i'm feel girl welcome to the program at a news conference european medicines agency will start in the next few minutes ahead of that will join d w a brussels correspondent marina strauss. welcome arena what do you were expecting. well we'd sussed received a press release by the european medicines agency with the latest news and i quote them here they say they found possible a possible link to their e rare cases of unusual blood clots with low plot pellet so they actually confirm that there is a risk in receiving these like in get blood clots after getting vaccinated with an astra zeneca that scene i mean we have to mention here that tens of millions of people all around europe and rather the globe have received their 1st shots or even the 2nd shot off the estrus attic of the casino yet and only a couple of cases these rare blood clots occurred and now the new thing is that the european medicines agency actually confirms that this might or this is related to the ester said it to us resident of a scene ok and just to be clear of this they will get the full word from the a.m.a. the next

suggests those under 30 get a different shot the european medicines agency says that there does appear to be a link between the vaccine in a rare but potentially fatal type of blood clot the benefits of the job outweigh the risks trying to put to rest any concerns. first of all i want to start by stating that our safety committee the pharmacovigilance and risk assessment committee of the european medicines agency has confirmed that the benefits of the astra zeneca vaccine in preventing cope with 19 overall outweigh the risks of side effects. the european union's drug regulator the european medicines agency says after a safety assessment of the astra zeneca vaccine they are still encouraging people to get it that's despite finding a $169.00 cases of a rare brain blood clot after $34000000.00 doses the agency says while no clear link has been found they believe the clots are caused by any means response as a result the regulator will be listing the clots as a rare side effect of the astra zeneca vaccine this vaccine has proven to be highly effective if it prevents if severe to fifty's an

vaccine but as i said earlier the european medicines agency has been spending perhaps too long as some say in trying to confirm this when you talk about the shortfall in the supplying of vaccines across europe has austria been suffering at this stage during the pandemic i think all over europe the suffering they would need more brick seen in the need more rapidly we saw the come to his leg the us or england their chief. israel they could mix and they'd within the sure to prove the time and the numbers. are pink therefore i hope that it will be able to barracks in the europe as well in the birth short period of time we need to do this in order to overcome the pandemic situation as soon as possible thomas president of the austrian medical chamber joining us here on r.t. international thank you for your time and he or his side thank you for the invitation. well the meantime almost half of people in the czech republic are ready to use russia's sputnik vaccine if it's approved by prague summit a spike in european interest in the job which the e.u.'s medical authorities as i said have yet to

the european medicines agency has come to — one.nes agency has come to the _ one. the european medicines agency has come to the same _ one. the european medicines agency has come to the same conclusion - i has come to the same conclusion — there is a possible link between the astrazeneca vaccine and very rare blood clots. mostly and women under 60. several eu countries have already restricted the astrazeneca vaccine to older adults. france to those over 55, germany to those over 60. scientists who analyse risks say this changes course —— change of course should not put people off getting the vaccine. , ., . . , vaccine. this vaccine is extraordinarily - vaccine. this vaccine is i extraordinarily effective. i vaccine. this vaccine is - extraordinarily effective. i know will be — extraordinarily effective. i know will be tragic _ extraordinarily effective. i know will be tragic if _ extraordinarily effective. i know will be tragic if this _ extraordinarily effective. i know will be tragic if this led - extraordinarily effective. i kno

it is difficult to explain how the bodies come up with different findings, but the european medicines agencyas for the second time said this is a safe vaccine with very rare side effects. it is common to have side effects with any vaccine or any medicine. it is safe to take it. different european countries have defined different age groups. it is their decision. the important thing is the astrazeneca vaccine gets used. if europeans are going to use all the doses available, that is more doses for the rest of the world. >> is it political that u.k. regulators are -- coming together with platelets, the reason we are seeing those patellar -- fatalities, is considered plausible, however it has to be confirmed, and for it to be confirmed, this could take a body of work and research and data. >> a good way of thinking about this is to look at the timeline over the life course and the risk profile. a person in their 80's may have a 10% or higher chance of succumbing to severe or lethal infection with coronavirus. someone who is 18 rather than 80 may have a one in a million chance of having a severe

medicine agency still holds back from approving the job to get interest from. whites. in california was met by counter protesters with. bloody fisticuffs and arrests. the u.s. state of. gender reassignment treatment for. critics as. we hear from a former transport with about the possible dangers of changing sex to. reason young man who started on hormone therapy and again is called surgery at 18 and said he feels like a frankenstein monster. and he's 60 years to the day since russian cosmonaut yuri gagarin transcended the limits of the terrestrial becoming the 1st man in space to celebrate the anniversary our correspondent got a taste of 0 gravity down here on earth. it feels unusual. i mean i really can't believe that this is what caused the nuts feel one you know float around a space station it's. it's amazing. day here in moscow you're watching. almost half the people in the czech republic are ready to use russia. if it is approved by prague and that's amid a spike in european interest in the job the medical officer yet to approve to all of us more. well the czech r

medicine agency still holding back from approving the job despite mounting interest. in california. with the ensuing confrontation ending in bloody fisticuffs rests. so the us. treatment. we get from a former trans woman about the possible dangers of changing sex to. recent young man who started on hormone therapy at 15. 18 and said he feels like a. transcended the limits. on becoming the 1st. to celebrate the anniversary. he feels unusual. i mean i really can't believe that this is what's causing the nuts. you know float around a space station it's. it's amazing. how the very good afternoon and thanks for joining us here on alt. almost half of people in the czech republic a ready to use russia sputnik the vaccine if it's approved by prague summit a spike in european interest in the job which the ease medical authorities have yet to approve are to speak to all of the reports of the czech republic could be sent to follow hungry and start using russia's sputnik the vaccine before it gets approval from the european medicines agency the czech president the man made the announcement he w

from the european medicines agency. that's asher this is spin a story that's been percolating you could say for several weeks and months now. we wait for an announcement on just how safe this vaccine is just give us a sense of why it's so important to find out which vaccines countries in europe should be using. well it's very important because of course the european medical agency governments across europe need to convince their public that the vaccines they are using are safe i should just say as the we are waiting for that press and that press conference by the european medical agency on the safety of the astra zeneca vaccine but there are some reports coming out already that suggest that what we might hear from the may is that they have indeed found some links between the astra zeneca vaccine and rare forms of blood clots however on balance we understand that the m.d.m.a. is expected to say that the benefits of the astra zeneca vaccine outweigh the risks and what they would mean by that is something that many doctors

a poll finds the top of people in the czech republic modern russia sputnik even europe's medicine agency still holds back from approving the job despite mounting interest from the state's. gender reassignment treatment of young people in a move that has split republicans we hear from a form of transport about the dangers of changing sex too girly. many things are real problems for bone structure natural development of the brain is interrupted. 60 years to the day since russian cosmonaut yuri gagarin transcended the limits of the terrestrial by becoming the 1st man in space to celebrate the anniversary our correspondent got a taste of 0 gravity down here on earth. it feels unusual. i mean i really can't believe that this is what caused the nuts feel one of the you know floats around the space station and. it's amazing. thanks for joining us here on our international. almost half of people in the czech republic are ready to use russia sputnik the vaccine if it's approved by prague this is amid a spike in interest in the job in europe which the medical authorities have yet to approve go liv

adjudicated separately by the european medicines agency. well germany is not the 1st country to negotiate with russia bilaterally it wouldn't be also the 1st country in europe to to have this vaccine and use it but that it depends a sensually on whether it is approved by the may the european medicines agency does some of the german health minister stressed today in an interview that is the precondition if germany is going to enter into those negotiations and also stress that for that to happen russia has to provide complete data to the european agency in order for the european agency to evaluate whether the vaccine can be approved if that happens in germany were discussed all the details with russia other german health minister stressed that some of the key elements that it wants to discuss to discuss with russia is when and exactly how many dollars it could deliver to germany the german goal here as according to the german health minister is to have vaccines by russia so that's put the vaccines in the next 2 to 5 months but once again and

ostracized because it's the spotlight again as the european medicines agency's vaccine chief makes it to call the families of those who died off to getting the shot demanding. twitter demands the removal of a decade old video wall for that u.s. war crimes claiming it violates the platform's policy on graphic content. on strangers stranded abroad for months are left with little option but to file a human rights complaint if a counter is a refusal to let them come whom we spoke to an australian stranded in russia. it is a gross violation of our human rights to return. or i should not be arbitrarily deprive the right to return to my home country. these stories are on the blog this is all to international always good to have you . well 1st up this hour how fresh questions have been raised. over to fight scene with father restrictions are placed on the job this comes off to a senior official from the european medicines agency says that may be a connection between the job and blood clots it's still unclear exactly how and why problems occur. shot it deepens he has the story. astra zeneca co

explain you know how the other bodies came up with different findings but yes mention the european medicines agency has for the 2nd time said that this is a safe that with very rare side effects and it's common to have side effects with any baxi or any medicines it's completely safe to take it now that different european countries have defined different age groups is is their decision the important day is that the astra zeneca vaccine gets used and if that your peers are going to use on the deuce is available to them and that's more doses for the rest of the world chris is it political in a way or 'd another the u.k. regulators are saying 1st of all as far as the causal relationship between the vaccine and the occurrence of the blood clots coming together with the low platelets which are the main reason why we're seeing those fatalities is considered possible plausible however it has to be confirmed and for it to be confirmed this could take a body of work and research and data. a good right thinking about this is to look at the timeline over the life course and the risk profile so a person who is

these are rare either very rare side effects unusual but possible europe's medicines agency links astra zeneca has covered 19 vaccines to blood clots but insists its benefits still outweigh any risks. hello and welcome i'm peter w. watching al-jazeera live from our headquarters here in doha also coming up today he was not attempting to solve the ulcers cake punch or anything of that nature the trial of the former u.s. police officer accused of killing george floyd here's more evidence that the force used during his arrest was excessive and unnecessary. the u.s. commits to removing all remaining combat forces from iraq without setting a timeline. paid back to rights and back to safety and grief or fear of conditions food delivery reuters for an online giant go on strike. our top story europe's medicines agency says it remains overwhelmingly confident in astra zeneca as qubit 19 banks enough to finding it may cause blood clotting in very rare cases now the risk is greater among younger people prompting some governments to restricts or advise against its use among lower age groups journal

the european medicines agency looking at that banksy it's also very closely related to how astra zeneca has vaccine works it's a modified cold virus in fact it's a pair of cold viruses which are administered a few weeks apart it's also very similar to the johnson and johnson vaccine that's also still waiting for approval in the u.k. what unites all these different vaccines is they're all based on modified cold viruses which they used as trojan horses to smuggle into the body the corona virus coat message and therefore what is happening with astra zeneca is vaccine with this rare complication albeit at very low levels it could also affect the johnson and johnson vaccine it could also affect the russian bank scene we haven't seen the data yet we haven't seen the follow up on millions of people who have had it like it had the astra zeneca vaccine and that may yet emerge so it may well be that so we see the same trend emerging with these other products subsequently we'll have to watch this space china where does this leave the it's grappling with a 3rd wave of covert 19 a spike in infectiou

the european union's drug regulator the european medicines agency says after a safety assessment of the astra zeneca vaccine they are still encouraging people to get it that's despite finding a $169.00 cases of a rare brain blood clot after 34000000 doses the agency says while no clear link has been found they believe the clots are caused by any means response as a result the regulator will be listing the clots as a rare side effect of the astra zeneca vaccine this vaccine has proven to be highly effective it preventive severe defeated hospitalized patients and it is saving lives vaccination is extremely important in helping us in the fight against cope at 19 and we need to use the back scenes we have to protect us from the devastating effects to miami it comes as u.k. authorities recommend that the astra zeneca vaccine should not be given to adults under 30 where possible but again they stress the continued use of the vaccine our review has reinforced the risk of this respect its side effect remains extremely small. the drug maker itself says the bottom line of the regulators findings

once the european medicines agency has given it the green light germany could have to set up its own deal of course because the e.u. commission joint procurement mechanism has already said they're not going to buy sputnik v. as it stands at the moment there's also been some comment from france when it comes to that announcement from germany last week the french foreign minister saying he thought that was a bit of a p.r. stunt designed to. give confidence to the local markets here in germany of course we have an election coming up in september he thought that was a bit of politicking from yen's spawn but he also said that he wouldn't rule out taking any vaccine based on where it came from that if it's a good vaccine it's a good vaccine but when it comes to the all important a.m.a. approval well sputnik the started being looked at by the european medicines agency on the 5th of march we're expecting that process to run through perhaps as long as the end of may once it gets the green light of course it can then be used all across the european union. another story were across today the us

we are waiting to hear a 3pm and for pm in local time from the european medicines agency on their latest difference of opinion at the moment between the uk regulator and individual governments in a number of eu countries, who have decided to either pause the use of this vaccine or say it shouldn't be used for people of a certain age group? well, the striking thing there is not the discordance between the mhra's position and the position, for instance, in france and germany, it's the lack of liaison between the european medicines agency, which is supposed to be the coordinating voice for european drug safety, and the member states. we have seen a number of member states, almost all member states going their own way in the face of clear ema guidance, and this has done nothing at all for public confidence in europe. we know that from the outset, there has been high levels of vaccine scepticism in france and to some levels in germany and that has been exacerbated by the contradictory and sometimes conflicting statements coming out of these countries that may or may not be based on best scien

vaccine before it gets approval from the european medicines agency the czech president zemin made the announcement he was also critical of the slow pace at which the e.m.e.a. approval for the sputnik v. vaccine has taken if the decision on split the registration is made by our national regulator it will be enough to start using it as happened in hungary as for the european medicines agency it is very slow well new infections in the czech republic have started to relent in recent days that's following the country being gripped by a 3rd wave of the covert 19 pandemic now a recent poll showed that just under half of the czech citizens who were asked the question said that they would take the sputnik the vaccine without a.m.a. approval as long as health authorities from prague had given a green light michel the e.u. council president has also been speaking he acknowledged that there is differences between member states when it comes to the use of russia's sputnik the vaccine there's a lot of pressure and politicians people are getting impatient they want to get vaccinated governments want

the european medicines agency standing by britain's astra zeneca jab saying that the benefits outweigh the risks while noting the blood loss should be listed as rare side effects the agency has received more than 200 reports of unusual blood clots in those getting the shot that's among more than 30000000 who've been inoculated across europe over in the u.k. the authorities there say that people under the age of 30 will be offered alternatives to the astra zeneca jab due to the possible blood clot link 80 people in the country have suffered clotting after a dose 19 have died but britain's regulator is taking the same line as the european medicines agency that's what i guess the of reports. the takeaway the message that europe's health authorities want to leave you with is that it's still worth it the benefits outweigh the risks the benefits outweigh the risks others become almost a slogan for the astra zeneca vaccine earth portrait cases of unusual blood clotting following vaccination with the astra zeneca vaccine should be listed as possible side effects of the vaccine it's unfortunate

headline stories this hour the european medicines agency urges countries to keep using the astra zeneca. insisting it is safe. but. also ahead in the program. we made mistakes true a stark admission of failure is in the handling of the covert crisis the french president the country imposes a 3rd. of this in the u.k. a poll revealed sworn in for n.h.s. workers are more likely to quit 2020 many citing exhaustion from. we speak to british. side much. to help increase. the origin of. still a mystery a long awaited w.h.o. report from leaves many questions unanswered. 247 news live from the russian capital this is your r t thanks for sharing your time with us today our top story this hour. the european medicines agency has thrown its support behind the astra zeneca coalwood vaccine despite fears over severe blood clots the regulator is launching yet another investigation into the issue but insists country should keep using the show on. according to the current scientific knowledge there is no evidence that would support restricting the use of both vaccine in any population 2 weeks back in any

the european medicines agency has thrown its support the. vaccine the spite of your blood clots the regulator is launching yet another investigation into the issue but insists country should keep using the shot. according to the current scientific knowledge there is no evidence that would support restricting the use of the backfill in any population 2 weeks ago on the 18th of march we gave an interim update of the assessment and we concluded after time that the benefits of the after turning back in preventing codeine change with it. hospitalized patients and their outweigh the risks of side effects and our position has not changed another mentioned previously a causal link with the vaccine has not yet been progress but it is possible there are now if this is still ongoing well this astra zeneca saga continues doesn't it the latest being the head of the european medicines agency insisting there is no evidence to suggest the best mode of action here would be to restrict the use of the astra zeneca vaccine there is of course coming just days af

the european medicines agency sticks to its line that the benefits of the astra zeneca outweigh the risks but the regulator says blood clot should be listed as a very rare side effect of the drug. alone live from moscow international monitors called a bright welcome to the program. joe biden has unveiled 6 executive orders aimed at tightening firearm controls. gun violence the us president told an international embarrassment gone wild in this country is an epidemic whether congress acts or not i'm going to use all the resources in my disposal to keep the american people safe from gun violence but there's much more in the congress can do to help that effort. and they can do it right now so we have joe biden president of the united states talking about how there is an epidemic of gun violence in the united states and putting forward executive actions intended to address that epidemic now the 1st proposal we heard from the white house was an effort to crack down on how guns are sold he referenced ghost guns which are guns that people manufacture by they they purchase kits to make them in the

the european union's drug regulator the european medicines agency says after a safety assessment of the astra zeneca vaccine they are still encouraging people to get it that's despite finding a $169.00 cases of a rare brain blood clot after $34000000.00 doses the agency says while no clear link has been found they believe the clots are caused by any means response as a result the regulator will be listing the clots as a rare side effect of the astra zeneca vaccine. this vaccine has proven to be highly effective it preventive severe to fifty's and hospitalized patients and it is saving lives vaccination is extremely important in helping us in the fight against cope at 19 and we need to use the back of scenes we have to protect us from the devastating effects to my it comes as u.k. authorities recommend that the astra zeneca vaccine should not be given to adults under 30 where possible but again they stress the continued use of the vaccine our review has reinforced the risk of this respected side effect remains extremely small. the drug maker itself says the bottom line of the regulators

european medicines agency countries to keep using the. sea despite launching a probe into new cases of red blood clots potentially linked to the job also ahead for you. this. i know that every stage of this epidemic we might say that we could have we made mistakes true. failures in the handling of the pandemic by the french president the country. fears of exodus and the poll reveals one in 4 health workers are more likely to quit. but we speak to one. side much. benefit of the government to help. millions dead in the origin of the coronavirus. a long awaited report from leaves many questions still. your news around the clock welcome to the program here with. the european medicines agency has thrown its support behind the. vaccine despite fears of a rare blood clots the regulator is launching yet another investigation into this issue but insists countries should keep using the injection. according to the current scientific knowledge there is no evidence that would support restricting the use of the vaccine in any population 2 weeks ago on

the european union's drug regulator the european medicines agency says after a safety assessment of the astra zeneca vaccine they are still encouraging people to get it that's despite finding $169.00 cases of a rare brain blood clot after 34000000 doses the agency says while no clear link has been found they believe the clots are caused by any means response as a result the regulator will be listing the clots as a rare side effect of the astra zeneca vaccine this vaccine has proven to be highly effective it preventive severe disease and hospitalized patients and it is saving lives vaccination is extremely important in helping us in the fight against covert 19 and we need to use the back scenes we have to protect us from the devastating effects to my it comes as u.k. authorities recommend that the astra zeneca vaccine should not be given to adults under 30 where possible but again they stress the continued use of the vaccine our review has reinforced that the risk of this respite to the side effect remains extremely small. the drug maker itself says the bottom line of the regulators find

the european medicines agency urges countries to keep using the astra zeneca coronavirus vaccine insisting it's safe also launching a probe into dozens of new cases of severe blood clots. is a sick of. this it did. every stage of this epidemic we might say to ourselves that we could have done better but we made mistakes true. a stark admission of failure is in the handling of the crisis by the french president as the country's death toll nears 100008 prong is forced to impose a 3rd national lockdown. also this hour there is fears of a nursing exodus in the u.k. as a poll reveals a one m. 4 and h s workers is more likely to quit now than in 2020 with many citing exhaustion from the pandemic we speak to one british nurse. with such ease it needs to be increased quite huge the cost of living aid has gone down the wages have increased the east side much trysts on the benefit of the government need to help increase the weight. and a year of restrictions of millions dad and the origin of coronavirus is still a mystery after a long awaited w.h.o. report. leaves many questions answered we ask a ru

approval well sputnik the started being looked at by the european medicines agency on the 5th of march we're expecting that process to run through perhaps as long as the end of may once it gets the green light of course it can then be used all across the european union meanwhile austria's chancellor says an agreement spain reached with russia to buy a 1000000 doses of the sputnik medicine sebastian coe says it will turbo boost the country's vaccine program earlier last week the austrian chancellor also warned geo politics shouldn't get in the way of the vaccine approval process. was put new people have to queue up to ask for splitting to be it's a question of how long this approval process will last and for what reasons it's being protected i get the feeling that some are acting geopolitically here and i believe that when it comes to vaccination and public health care it shouldn't center around geo political questions but rather if a vaccine is effective and safe it should be used i personally share the opinion of the president of the doctors' chamber that the more vaccines we have the

the european union's drug regulator the european medicines agency says after a safety assessment of the astra zeneca vaccine they are still encouraging people to get it that's despite finding a $169.00 cases of a rare brain blood clot after $34000000.00 doses the agency says while no clear link has been found they believe the clots are caused by any means response as a result the regulator will be listing the clots as a rare side effect of the astra zeneca vaccine this vaccine has proven to be highly effective it preventive severe to fees and hospitalized patients and it is saving lives vaccination is extremely important in helping us in the fight against cope at 19 and we need to use the back scenes we have to protect us from the devastating effects to miami it comes as u.k. authorities recommend that the astra zeneca vaccine should not be given to adults under 30 where possible but again they stress the continued use of the vaccine our review has reinforced that the risk of this ressa spectate side effect remains extremely small. the drug maker itself says the bottom line of the regul