a reminder of the top story that we're tracking for you at this hour the european medicines agency has said there is no indication that astra zeneca score on a virus vaccine causes blood clots several european countries have suspended vaccinations with the shot the agency says the vaccines benefits outweigh the risks . sick where does the next step is or going to sleep government is enough to kick off with a review of majesty $25.00 and i'll see at the top of the hour. keep going to. the b. for some a setback for others the relegation battle is enough to get a leg up. in the face disappointment of. the fall hopelessly behind these matches at the bottom of. the a. next on d w. o bowl hole. more than a 1000 years ago europe witnesses a huge construction boom. christianity from established itself. both religious and secular leaders aren't eager to display their power. to change race begins. who can create the tallest biggest and most beautiful structures. place stonemasons builders and architects compete with each other. this is how massive churches are created a. contest of the cathedral

of experts year it'll be a purely scientific few on the topic the european medicines agency tries to stay out of politics and purely chuch by the scientific facts. will this further damage the trust in that particular vaccine. yes and no doubt i mean i've just covered a long story here in brussels and where the vaccine vaccine has been sees extremely high if you talk to these people and say look the european medicines agency has not given emergency approval they looked really long into the matter if they before they give the green light for a vaccine they were like that doesn't impress me at all but on the other hand of course within the general population there are many people who now say oh there seems to be a problem with this vaccine and maybe i should be more careful so thought certainly it doesn't help a vaccine hesitancy in the in the general population nevertheless many have said it remains a good vaccine and the risks are much smaller than than than the benefits that come with this particular vaccine even if it would turn out that there is a link to be made between those clo

vaccine the use top medical regulators says it backs the vaccine for now the head of the european medicines agency says there is no indication so far that the shot is the cause of reported blood clots also coming up tonight defiant protesters in me and more are met with more live ammunition united nations is calling on the international community to help end the violent standoff that has killed at least a 138 people. 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

vaccine with production due to start in july now the european medicines agency is considering whether to approve the shot and its developers 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 and 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 those is not for statements those great numbers were coming from fires 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 v. i wouldn't say that the reason it's 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 sputnik the meets those

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 box anation 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 procure 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 vaccination

the european medicines agency says they have yet to see a reason to throw out the coronavirus vaccine they buy astra zeneca says several you countries suspend use of the job over blood clot concerns. privacy for me and the business team here blood has always been find out more about these and other business stories on line dot com slash business thanks for watching . every day just for us and for our pleasure. lou blind is on its way to bring you more conservation. how do we make cities scream or how can we protect animals and their habitats what should your own waste. we can make a difference by choosing reforestation over deforestation recycling over disposable smart new solutions oberstein said in our piece for those truly unique and we know that uniqueness is what allows us to live and survive the gloom ideas the environmental suits to global 3000 song t w i don't. this is the. coming out today policing the internet. new tools for social media and online companies in india make them directly also the local government for content team thompson up trying while working days 6 days a

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

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 the research documents the studies available about sputnik the give a positive impression that facts nation is the only serious way to fight covert 19 and my demands are demand is the following we is the german red cross or impartial and do not interfere in political issues but we would like a non ideological decision on vaccines to be made and that everything that is scientifically based is allowed in germany and on the european market. it 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

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

own decision on whether to use russia's sputnik kneejerk if it's not approved by the european medicines agency governments right across the e.u. are seeking solutions really after a series of setbacks in the blocks covert vaccine rolled out or europe correspondent peter all of our picks up the story 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 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 and 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 me

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 her self it's been a tough week for astra zeneca 20 e.u. 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 the suspension 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 due 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 aff

job if it's not approved by the european medicines agency and sap the trust in the us to send a good job in europe started to become shaken by recent safety fears auntie's peeta other explains mario druggies not being long in the job is 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 in europe 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 outside of the use one for all and all for one procurement program if it gets one italy. let's order speed. think b. and c. 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 that if the european medicines agency certifies sputnik be then ok but if it does not germany will do so itself this is normal

." >> 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

if it's not approved by the european medicines agency that's off the trust in the astra zeneca shocked in europe has been shaken following recent safety fears here's our correspondent peter on. my draw he's not been long in the job as a 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 cove it 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 outside the. we use one for all and all for one program if it gets what italy needs let's order sputnik v. and see what happens if europe in 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 certify sputnik be then ok but if it does not germany will do so itself this is normal pragmatism we have to work on the ba

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

european nations are restarting astra zeneca vaccinations today the european medicines agency the e m a said once again that the drug is safe and highly effective germany france italy and spain are among the countries lifting their bam the e m a concluded that the vaccine was not associated with an overall increase in the risk of blood clots it was that fear that led more than a dozen european union countries to pose their vaccinations with the astra zeneca shot the e m a says the benefits of the shot outweigh the risks but it is not ruling out completely the possibility of a link to rare blood clots meanwhile the british medicines regulator the m h r a has also spoken out in favor of the continued use of the afters and it could back seen in a statement it says the benefits of using the vaccine far outweigh any dangers the m h r 8 said that 5 reported cases of a very rare cerebral blood clot amounted to one in a 1000000 people who have been vaccinated it's not clear if there is a link but investigations continue now to show his confidence in the astra zeneca vaccine the head of the br

. >> 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 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 me tha

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

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 that if the european medicines agency certify 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 vaccination was also top billing for angle merkel if she wrapped up a summit with the leaders of germany 16 states. local g.p.'s are going to be able to give out the job here from the end of april this vaccination summit also saw the chancellor talk about russia's sputnik v. job she said that should the may not give it the approval anytime soon that germany would still be looking to go out on its own and of taine sputnik the us in also send him stuff as fired the russian vaccine is considering have held the view for some ti

medicines safety agency has also said. it is — medicines safety agency has also said. it is a — medicineshe world health oruanization. ., ., a, , ., organization. thanks, and barry asks in the liuht organization. thanks, and barry asks in the light of— organization. thanks, and barry asks in the light of the _ organization. thanks, and barry asks in the light of the european - in the light of the european president, the european commission president, the european commission president threatening to block the export of vaccines, how will this affect the general public you are waiting for the second dose of the pfizer vaccine which is produced in belgium? barry, thank you very much. i think people should be under no anxiety or misapprehensions about that, we will get on and deliver all the second doses of the pfizer vaccine. it is important to stress, whatever you may hear about the pressures that different countries are under to deliver vaccines for their public, these vaccines are a multinational effort, they are produced as a result of international cooperation, and i want to stress that

can do that the european metal medicines agency has to take the sort of questions and concerns of each member state into account when it when it gives gives or thora the i don't think that one can say the a.m.a. is being slipshod or careless you know that they're there questions that they are sui 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. the head of the american data privacy has questioned whether the passed on health information in covert passports can be held securely the e.u. is among those mulling introducing the documents but at rob civil war and they will lead to discrimination. and i have seen the efforts from the european union and the green time you know the green initiative and while this idea that they can guarantee. that the data is is safe and anonymized is just wrong it's incorrect and and i think it's a real problem when governments are claiming that just like it's a problem when companies claim that your data is anonymous and will neve