i'm joined by a man who must she's an infectious disease expert at the bavarian health and food safety authority and she's been involved in analyzing the new coronavirus right from the start 21st of most here in germany good to have you with us please tell me when did you know what we were dealing with. it was the very beginning of last year's january when a colleague of mine sent me the link to the w.-h. . report on. cases of unknown origin in. china and he asked the man what do you think about these cases are we going to expect something really big here in new sas maybe and i said well no i don't think so definitely not wrong us it took a while for the rest of the population and authorities to revise the views and i remember that i was flying from munich airport in late march so much much later than those 1st cases emerged still before the lockdown though and the security team there was tested positive and we were all there without masks i mean dealing with that situation a year ago it was known in by doing right. well every outbreak in the city is kind of learning by doing the whites that sai

a more on john but malibu mushy is an infectious disease expert at the bavarian health and food safety authority and she's been involved in analyzing the new coronavirus right from the start when it 1st emerged here in germany good to have you with us please tell me when did you know what we were dealing with. it was the very beginning of last year's january when a colleague of mine sent me the link to the w.-h. . report on. cases of unknown origin in china and he asked the man what do you think about these cases are we going to expect something really big here in news asked maybe and i said well no i don't think so definitely not wrong i was it took a while for the rest of the population and authorities to revise the view so when i remember that i was flying from munich airport in late march so much much later than most 1st cases emerge still before the lockdown though and a security team there was tested positive and we were all there without masks i mean a dealing with that situation a year ago it was a learning by doing right. well every outbreak in the city kind of learning by doing that sa

certainly a new chapter in the pandemic vaccination melbourne from the bavarian health and food safety authority thank you so much for your time thank you money. and it's time now for your questions over to our science correspondent derrick williams. when will we get back to normal life as we know it and lift it until the end of 2919. i decided to answer this on air because i've asked the question so often by pretty much everyone and you know what i can't give you an answer no one can i can only guess and you know what else no one can see the future so what all the experts out there predict is just guessing too though some guesses are of course more informed than others so so that said. here's my best guess it's based on 2 factors that should be clear to all of us by now the 1st is that the only way to return to some kind of normal is through vaccination the 2nd is that means worldwide vaccination until we're all protected we all remain in danger the current flock of variance has revealed how quickly this pathogen can cross borders and the longer we leave it in wide circulation even if it's in o

certainly a new chapter in the pandemic vaccination melbourne from the bavarian health and food safety authority thank you so much for your time thank you money. and it's time now for your questions over to our science correspondent derrick williams. when will we get back to normal life as we know it and lifted until the end of 2919. i decided to answer this on air because i've asked the question so often by pretty much everyone and you know what i can't give you an answer no one can i can only guess and you know what else no one can see the future so what all the experts out there predict is just guessing too though some guesses are of course more informed than others so so that's. here's my best guess it's based on 2 factors that should be clear to all of us by now the 1st is that the only way to return to some kind of normal is through vaccination the 2nd is that means worldwide vaccination until we're all protected we all remain in danger the current flock of variance has revealed how quickly this pathogen can cross borders and the longer we leave it in wide circulation even if it's in other

certainly a new chapter in the pandemic vaccination melbourne from the bavarian health and food safety authority thank you so much for your time thank you money. and it's time now for your questions over to our science correspondent derrick williams. when will we get back to normal life as we know it and lift it until the end of 2919. i decided to answer this on air because i asked the question so often by pretty much everyone and you know what i can't give you an answer no one can i can only guess and you know what else no one can see the future so what all the experts out there predict is just guessing too though some guesses are of course more informed than others so so that's. here's my best guess it's based on 2 factors that should be clear to all of us by now the 1st is that the only way to return to some kind of normal is through vaccination the 2nd is that means worldwide vaccination until we're all protected we all remain in danger the current flock of variance has revealed how quickly this pathogen can cross borders and the longer we leave it in wide circulation even if it's in other c

i'm joined by a man who must she's an infectious disease expert at the bavarian health and food safety authority and she's been involved in analyzing the new coronavirus right from the start 21st image here in germany good to have you with us please tell me when did you know what we were dealing with. it was the very beginning of last year's january when a colleague of mine sent me the link to the w.-h. . report on. cases of unknown origin in. china and he asked the man what do you think about these cases are we going to expect something really big here and use sas maybe and i said well no i don't think so definitely not wrong to have us it took a while for the rest of the population and authorities to revise the views and i remember that i was flying from munich airport in late march so much much later than most 1st cases emerge still before the lockdown though i did security team there was tested positive and we were all there without masks i mean a dealing with that situation a year ago it was a learning by doing right. well every outbreak in this kind of learning by doing ways that said it b

safety remains our top priority. the devolved authority also withdrew its food consignments at larne on sunday but we don't know when majority of side effects reported by those who have had the vaccine include a sore arm, muscle pain, and mild cold and flu like symptoms for a day or two. with me now is our health correspondentjim reed. this sounds like positive data. it is pretty reassuring stuff. we have two vaccines in this country, one made by pfizer and the other the oxford/astrazeneca jab which both went through detailed clinical trials before they are in testing the safety so people can be pretty reassured before they take this that it was pretty safe with no serious side effects. what we are noticing today, the medicines regulator has have looked at what we call real—life data, not in clinical trials, looking at about 7 million people who have had the jab so far and again pretty positive, so about three and every 1,000 people are reporting some sort of adverse effect. the vast majority of those are very, very mild. the regulator said it's pretty similar to the flu vaccine. the key thing they want us to take aw

safety and health of the people who are violating one right to protect those people. israeli authorities are using the cards as well as the stick to encourage people to get vaccinated here's a foodtruck outside a vaccine center in tel aviv it's been giving out free pastries to make the experience of getting in on it more palatable. 17 minutes past 11 pm here in moscow we're back in 1000 with more of the day's news. seemed wrong wrong just don't. let me. get to shape out to stay active. and engaged equals a trail. when so many find themselves worlds apart we choose to look for common ground. the world is driven by a dream shaped by one person if there is. no dares thinks. we dare to ask. and let's start the program in the u.s. state of texas where close to 3000000 ha souls remain without electricity the power outages in the lone star state seen production grind to a halt in some high tech plots you know ordinary texans they're left to their own devices at temperatures in their homes drop severely we've seen roof caving in in some houses under the weight of the still quite incredible scenes in texas. this is it i know you. played with some texans left without power overnight repor

safety and health of all the people around it's violating one right to protect those people. israeli authorities are using their cards as well as the stick to encourage people to get vaccinated foodtruck outside of vaccine center in tel aviv giving our free pastries to make the experience of getting an ocular a bit more palatable. this is our national coming up support for a 3rd political force in the u.s. reaches an all time high in. the current american political. story and well. financially i don't buy it i'm with you. on the fly. as some of my ex in the future. is you'll be a reflection of reality. in the world transformed. what will make you feel safe. isolation community. are you going the right way or are you being. what is true what is. in the world corrupted you need to descend. to join us in the death. or a mate in the shallows. 22 minutes into the program welcome back a wide ranging new poll has shown that support for a 3rd major american political party has reached an all time high according to the study around 2 thirds of americans now support the idea that is the most since the question 1st started being asked by the gallup polling group 18 years ago within the big

protect the safety and health all the people around violating one right to protect all the others people. is really authorities are using the carrot as well as the stick to get people vaccinated a foodtruck outside a vaccine center has been giving out free pastries to make the experience of getting inoculated more palatable. a new poll showing support for a 3rd major american political party has reached an all time high according to the study around 2 thirds of americans now support the idea that's the highest since the question 1st started being polled 18 years ago when the big parties themselves 46 percent of democrats say a 3rd way is needed that's down from 52 percent in september a record high of republicans though favored the creation of either party trump supporters however are still urging the for president to unite the ranks and i said mr president this maggot movement needs to continue we need to unite the party truck plus's the way back in 2022 we put the idea of a 3rd major party in u.s. politics up for debate. i think that in the republican party you have 2 factions you have a conservative pro trump faction and then you have the establishment side yes doubtless from ins

food. fight his military helicopters in japan the been working to put out a huge mountain fire threatening nearby residents more than 200 households have been asked to get away from the area for the safety. authorities and in central russia imposing a state of emergency over heavy snowstorms that abort roads to a standstill in the depth of that snow more than 600 people have been. and are being housed in stronger accommodation. adversity bring in an engineer would see adversity being the covert thing and how people are coping with it well case in point germany's small brewers have been hit hard by the closure of bars and restaurants in the pandemic many now warning that may not survive the role of a scot the latest a one story. god whether it's munich's october fest all colognes carnival plays a leading role in germany's big celebrations covert has hit those parties hard as the need to implement coronavirus measures that seemed cancelled and bars and restaurants closed which in turn has had a knock on effect for brewers really bad this is a situation of the smaller breweries because say they're often selling their bureaus in restaurants shops and see no pops and restaurants are closed since november

food. firefighters there a military helicopter is drafted in working to put out a huge mountain fire threatening nearby residents more than 200 households have been asked to get out of the area for this safety. authorities and show you have been stealing was something different this is central russia here they've imposed a state of emergency over heavy snow storms that have brought roads to a standstill more than 600 people been evacuated the being housed in temporary accommodation of doubtful that snow. struggling to deal with cove in germany small brewers have been hit hard by the closure of bars and restaurants in the pandemic with many no warning they may not survive as peter all of a found. was whether its munich's october 1st all colognes carnival plays a leading role in germany's big celebrations has hit those parties hard as the need to implement coronavirus measures that seemed cancelled and bars and restaurants closed which in turn has had a knock on effect for brewers who really bad this is situation of the smaller breweries because say they're often selling their beers in restaurants shops and see no pops and restaurants are closed since november so there is no real sales at the moment for t

today the food and drug administration's independent advisory panel voted to recommend the single-dose shot for emergency use authorization after deliberating for hours about its safety and efficacy. abc7 news reporter stephanie sierra has been following the hearing for us all day, joining us live now with the latest developments. hey, stechph. >> an incredibly detailed conversation. eight and a half hours in, the panel unanimously agreed this vaccine is safe given the preliminary data released. but the final decision to grant emergency use authorize is not expected until tomorrow. the 22 experts that sit on this advisory panel specialize in everything from internal medicine, pediatrics to epidemiology. the majority of evidence presented today supported the shot, citing the fact it's not only meeting the fda's standards for authorization, but it also requires only one dose and it's much easier to store. it can sit in most standard refrigerators for at least three months. but the efficacy rates raised concern today. johnson & johnson's is between 72 to 86% effective compared to moderna and pfizer's efficacy ranging between 94 to 95%. experts say we need to start track

conducting brags it checks on food and animal products at one of northern ireland's ports have been taken off duty amid concerns for their safety after graffiti appeared close to the author of the law describing staff as targets there's been an increase in tensions over recent weeks brax it means custom checks are moved away from the line the border with the republic of ireland and into northern ireland's problems. astronauts and researchers are meeting in the german city of bremen today to discuss the future of manned space flights the gender includes a future missions to the moon and europe's role in space travel nasa plans to use the international space station until 2024 after that it hopes to send astronauts further into space on new more demanding missions. let's take a closer look at this project with the european space agency's director general jaan averting a welcome to the w sending astronauts back to the moon looks very exciting and hugely expensive will it help us solve problems we're experiencing here on earth 1st of all i don't want that recent astronaut spector's a moon we want to sent them forward to as a moon because this time it's in a totally different

safety concerns that would preclude an emergency use authorization. that is what we are waiting for right now. come friday, there will be an independent meeting of advisors to the food and drug administration to determine whether or not they should recommend the j&j shop for authorization, and we could indeed see that authorization within days. one thing that will certainly come up during that friday meeting our variants. vaccines from moderna and the partnership of pfizer/biontech were authorized before the first major coronavirus variants were seen in the u.s. and globally. since then, mutant versions have become a major concern, and the vaccines have become less effective in two of the variance identified. one has be seen at higher levels at the u.s. as well. all of this is going to come up on friday. we are already seeing j&j shares up this morning on the news. alix: riley, thanks a lot. finally, we want to turn to washington. president biden taking another step toward ending reliance on china and other countries for u.s. supply chains. he is ordering a review of those supply chains today. bloomberg chief washington correspondent kevin cirilli has more. kevin: s

one of the issues is the food and drug administration currently has the authority to consider real world evidence and monitoring post-market safety yet the agency needs additional congressional direction to ensure that that real world evidence generated for products that have been granted an e.u.a. will be considered in the premarket review. that's what this amendment does. it says the f.d.a. may consider real world evidence. most people think it already does. the fact is, the agency believes they lack the authority to do that. that's what -- that is the purpose of the amendment. the next amendment, burgess-07, the medicaid payment error rate amendment. this amendment provides $00 million to the center for medicare and medicaid services and $200 million for states for the purpose of bringing the payment error rate measurement under 10% in medicaid program over the next four years. this has to be a dedicated effort at the federal and state level to correct payments. i want to thank brett guthrie who filed this amendment. it's an important amendment, it was rejected but we did our committee markup but that in itself was an error, t

food safety watchdog says there's been a concerning rise in food businesses operating out of people's homes during the lockdown. many are failing to register as food businesses, meaning their hygiene arrangements are not checked by local authoritiesrn at any moment and walking through your doors. but if you're trying to do a spot check on a private home, you need to give them 24 hours notice as well. so that is also a concern that a lot of the experts are pointing to. there is also a massive backlog as well, during the first lockdown no inspections were taking place at all. so local authorities are facing all. so local authorities are facing a massive backlog, a lot of their inspections haven't been face—to—face, they're going through video conferencing calls to try and get the inspection is done as well and people don't think that not doing physical checks is an important step that has been missed at the moment. we can talk now tojulie barratt, president of the chartered institute of environmental health, which covers england, wales and northern ireland. julie, at the moment we have got no reported cases of food poisoning from businesses that are running this way, so why should we be concerned?— this way, so why should we be con