crisis as the country stares down a or uneasy sense of deja vu when it comes to covert 19 it was a year ago that italy was at the very forefront of the virus arriving in europe and right now intensive care beds in the country are filling up at an alarming rate as fears of a 3rd wave of the virus have become a reality now that is prompted mr druggy to say that should european one for all and all for one procurement measures not be doing the job he thinks they should be then italy will go out on its own and look after itself and that could include turning to russia's sputnik vaccine even if the european medicines agency doesn't give it approval let's order sputnik be and see what happens if you're a peon coordination especially in health care does not work we have to be ready to act on our own and it's not only me saying this chancellor merkel told

received the astra zeneca vaccine that is so concerning that it needs to be referred to the the european medicines agency which is based in amsterdam. thousands of people have turned else across rebel held city is in syria to mark 10 years since the start of the war the u.n. security council has mess and heard calls for a renewed effort for a cease fire and political settlement. gunmen have kidnapped children and teachers at a primary school in the geria it's the 2nd kidnapping and could do mistakes in the last week. members of cabinet in libya's new interim unity government have been sworn into office in a ceremony into book it's part of a u.n. back there fit to bring stability ahead of elections in december years of conflict divided libyan institutions between the internationally recognized government in the west and a rival administration to the east security will be a major task for the government parents of protesters are holding funerals for their children and me and after at least 50 demonstrators were killed on sunday it was the worst day of violence in a month and a half long crackdown on

the european medicines agency made it i in a safe way. t saves lives, it protects you, it protects others and we think it cuts transmission as well from the data. if you want to get out of this horrendous lockdown, if you want to get away from the situation where huge numbers of people have lost their lives, here in the uk we have got one of the highest death rates in the world tragically because of some of the mistakes that have been made in the last 12 months, please take the vaccination. it is safe, it is safe. obviously the prime minister has been saying that today, chris whitty has been saying that today and i as the labour spokesperson want to underline this point, vaccination saves lives, please take it up when offered. ., saves lives, please take it up when offered. ._ , saves lives, please take it up when offered. , , .,, ., offered. there may be people who will sa , offered. there may be people who will say. look. _ offered. there may be people who will say. look. i— offered. there may be people who will say, look, iwould _ offer

both the european medicine agency and the world health organization say there is no evidence linking the vaccine to clotting problems. >> another setback in an already troubled vaccination campaign. germany, france, italy and spain became the latest european countries to stop administering the astrazeneca vaccine over fears it causes blood clots. to keep up confidence in the vaccine, we now have to give experts in germany and the european union time to review the recent cases. they must clarify the question of whether the benefits of vaccination continue to outweigh possible risks. because one thing is clear, not vaccinating also has serious health implications and that process is what we are waiting on now. >> emmanuel macron said his government would await a statement by the european medicines agency tuesday before deciding if the vaccine is put back into use. >> the decision that was taken in accordance with our european policy is to suspend the astrazeneca vaccine as a precautionary measure in the hope it will be resumed quickly if they european medicines agency allows it. >> the