health regulators have approved a coronavirus vaccine developed by oxford university scientists and pharmaceutical company astra zeneca is the 3rd candidate to be approved in the west and is a beacon of hope for the u.k. which is battling a major surge in infections one dose of oxford astra zeneca has vaccine has been found to be around 70 percent effective after $21.00 days and a 2nd dose between $4.12 weeks later is advised as many as $3000000000.00 doses are expected to be produced worldwide by the end of next year asaram institute of india the world's biggest producer of vaccines is already made $50000000.00 doses taiwan and indonesia have confirmed orders and it's just been signed off by regulators in argentina astra zeneca has pledged to make $1300000000.00 is available at cost to low and middle income countries the company also expects the vaccine to work against the new variant of the trade a virus for a chance has more. if ever good news was needed in the u.k. it's now the numbers of you infections and hospitalizations are breaking records deaths are almost as numerous as the peak in april and medics are soun

the oxford astra zeneca vaccine is welcome news to the u.k. but things are almost certain to get worse before they get better returns 00 london germany's coronavirus daily deaths of past 1000 for the 1st time the health minister yet strand says the spike in deaths shows things are far from returning to normal germany has started vaccinating the elderly and health care workers the country is in lockdown until january the 10th but it's thought that's likely to be extended to. the current 19 variant that was recently noticed in the u.k. is now spreading faster across ireland than even the country's most pessimistic forecasts in response are to shock me how martin announced a one month full lockdown a republican republic has also reported a record daily increase in cases with more than 1700 recorded on wednesday arlen began its vaccination program just days ago. u.s. president donald trump is blaming individual states for the slower than expected pace of vaccinations across the country the white house had set a goal of 20000000 americans to have h

health regulators have approved a coronavirus vaccine developed by oxford university scientists and pharmaceutical company astra zeneca is the 3rd candidate to be approved in the west and is a beacon of hope for the u.k. which is battling a major surge in infections one dose of oxford astra zeneca has a vaccine has been found to be around 70 percent effective after $21.00 days and a 2nd dose between $4.12 weeks later is advised as many as $3000000000.00 doses are expected to be produced world by wide by the end of next year the serum institute of india the world's biggest producer of vaccines is already made $50000000.00 doses taiwan and indonesia have confirmed orders and it's just been signed off by regulators in argentina astra zeneca has pledged to make $1300000000.00 doses available at cost to low and middle income countries the company also expects the vaccine to work against the new variant of the corona virus chalons has more. if ever good news was needed in the u.k. it's now the numbers of new infections and hospitalizations are breaking records the deaths are almost as numerous as the peak in april and medic

regulators greenlight to the oxford astra zeneca vaccine in a move the health minister says could provide a path out of the pandemic. but as i long feared in war the effort to distribute administer the vaccine is not progress she is should u.s. president elect joe biden criticizes the slogan for lots of coronavirus vaccines and warns the darkest days of the pandemic will lie ahead. to. jubilation in argentina as the senate votes to legalize abortion in a decision that could echo across the uk in america. ok let's begin with some breaking news there's been an explosion in southern yemen at aden international airport several people are said to have been killed and injured in the blast which happened as members of the new yemeni government arrived we're going to have more on that story we're going to bring it to you later in the program. meanwhile the battle against corona virus has taken another leap forward after health regulators in the u.k. approved the vaccine developed by oxford university scientists and pharmaceutical company astra zeneca it's the 3rd vaccine to be approved in the wes

a welcome boost for oxford astra zeneca is cook at 19 vaccine on the day that the u.k. rolls out a nationwide immunization plan using the pfizer child. a librarian for the get this is al jazeera live and also coming. up with drawls contentious clauses in a draft bill the preaches its agreement to pull out of the e.u. . we have 800 pages of words and now we need them translated to powerful action new zealand's muslims call for change after the investigation into the christ church mosques massacre exposes failings of the security agencies. a desperate journey for a new beginning a rise of the number of child refugees trying to cross into europe from africa. we begin with breaking news the oxford astra zeneca corona virus vaccine has been deemed safe and effective in the 1st peer review of its phase 3 trials the review published in the lancet medical journal found the vaccine was 90 percent effective for those fatah supporters who were given a half dose for food one of the participants who received the vaccine suffered serious effects from b. to c. some survivors. go is th

the oxford astra zeneca vaccine is welcome news for the u.k. but things are almost certain to get worse before they get better lawrie chalons al-jazeera london. media mogul jimmy lai has arrived at course in hong kong for a hearing to decide whether his bail will be revoked lions facing charges under new security laws he was released on bail last week sparking criticism from china prosecutors are arguing that the pro-democracy activist should be put back in prison let's go live now to hong kong al-jazeera as adrian brown is there every what's happening now. well adrian there's been a brief adjournment a brief break the hearing began about an hour ago with essentially the prosecution and defense putting forward their various arguments as to why and whether jamil i should or should not be given bail and able to remain in his home essentially the prosecution has been trying to force because to recognize the new national security law as being part of you know hong kong's criminal law system but of course the national security law wasn't legislated

the oxford astra zeneca vaccine is welcome news for the u.k. but things are almost certain to get worse before they get better. al-jazeera london. it's been one year since the 1st corona virus cases were reported in china thought to be linked to a seafood market in the city of han thousands of people died in the region was forced into a strict lockdown katrina you is there and she's joining us from it sells so it was the starting point katrina of the pandemic and the worst affected city in china was a coping one in iran from the outbreak. well around the diary and it seems like normal life has resumed this is quite a busy area and downtown on a working the shopping and this is the image of the chinese government wants to portray to the world success in controlling the outbreak we have had a new case here new one for about 7 months but we are slowly learning more about how this illness has affected the city now according to government figures about 90000 people nationwide i did by the corner virus and about 5000 people died the majority of those

the oxford astra zeneca vaccine is welcome news for the u.k. but things are almost certain to get worse before they get better rory chalons al-jazeera london let's turn to yemen who are getting a look at local media reports of saudi led airstrikes on the capital sanaa they are said to be targeting houthi positions in the city this comes just hours after at least $26.00 people were killed in a blast at the airport in aden that attack happened shortly after members of yemen's newly inaugurated unity government returned from saudi arabia barbara and go our reports. waving at supporters as they climbed off their flight attained an airport members of yemen's new unity government returned days after being sworn into office at a ceremony in saudi arabia. but the hopes of rebuilding the country after more than 6 years of civil war turned into chaos a devastating attack on agency international airport and the work of more than a year of saudi breakup talks and a deal signed in 2019 now in question the government members were led to safety but analysts s

the oxford astra zeneca vaccine is welcome news for the u.k. but things are almost certain to get worse before they get better. now to 0. china has given conditional approval for the use of its 1st coronavirus vaccine developed by the state company the vaccine is said to be more than 79 percent effective china is aiming to inoculate 50000000 people with it by mid february let's go live now to han in china katrina you. tell us more about this vaccine approval katrina. will china had 5 vaccines in stage 3 or final stage trials this year inside a fund is the 1st about seem to be officially approved by china's regulator the fund of funds says its vaccine has an efficacy rate as you mentioned of 79 percent which is lower than the wise a vaccine which is at the rates of about 95 percent but it was enough to send it back to you which is about 70 percent 70 percent of that you know the funny thing was tested in about 10 countries around the world including how do jordan and egypt and sign a form says that there was no serious adverse effect on any of t

the oxford astra zeneca vaccine is welcome news for the u.k. where things are almost certain to get worse before they get better rory chalons al-jazeera london china has given conditional approval for the use of its 1st corona virus vaccine developed by the state and pharmaceutical company the site of farm vaccine is said to be more than 79 percent effective china is aiming to inoculate $50000000.00 people with it by mid february well that announcement comes one year since the 1st corona virus cases were reported in china the 1st infections are thought to be linked to a seafood market in the city of who han thousands of people died and the region was forced into a strict lockdown on the virus is largely contained now in china those who lost loved ones are still angry about the government's handling of the pandemic al-jazeera as katrina you reports from will hon 12 months ago john high spot checked into a hospital to receive treatment for a broken leg. while he was there the 76 year old cause a fever and died he was one of the 1st victims of a m

regulators greenlight the oxford astra zeneca vaccine in a move the health minister says could provide a path out of the pandemic. also jubilation and relief in argentina as the senate votes to legalize abortion and the decision that could occur across latin america. the chinese call centers is pro-democracy activists up to 3 years in jail for trying to flee the crackdown in hong kong. and i'm sorry with all your sporting news manchester united games 2nd in the premier league but there are doubts save the immediate future of the several players at different clubs testing positive for corona virus. back into the news i started in yemen where several people have been killed in an explosion in the southern city of aden. the blast happened as members of yemen's new unity government arrived at the airport the ministers have all reportedly been transferred to safety yemen's minister of information is blaming the attack on the iran backed rebels but they say they have nothing to do with it. let's join my mother who is our correspondent in the ebony capital sun i what more do we know about wha

regulators greenlight the oxford astra zeneca vaccine in a move the health minister says could provide a path out of the pandemic. but as long feared war effort to distribute administer the vaccine is not progressing this should us president elect joe biden criticizes the slowed rollout of coronavirus vaccines and warns the darkest days of the pandemic lie ahead. with barely a day to go until the u.k. leaves the europe single market the break that agreement moves forward in parliament. so there are reports of a blast near the government palace in the yemeni city of aden that comes just a few hours after at least $22.00 people were killed in an attack south of the city . this one blast happened as members of yemen's new unity government arrived at the airport it was followed by gunfire and more explosions and ministers have been transferred to his palace yemen's ministry of information is blaming the attack on the iran back to the rebels but they say they had nothing to do with it the prime minister has called for calm. you know. this it gives the government the responsibility to put an

regulators greenlight the oxford astra zeneca vaccine in a move the health secretary says could provide a path out of the pandemic. long feared war effort to distributed industries a vaccine progression is sure u.s. president elect joe biden criticizes the slow rollout of coronavirus vaccines and warns the darkest days of the pandemic lie ahead. jubilation in argentina as the senate votes to legalize abortion in a decision that could echo across latin america. more tremors in croatia after a powerful earthquake causes widespread damage and kills at least 7 people. and i'm sort of hi to all your sports news manchester united to get a 2nd in the premier league but i doubt save the media future of the league and several players at different clubs testing positive for corona virus. welcome to the news of the battle against krone virus has taken another leap forward after health regulators in the united kingdom approved the vaccine developed by oxford university scientists and pharmaceutical company astra zeneca. it's the 3rd vaccine to be approved in the west and joins those manufactured by

regulators greenlight the oxford astra zeneca vaccine and a move the health minister says could provide a path out of the pandemic. but as i long feared the war effort to distribute ministers of action is not progression is should u.s. president elect joe biden criticizes the slow rollout of coronavirus vaccines and warns the darkest days of the pandemic lie ahead. jubilation in argentina as the senate votes to legalize abortion in a decision that could echo across latin america. welcome to the program an airport in southern yemen has been attacked killing at least 16 people. the blast happened as members of yemen's new unity government arrived at 8 an airport the ministers have been transferred to safety as minister of information is blaming the attack on who the rebels but they say they had nothing to do with it. more from yemen's capital sana'a. according to my speak on sources on the ground the media people there witness that the fall down or of 3 missiles from outside of their ports so the. number of people being killed and also others injured as as a result of the attacks the head

regulators greenlight the oxford astra zeneca vaccine in a move the health minister says could provide a path of the pandemic. long feared war the effort to distributing administer the vaccine is not progression is shoot us president elect joe biden criticizes the slow rollout of coronavirus vaccines and once the darkest days of the pandemic lie ahead. the chinese court sentences pro-democracy activists to up to 3 years in jail for trying to flee the crackdown in hong kong. we've got 2 breaking stories that we're going to start with a historic victory for women's rights in latin america where senators in argentina have passed a bill legalizing abortion after a marathon session $38.00 senators voted to allow tom a nation's up to 14 weeks $29.00 senators voted against it up to $520000.00 women seek illegal abortions in argentina each year 40000 of them end up in hospital because of complications during the procedure and he said bo was at the pro-abortion rally in the capital donna said is when the results came in. it's a very divisive issue in this most city a catholic country where here

the much anticipated oxford astra zeneca coronavirus vaccine will be rolled out next week. a centuries old town of flattened.

the advantage of the astra zeneca oxford vaccine is there none of this will really be necessary you can basically give it to g.p.'s general practitioner doctors you can give to nurses you can give it to. anyone with like a normal fridge essentially who can go out into the community and set up a little mobile sites and get that vaccine into as many people as possible as quickly as possible and the task is a huge one the london school of hygiene and tropical medicine said that there would need to be something like 2000000 doses of vaccine being administered in a week to have any hope really of denting the margin of this new strain of corona virus that's ripping its way through the u.k. at the moment we know that. hospitals are being put under increasing pressure there's been a major incident reported in the county of essex where hospitals are essential saying that they are being overwhelmed that's a sign of what's happening in one part of the country at the moment there are only 200 vaccines being dumb a week in the u.k. compare that to the 2000000 the some schools of medical thought thin

it's just approved the oxford astra zeneca vaccine for use in the u.k. the government has said the approval of the shots going to help restrictions to be lifted more quickly the government's been looking to try and tighten things done in the u.k. as cases there continue to rise particularly with this new variant of the virus which has been spreading across the u.k. they are hoping to do at least a 1000000 vaccinations a week. now let's move on u.s. president elect joe biden has criticized the trump administration for falling behind in its rollout of the code 19 vaccines is warned of the rollout continues at its current pace it could take years before the population is fully vaccinated so you have a chance in the points from washington d.c. the president elect delivered a grim message from his base in wilmington delaware as i long feared war the effort to distributed administer the vaccine is not progressing as it should a few weeks ago trump administration suggests that 20000000 americans could be vaccinated by the end of december with only a few days le

the oxford astra zeneca corona virus vaccine has been deemed safe and effective after trials the review published in the lancet medical journal found that the vaccine be on average around 70 percent effective if i can increase up to 90 percent depending on the doses let's go live now to london office or a sunnier gago can tell us more about this oxford astra zeneca vaccine which is much cheaper than the the the pfizer bio enter. that's right and that's one of the reasons why it's the most important. stage of this not only is it one of the cheapest ones to produce but it is also the easiest to store which means. it can be then easiest to transport around the world very important in order to be able to get that vaccine rolled out certainly 1st the most vulnerable in the population then to everyone else so very important step there as well but this vaccine it's made from an genetically engineered corona virus that causes a common cold in chimpanzees it was then. altered so it could. produce an immune response by t. cells. antibodies to initiate that immune response stop but what issues you

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that's why we've been pleased to see publication of data from the pfizer vaccine from the auster astra zeneca oxford astra zeneca vaccine recently and it is a concern with the vaccine coming out of russia we've seen some phase one in 2 trial results published in medical journals but no yet data from the ongoing phase 3 trial there always is a concern to approve a vaccine before you have that validation of safety and efficacy now it's being announced today as this possible trial of the century combining the 2 vaccines would be done in a clinical trial setting and it has you know some promise the idea sort of to it's almost like cross training in athletics where 2 different sports can make you a better athlete so rather than giving them the 1st dose of the booster dose of the same vaccine maybe giving different types of vaccine for the 1st and 2nd doses might give you a stronger or more durable immune response so that's something that i think will we'll see through various trials in the months to come and i think it's always promising to see collaboration we're talking about a partnership between the

health regulator has approved the oxford astra zeneca coronavirus vaccine for emergency use the government has already ordered 100000000 doses it paves the way for a huge expansion of the government's inoculation program millions more people in the u.k. will join the toughest here of code 19 restrictions from thursday after more than 50000 infections were recorded for a 2nd day we have to face the fact that we've got 2 big things happening once in our fight against copd ones working for us and one working against us. on the plus side we've got 2 valid vaccines and we're racing as i say to get them out on the on the down side there is a new strain of the virus which is spreading much faster and surging across the country germany's coronavirus daily deaths past a 1000 her 1st time on wednesday the health minister says the spike in deaths shows things are far from returning to normal germany has started vaccinating the elderly and health care workers the country is in lockdown until january the 10th but it's thought that's likely to be extended. argentina has become the largest country in lat

britain becomes the 1st country in the world to authorize emergency use of the astra zeneca oxford university back saying as the battle to base the coronavirus stepped up a gear bust awesome scene now becomes the 1st major country in latin america to legalize abortion it's a landmark decision for pro-choice activists and comes despite strong opposition from the catholic church. i'm rebecca rich's welcome to the program it's been months indeed years in the making and many doubted whether it would ever be agreed but today the post breaks a trade deal reached between the european union and the united kingdom is being formally ratified these top officials put their signatures on the 12100 page agreement in brussels the swarming the document has now been flown to london for prime minister forrest johnson to sign he has called the agreement afghans hassidic new relationship it's set to come into effect on new year's day when the brics transition period officially entrance you rick. well i'm joined now by our correspondents teri schultz in brussels and begin in london welcome to you both terry i'll

this is our desire these are the top stories the oxford astra zeneca vaccines been approved for use in the u.k. the government said the approval of the shots will help get restrictions lifted more quickly it's look at a carry out at least a 1000000 vaccinations a week a historic victory for women in argentina as the senate passes the controversial bill to legalize abortion under current law abortion is only permitted in cases of rape all fine the mother's life is in danger traceable has more from want to say this where women are celebrating what the senate have to offer and. it i didn't. write that. i'm on the record. until. until. 8. grade point and will be patient because they will be reporting that when you tell us president elect joe biden has criticised the trumpet ministration for falling behind in its rollout of covert 1000 vaccines is one of the rollout continues at its current pace it could take years before the population is fully vaccinated. 10 hong kong pro-democracy activists who tried to flee the territory by speedboat have been handed jail terms by a chinese court the se

greenlight the oxford astra zeneca vaccine. somebody dies of it. with barely a day to go until the u.k. leaves and europe's single market the brits agreement moves forward in parliament. but there's a long feared war effort to distribute the ministers the vaccine is not progressing this should us president elect joe biden criticizes the slow rollout of coronavirus vaccines and warns the darkest days of the pandemic. at least 22 people have been killed and dozens injured and explosion in the southern city of a. one blast happened as members of yemen's new unity government arrived at the airport was followed by gunfire and more explosions the ministers were transferred to aiden's palace yemen's minister of information is blaming the attack on iran back to the rebels but they say they had nothing to do with it prime minister has called for calm. with this it gives the government the responsibility to put an end to the could and to restore the country and the state again the government and i didn't will go on continue its job supported by the people of

this and this is obviously a live from doha also coming up you can regulators greenlight the oxford astra zeneca vaccine in a move the health minister says could provide a path out of the pandemic. for the long feared war the effort to distribute the ministry of vaccine progression is sure us president elect joe biden criticizes the slow rollout of coronavirus vaccines and once the darkest days of the pandemic lie ahead. and a chinese court sentences pro-democracy activists to up to 3 years in jail for trying to flee the crackdown in hong kong. we've got 2 breaking stories this hour we're going to start with a historic victory for women's rights in latin america where senators in argentina have voted to legalize abortion after a marathon session $38.00 senators voted for legalizing tema nations of up to 14 weeks while $29.00 senators voted against up 252-0000 women sought illegal abortions in argentina each year 40000 of them ended up in hospital after complications during the procedure 3 supposed joining us from one of sarah's stories in the last hour or so we've been seeing jubilant scenes fro

sorry to interrupt you because as i said i think $3.00 a dose is what it is for the office oxford astra zeneca one which doesn't sound maybe on the face of it too much but for a rich nation that's fine they can probably throw money at it and and inoculate their populations is there an onus on those richer nations to help out poorer nations who couldn't afford it. yes i think that's morally and ethically some commitment among these manufacturer these companies that actually they have the i look a did some proportion of their manufacturing to the poor countries which is a great also we may be lucky with that we'll have us the president of x. in comes on board with all the question there are hound vaccine and the issue with the menu with if it could see it could be that that that would be a solution in addition to that there is also all kinds of a arrangements with manufacturers in other countries like india like other countries in the fear of war that they can manufacture for themselves and in the you know in the left in america and so forth and therefore they look at manufacturing is would be p

for another vaccine developments the oxford astra zeneca coronavirus vaccine has been deemed safe and effective in the 1st pair of units phase 3 trials but the lancet medical journal says more work is needed to prove its efficacy rate of 90 percent that was achieved when some trumpeters fence on a stake in a given a half does the vaccine followed by a full dose less than 6 percent of participants got a smaller dose and under the age of 55 the oxford astra zeneca vaccine is particularly important for tackling the coronavirus and developing well because it's cheaper and easier to distribute. i health experts in zimbabwe have been warning that it could be 6 months before a vaccine is available there because of the logistical and economic challenges around it even though the country has a proven capacity to carry out widespread vaccination programs with chasseur reports on that story now from harare. nurses say more than 100 mothers visit this clinic in harare every day here their babies are inoculated against diseases such as polio and measles. children in zimbabwe have been receiving va

health regulator has approved the oxford astra zeneca coronavirus vaccine for emergency use it's the 1st country to do so now the government has already preordered 100000000 doses it paves the way for a huge expansion of the u.k.'s inoculation program it has implications around the world by being a far cheaper vaccine to buy so far approved. us president elect joe biden has criticized the troubled ministration of 4 falling behind in its vaccination program he's warned if the rollout continues at its current pace it could take years before the population is fully vaccinated senators an argentine or have passed a bill legalizing abortion after a marathon session the vote was $38.00 to $29.00 in favor of a bill that will allow pregnancies to end up to 14 weeks. british members of parliament are meeting for an extraordinary session to vote on the e.u. trade deal negotiated last week is expected to pass comfortably with the main opposition labor party supporting the agreement that comes just a day before the u.k. automatically leaves the single market those were the headlines the stream i

the oxford astra zeneca corona virus vaccine has been deemed safe and effective in the 1st pair of year on its face 3 trials but the lancet medical journal says more work is needed to prove its 90 percent success rate that was achieved when some trial participants were mistakenly given a half dose of the vaccine followed by a full dose fewer than 6 percent of participants got the smaller dose and all were under $55.00 the oxford astra zeneca vaccine this is particularly important for tackling coronavirus in the developing world as it's cheaper and easier to distribute. is vice president of vaccine research and development at blue willow biologics and an adjunct professor at the university of michigan he says a centralized approach is needed vaccine distribution. for such a national. pandemic and rapid demick it's is very important to have a one body that treat it and deal with it in one way across the country and not allow every governor or 3 state to deal with it different ways so if you have a centralized operation that's improvised operation will be much more efficient in cheating th

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have approved a vaccine developed by oxford university and astra zeneca more than 50000 infections were recorded there for a 2nd day and millions more are moving into the toughest here for stricture. the number of coronavirus cases in the chinese city where the illness was 1st detected may have been 10 times higher than official figures suggests that's according to a study by health authorities. local media in yemen are reporting saudi led airstrikes on the capital. it comes just hours after 26 people were killed and more than 140 injured in a blast of the airport in aden the attack happened shortly after members of newly inaugurated government returned from saudi arabia. the united nations secretary general. for a new u.n. monitoring team to be set up and search the libyan city has been devastated by recent fighting and efforts to out ice oust 2016 a un brokered cease fire between the government of national accord and warlords is under threat due to ongoing attacks by troops thanks for watching al-jazeera rewinds is coming up next but by. all coverage of africa is what i'm most proud o

have approved a vaccine developed by oxford university at astra zeneca more than $50000.00 infections were recorded there for a 2nd day and millions more people are moving into the toughest here restrictions a study by health authorities and rouhani says that the number of coronavirus cases in the city were corona virus was 1st detected may have been 10 times higher than official figures suggest that would amount to nearly half a 1000000 infections by april it's now a year since the 1st cases of. media mogul jimmy lie has arrived to hong kong's top court for a hearing to decide whether his bail will be revoked ly is facing charges under new security laws prosecutors are arguing that the pro-democracy activist should be put back in prison adrian brown reports now from hong kong on why there's concern about the case. if for instance the 3 appeal court judges today rule in favor of the lower court's decision to give jimmy light bail then in theory it is possible that the standing committee of china's national people's congress the highest political body in china could reconvene and in th

but this this that same is new on oxford astra zeneca vaccine is the 2nd but it was already saved in trials that it's not as effective as the bio on take size of one is it good enough. it certainly is good enough anything over 50 percent is going to be efficacious but we had the manager and director of pfizer making a press announcement just a few days ago saying the efficacy of this would just be as good as the pfizer in the middle of oxy no we don't have the scientific data or not yet but it's looking very promising and the key seems to be in the gap between the 2 doses so giving a longer gap between the 1st in the 2nd dose seems to increase the efficacy so low we have efficacy figures of like 62 percent 70 percent up to 90 percent depending on the dosing regime what he says is we've found the right formula and we should be up there with the others so we are expecting high levels of efficacy so yes it is good enough and we believe this vaccine is safe as well that certainly sounds promising john cavil independent health analyst thank you. well let's take a look at some other storie

britain becomes the 1st country in the world to fall through as emergency use of the astra zeneca oxford university vaccine as the battle to beat the pandemic steps up a gear also in the program getting vaccinated mean you get more privileges germany's immunization campaign sparks new concerns over the country turning into a 2 tier society and. argentina becomes the 1st major country in latin america to legalize abortion the pro-choice activists celebrate a landmark decision. could think traditionally catholic country on a collision course with the church. hello i'm terry martin good to have you with us britain has become the 1st country in the world to authorize the corona virus vaccine developed by astra zeneca and offered university it's the 2nd vaccine to receive emergency authorization from u.k. authorities after the pfizer job trial data suggests the. scene is less effective but easier to store and transport authorities say they plan to start rolling it out within days britain is struggling with a surge in virus cases that are threatening to overwhelm hospitals for. for more let's

vaccine are now available in 70 hospitals elderly people and health workers being prioritise the oxford astra zeneca corona virus vaccine has been found to be safe and effective for the 1st peer review of its phase 3 trials the lancet medical journal found the vaccine to be on average about 70 percent effective but that can increase up to 90 percent depending on the doses. i think both parents roof it because it's free and it's the best thing that's ever happened and the moment you please go for it that's the only thing you know. if i can do. it so can you iran has approved a bill suspending the un's unrestricted inspections of its nuclear facilities the parliament approved it last week but president hassan rouhani who opposes it refused to sign it into law the speaker of parliament has ordered its implementation in the next 2 months ethiopia's government says there is still fighting forces from the t. great people's liberation front federal troops captured the region's capital mckellar last week aid agencies say the area is too volatile to distribute humanitarian assistance will that a 1000000 peop

effectiveness is coming out at about 70 percent so much lower which is against the against the oxford astra zeneca vaccine but on the other hand there is this subgroup that of people that got that particular low dose where they are claiming much higher effect efficacy but we need to see really how strong that evidence is for the highest ethical sea in the haft the big thing of course about the astra zeneca vaccine is you can store it in the fridge you know it is going to be incredibly useful that seemed in low income countries where they could not manage the cold chain needed for the for the pfizer back to you professor 400 professor we appreciate your time in your insides tonight on bus no mean to stay in the u.k. thank you. or germany is considering tougher lockdown measures to curb the number of corona virus infections one of the country's leading health institutions the. that the government should consider a 2 week hard walk down nationwide beginning on december 24th the eastern state of saxony which has especially high case numbers has become believe the state to voluntarily expand its lock d

but this this that saying this new one oxford astra zeneca vaccine is the 2nd but it was already saved in trials that it's not as effective as the bio on take size of one is it good enough. it certainly is good enough anything over 50 percent is going to be efficacious but we had the manager and director of pfizer making a press announcement just a few days ago saying the efficacy of this would just be as good as the pfizer in the middle of oxy now we don't have the scientific data or not yet but it's looking very promising and the key seems to be in the gap between the 2 doses so giving a longer gap between the 1st and the 2nd dose seems to increase the efficacy so a lower we have efficacy figures of like 62 percent 70 percent up to 90 percent depending on the dosing regime what he says is we're found the right formula and we should be up there with the others so we are expecting high levels of africa state so yes it is good enough and we believe this vaccine is safe as well and that's that may sound promising john carroll independent health analyst thank you. thank you. let's take a

infectious disease experts at the university of oxford he says while they have been concerns over the quality of russian testing a joint effort with astra zeneca would be good news. press parents is so critical and that's why we've been pleased to see publication of data from the pfizer vaccine from the auster asters an oxford astra zeneca vaccine recently and it is a concern with the vaccine coming out of russia we've seen some phase one in 2 trial results published in medical journals but no yet data from the ongoing phase 3 trial there always is a concern to approve a vaccine before you have that validation of safety and efficacy now as being announced today as this possible trial of the century combining the 2 vaccines would be done in a clinical trial setting and it has you know some promise the idea sort of to it's almost like cross training in athletics where 2 different sports can make you a better athlete so rather than giving them the 1st dose of the booster dose of the same vaccine maybe giving different types of vaccine for the 1st and 2nd doses might give you a stronger or more durable immune response so that's something that i th

have approved a vaccine developed by oxford university and astra zeneca more than 50000 infections were recorded there for a 2nd day and millions more are moving into the toughest here off restrictions. local media reporting saudi led air strikes on the capital sanaa it comes just hours after 26 people were killed in a blast of the airport and that attack happened shortly after members if yemen's newly inaugurated government returned from saudi arabia united nations secretary general antonio terraces asked for a new u.n. monitoring team to be set up on base the inserts the libyan city has been devastated by recent fighting and efforts to out the islamic state in 2016 un brokered cease fire between the governments of national corps on the warlords. under threats that's due to going attacks by have to troops europe today with the headlines on al jazeera more news at the top of the hour after counting the costs. mass protests the government's put on we see. this. past week full of journalists on the front lines. committed to reporting the facts police officers pointing guns at us safe from

of approved a vaccine developed by oxford university of astra zeneca more than 50000 infections were recorded for a 2nd day and millions more people are moving into the toughest tier of restrictions china has given conditional approval for the use of its 1st corona virus vaccine developed by the state and pharmaceutical company the site of vaccine is said to be more than 79 percent effective china is aiming to inoculate 50000000 people with it by mid february a study by health authorities in will hon says the number of corona virus cases in the city worker on a virus was 1st detected may have been 10 times higher than official figures suggest that would amount to nearly half a 1000000 infections by april it's now a year since the 1st cases of katrina you is in hand with more. according to government figures about 90000 people nationwide were infected by the coroner virus and about 5000 people died the majority of those people will haunt but according to a report released by china's disease for disease control many more might have actually been infected by the corona virus the report

more on all of that shortly but 1st a dream barber is in london where efforts to improve the oxford astra zeneca vaccine could speed up the loosening of restrictions. it's possible that later on monday there will be a decision by the government a cabinet cabinet minister michael gove has said that the situation is under review the government has all along insisted that one of its priorities was keeping schools open during term time so people's g back in early 'd january but it's now come out that last week in a meeting with ministers the advisory group of scientists known as sage told them that even with a national lockdown on the same model as we saw here in november which shore schools stay open the our number the reproduction rate of covered 19 would go above one sometime in january that's an extremely worrying prospect for not just the public here but for people who work in the health care system over the weekend saturday was said by n.h.s. officials to be one of the busiest days ever and many hospitals in different regions reporting that their intensive care units a virtually full they real

britain becomes the 1st country in the world to authorize emergency use of the astra zeneca oxford university in fact same as the battle to think the coronavirus steps up again because. i am something becomes the 1st major country in latin america to legalize abortion but while pro-choice activists celebrate the landmark decision will it put the traditionally catholic country on a collision course with the church. oh . i'm rebecca races welcome to the program germany is reckoning with its highest daily coronavirus death toll to date for the 1st time since the pandemic began more than 1000 people have died in a single 24 hour period germany had a relatively low death rate of the 1st phase of the pandemic but has seen a steady increase in recent weeks restrictions meant to stem the spread of the virus have been tightened since november a current lockdown due to remain in place until january 10th now looks likely to be extended his german health minister against. making a little while ago wasn't going to run 61129 deaths this morning alone 1129 families will experience this new year in mourning