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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 resumed quickly if the european medicines agency allows it. look at me. the e m a only last week declared that there are no indications that people who have received the astra zeneca vaccine are more likely to develop blood clots british prime minister boris johnson who is quick to dismiss concerns over a vaccine that has already been administered to over 11000000 people in the u.k. . we have one of the toughest and most experienced regulators in the world they see no reason to i discontinued the back nation program and they are plenty of. vaccines that we're currently using i would regret seems that we're currently using the u.k. vaccination drive is racing ahead of the e.u. efforts to inoculate its population against covert 19 with an increasing numbe

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 risk of the side effects there is no indication that boxer nation has caused these conditions they have not come up in the clinical trials and they're not listed as known arse or expected side offense with this vaccine. germany france italy and spain have all stopped and ministering the vaccine that move has been widely criticized having failed to pick your enough doses the e.u. is already well behind others like the u.k. the us and israel in inoculating its population this is a race against time and so the rollout of the vaccinat

state to make russia but they give a vaccine production is due to start in july the european medicines agency is considering whether to approve the shot its developers though are demanding an apology after the agency's chair described the authorization process as russian roulette nevertheless italy expects to manufacture $10000000.00 doses by the end of the year as the bloc suffers huge shortages from western alternatives the president of the italian russian chamber of commerce told us that the deal is about people not politics. as for public opinion leaving aside political views everyone is very much looking forward to the vaccine people are waiting for doses not for statements those great numbers were coming from pfizer and astra zeneca according to the promises all italians were to be vaccinated by june but unfortunately we can see that it won't be the case therefore there are great hopes for sputnik v i wouldn't say that the reason is widely anticipated is because it's a russian vaccine people want to get any vaccine and certainly one with a reasonable price and these religious sticks and

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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 has constructed. one 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 going on for the european union. i would say regarding the fact that we're fighting vaccine has it and c. 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 the eur

astra zeneca vaccine over of course of blood clots and one death in denmark well now the european medicines agency which is heading the investigation says those countries should continue using the jap the position of european medicines agency safety committee p.r.a. see is that the vaccines benefits continue to outweigh its risks and the vaccine can continue to be administered while investigation of cases of flu on bone bullock events is ongoing to scientists that we spoke to outline the potential implications of the job being suspended. i think when you're vaccinating very large numbers of people you've got to recognize that in the general population there are going to be a fix anyway of people suffering diseases all the time and you need to be sure that what any of beds that you see any effects that you see of the vaccine are not simply because your bucks 1000 a large group of individuals who have other health conditions and so you have to look at it very very carefully and that's why you need to take a bit of a breather and investigate the possibility that the vaccine is it associated with thes

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

injection if it's not approved by the european medicines agency that's off the trust in the. europe has been shaken following recent safety here's our correspondent peter on a. mario draghi 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. 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 procurement 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 pragm

the astra zeneca vaccine over reports of blood clots and one death and denmark now the european and medicines agency which is heading the investigation and says that those countries should continue using the job. the position of european medicines agency safety committee p.r.a. see is that the vaccines benefits continue to outweigh its risks and the vaccine can continue to be administered while investigation of cases of flu on bone bullock events is ongoing. arlette now across live to us simon clarke associate professor of so the microbiology at the university of reading thank you for joining us here on our team today a growing list of countries are suspending the astra zeneca job are they right to be cautious or perhaps are they overreact. afternoon well it's always right. national helpful torches keep their eye on what's going on. take careful look at any potential side effects but it has to be remember that monks in general population every day they will people there will be people who will get blood clots who are unfortunately will die now those regulators do need to keep an eye and see if there

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 corona virus fussin also seen him stuff as fire the russian vaccine is concerned have held the view for some time that we should use each of the facts and that is approved by the european medicines agence singh but if a new says should go it alone that

in europe that 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 self it's been a tough week. 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 in norway we want to thoroughly review the situation before we make a conclusion there is a real mixed state of affairs at the moment

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

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

. >> hastily arranged online news conference at the european medicines agency in amsterdamres engulfinghe 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 effects with this vaccine. reporter: germany, france, italy and spain have all stopped administering the vaccine. that move has been widely criticized. having failed to procure enough doses, the e.u. is already well behind others like the united kingdom, the united states, and israel inocuted its population. >> this is a race against time, so the rollout of the vaccination is more than ever key in order to decrease the number of infected people. we

decision on the use of the russian covert vaccine sputnik the if it's not approved by the european medicines agency artie's 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 me tha

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 an

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

." >> reassuring news from the european medicines agency as it investigates any possible links betweenhe astrazeneca vaccine and serious side effects. >> currently, we are still thoroughly convinced that the benefits of the astrazeneca vaccine in preventing covid-19 with its associated risk of hospital is asian, death, outweigh the risk of these side effects. >> countries across europe have suspended their use of the vaccine after reports that a few recipients developed dangerous blood clots. the ema said it would issue its final report on thursday. choosing caution over speed, france is one of the country that has paused use of the astrazeneca vaccine. however, the health minister expressed optimism they can quickly restart inoculations. >> i furtively hope that we can resume the vaccination campaign with the astrazeneca vaccine as soon as possible. >> the government says it is ready to implement the ema's findings once they are announced. >> if the european medicine agency says it is fine we can start again, we will resume vaccination at a faster pace. if the ema tells us there is a