the oxford—astrazeneca vaccine can be stored in a fridge. t minus 70. it will also play a key role in the global immunisation. three billion doses are set to be distributed worldwide this year. our medical editor, fergus walsh, joins me now. i suppose the big question, fergus, what is the timetable for vaccination, how many people in what kind of time? there are 31 million people, huw, in the vaccine priority groups, and the government have said tonight that it intends to offer a first dose tonight that it intends to offer a first do: still an extremely but it is still an extremely ambitious target, 2 million people a week for the next six weeks. now, everything will have to go really smoothly, because each batch of the vaccine, with pfizer or the astrazeneca oxford vaccine, has to pass quality controls, they should be 1000 vaccination centres set up across the uk by the end of the week. now, boris johnson across the uk by the end of the week. now, borisjohnson has said tonight that the uk has carried out more covid immunisation than the rest

too many, the oxford—astrazeneca vaccine is seen as a game oxford—astrazeneca vaccine is seen as a gamecoronavirus. it's cheaper than the buyers are bion tech jab and doesn't require super cold storage which makes it easier to transport, particularly those living in care homes. the uk has ordered an hundred million oxford—astrazeneca doses. from today, more than 500,000 will be delivered at a small group of hospitals before expanding toa of hospitals before expanding to a thousand centres by the end of the week. i hear particularly from a general practice colleagues up and down the country that they are raring to go. they are really, really busy but they also know this is the best thing they can do to protect their patients. so as supply allows, more sites will be able to offer the vaccine and that's exactly what we need to aim for. a million people have already received the pfizer vaccine but there are 30 million more in the priority groups, including frontline health workers and adults aged over 50. rapid delivery is vital so as part of its biggest homeland operation in peacetime, mem

to to administer the oxford astrazeneca vaccine to scores to administer the oxford astrazeneca. it's exciting, you feel as if you are part of history, you feel like it is christmas time. it gives us hope for the future that we can help our patients and itjust gives us the light at the end of the tunnel. those who received it will need to maintain social distancing, they won't be fully protected, but there isa won't be fully protected, but there is a strong mood of optimism here. it's going to make a tremendous difference. it will make me feel more comfortable going up to the shops for shopping and things like that. but it's not all gone smoothly. queues of up to three hours were reported yesterday at this vaccination centre in north wales. the health board apologised saying the training of new vaccinators led to the delays. the health secretary matt hancock was due to see patients receiving the 0xford vaccine at a gp surgery in london but the delivery was delayed. supplies are being promised to practices across england. the prime minister said it was a national challenge like n

the oxford astrazeneca vaccine can be stored in the fridge. ted at -70. it will also play a key role in the global immunization. 3 billion doses are set to be distributed worldwide this year. fergus walshjoins me now. we all have so many questions about the virus. how effective is the oxford astrazeneca vexing, particularly after just one astrazeneca vexing, particularly afterjust one dose? a rough estimate, about 70% protection against covid disease. the highest —— perhaps most important, all those in trials we got one dose were protected against severe covid three weeks after they received that first dose. none of them required hospital treatment, so that would be a huge impact for them and for the nhs, and we'll begin to see that protective effect quite soon. how quickly are people going to be vaccinated? that is the big question. the sooner we can get to 2 million doses a week or more, the better. astrazeneca says it has 4 million doses waiting to 90, it has 4 million doses waiting to go, but they each have to be batch checked in batches of

the oxford astrazeneca vaccine can be stored in the fridge. will also play a key role in the global immunisation. 3 billion doses are set to be distributed worldwide this year. fergus walsh is with me now. fergus walsh is with me nowm fergus walsh is with me now. it is important, on a day like today, when there is plenty to be really concerned and alarmed about, just to focus on the fact that there is hope, as the prime minister says — we could be in the final phase of this battle, even though it is a painful one and involves lots of sadness for lots of people. so when you listened to the prime minister earlier, going through the various categories of people, the kind of timetable for vaccination, what was your thoughts? what can you offer viewers in terms of guidance? well, i think what it shows is that there isa i think what it shows is that there is a way out, there is a path out of this pandemic which the vaccine will deliver, and every single person who gets immunised, it is one more chipping away of the power and strength of coronavirus.

the oxford astrazeneca vaccine can be stored in the fridge. ich has to be to be transported at —70. it will also play a key role in the global immunisation. 3 billion doses are set to be distributed worldwide this year. stay with us on bbc news, still to come —inspiring children under covid lockdown — a leading children's author will tell us why her latest works deal with the pandemic. the japanese people are in mourning following the death of emperor hirohito. thousands converged on the imperial palace to pay their respects when it was announced he was dead. good grief — after half a century of delighting fans around the world, charlie brown and the rest of the gang are calling it quits. the singer paul simon starts his tour of south africa tomorrow in spite of protests and violence from some black activist groups. they say international artists should continue to boycott south africa until majority rule is established. around the world, people have been paying tribute to the iconic rock star, david bowie, who sold 140 million albums in a care

the oxford astrazeneca vaccine can be stored in a fridge — a key advantage over the pfizer vaccine, whichay a key role in the global immunisation. 3 billion doses are set to be distributed worldwide this year. now other news, and two democrat congressmen have called on the fbi to investigate donald trump's phone call to the top election official in georgia. they say the president's request for enough votes to be found to overturnjoe biden‘s victory in the state broke election law. the demand came to light when the washington post released a recording of the hour—long conversation — as our north america editorjon sopel reports. are you ready to show america that georgia's a red state? in georgia, there is intense campaigning ahead of senate elections tomorrow, which will determine whether it's the republicans or democrats who control the opera house in washington. say vote! vote! but over the weekend, there was a very different type of lobbying going on, donald trump trying to persuade a republican state official over the phone to rewrite the certified results of last november's election a

today the united kingdom is rolling out the oxford astrazeneca vaccine. dialysis patient brian pinkard was the first to get the shot given by the chief nurse. the oxford astrazeneca vaccine is cheaper and easier to use since it doesn't require the super cold storage by the pfizer vaccine. trials here were temporarily halted in the u.s. after some patients became ill. authorities have not yet approved it for use on americans. meantime, disturbing numbers on our efforts, the u.s. vaccinated one-tenth of the number of people it had expected to by the turn of the year under operation warp speed. one solution is to double the number of people getting their first dose by not reserving the second dose for a follow-up shot with the hope and expectation that when you need your follow-up shot there will be a dose available. these numbers show where we're struggling. so far more than 4 million americans have received the first dose. that's according to the cdc, but 13 million doses are out there available and, again, 4 million vaccinated in a period of time that wash

but a glimmer of light, as the oxford—astrazeneca vaccine is now being rolled out.he first dose was given to an 82—year—old patient today. good evening and welcome to this bbc news special. we're standing by for an address by the prime minister boris johnson, from number 10 downing street on the new set of measures he's enforcing throughout england to deal with the surging number of coronavirus cases. we'll also have the latest on separate measures being put in place in scotland, wales and northern ireland. it's expected that mrjohnson will announce measures for england similar to the total lockdown in march last year, with people told to work from home unless they are key workers and schools to be closed for most pupils. in scotland, the first minister nicola sturgeon has introduced a national lockdown from midnight tonight, with governments in wales and northern ireland also expected to take further measures. according to the latest uk government figures, there's been another record number of new infections in the past 2a hours — 58,781; new cases — which is highe

an 82—year—old man, dialysis patient brian pinker became the first person to receive the oxford—astrazeneca vaccinerward to celebrating his 48th wedding anniversary. the vaccine means everything to me. to my mind, it's the only way of getting back to a bit of normal life. you know, this virus is terrible, isn't it? sam foster administered the jab, which is seen as a crucial moment in the uk's fight against the coronavirus. it was a huge privilege. every single patient that we have vaccinated over the last couple of weeks have got their own personal stories to the difference it's going to make for them, so no different this morning with our first two patients. more than 500,000 doses are now being rolled out, starting with a small group of hospitals, including in oxford. a thumbs up from one of the scientists who helped develop the vaccine. it is a hugely proud moment. it is a testament to the efforts of the teams both here and around the world who have been working on the vaccine. but also, i think, especially important for all of those volunteers who came forward without really knowing whether thi

as we _ of the oxford astrazeneca vaccine? as we have — of the oxford astrazeneca vaccine?d be administered under close medical observation, and appropriate _ under close medical observation, and appropriate medical treatment should be available. people who have received — be available. people who have received vaccination should be monitored for at least 15 minutes after— monitored for at least 15 minutes after the — monitored for at least 15 minutes after the vaccination. the most common— after the vaccination. the most common side effects were pain and redness _ common side effects were pain and redness at — common side effects were pain and redness at the injection site, headache, tiredness, pain in the muscles — headache, tiredness, pain in the muscles and joints, headache, nausea. — muscles and joints, headache, nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea. these _ nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea. these adverse events were mostly mild and _ these adverse events were mostly mild and did not last very long. so based _ mild and did not last very long. so based on — mild and did not las

the oxford—astrazeneca vaccine can be stored in a fridge — a key advantage over the pfizer vaccine, which it will also play a key role in global immunisation. three billion doses are set to be distributed worldwide this year. fergus walsh for us there. we report from south africa where sciences for a new variant there could be resista nt to variant there could be resistant to vaccines. the japanese people are in mourning following the death of emperor hirohito. thousands converged on the imperial palace to pay their respects when it was announced he was dead. good grief! after half a century of delighting fans around the world, charlie brown and the rest of the gang are calling it quits. the singer paul simon starts his tour of south africa tomorrow despite protests and violence from some black activist groups. they say international artists should continue to boycott south africa until majority rule is established. around the world, people have been paying tribute to the iconic rock star david bowie who sold 140 million albums in a career that spanned half a century. his family announced

you are seeing the first person in the uk, an 82-year-old man receive the oxford astrazeneca vaccine. it happened just a few minutes ago. this puts another weapon in the arsenal of health care workers facing a serious spike of cases. so, what we're seeing now is the astrazeneca oxford university vaccine online and these great pictures of people getting shots. where are you now and what are you hearing from folks on the ground? >> so, i'm outside royal free hospital in london, which should start now giving vaccinations now that the first dose has been given in oxford to brian pinkard, 82 years old, very excited to get the vaccination because it now allows him to celebrate his wedding anniversary with his wife shirley later this year. he was given a cup of tea and monitored by his nurse. this one comes with a lot of national pride because this vaccine of course was invented, created right here in the uk by oxford university. there's a lot of advantages about this vaccine as well. it's cheap. but most critically it doesn't need to be stored at extra cold temperatures, at subzero temperat

some of the first deliveries of the oxford astrazeneca vaccine arriving at the princess royal hospitalirus vaccine, the second to be approved for use in the second to be approved for use in the uk, i had a nationwide roll—out on monday when the first injections will be given. what this does is it allows us to focus on the most vulnerable people, you know, and make sure they are protected from this disease. and ultimately that is going to keep people well but it is going to keep people well but it is going to keep people well but it is going to reduce the pressure on the health service over the next few months. the oxford vaccine joins the pfizer one which is approved for use in early december. almost a million people have received the first injection and expected a boost to three weeks later. that has been extended to 12 weeks. the government's vaccination advisors say delaying the booster is the right approach. we are raid a dire situation in this country at the moment. the virus is rapidly spreading animal vaccination we can get into these priority groups that we have identified the

our own authorities have made it very clear that they think the oxford astrazeneca vaccine is very good think that it is effective across all age groups and provides a good immune response across all age groups. there is limited evidence on how well the astrazeneca vaccine works in the over 65s, but leading scientists here say they are confident it will give strong protection. fergus strong protection. is with me now. germany are not fergus is with me now. germany are not giving the over 65 the jab, should we be worried about that? there are fewer side—effects in the over 65s than in younger people, it is whether it is effective. the uk regulator, the government body that advises the government and they all agree it will protect the elderly. they also agreed there were too few cases of covid in the trial is to give any strong signals on how effective it was. they relied on the immune response in the elderly which was strong and compared very favourably with younger people. we should get more data on effectiveness later. there could be some vaccine nationalism going on in germany. german

they may be an end in sight and now they may be an end in sight and the fact that this the oxford astrazeneca vaccineillion of them hopefully coming along, and it is positive and i know it is the light at the end of the tunnel for a lot of people. my worry is the same as iron, there seems to be a lot of problems everywhere else a lot of people are saying, what is the plan? what are we doing next week, for the re st of what are we doing next week, for the rest of the month? rather than saying it is all going to be done. but i heard borisjohnson recently saying 5th of april he thinks it will be a very different landscape. obviously, his timescale can vary, depending on the move. it is good news, the head of the nhs says this isa news, the head of the nhs says this is a major milestone and as i said, there is light at the end of the tunnel, but i think it is a bit premature to be overjoyed. tunnel, but i think it is a bit premature to be overjoyedlj tunnel, but i think it is a bit premature to be overjoyed. i want to look at the sunday telegraph, the ofsted warning about the consequences of school closu

india is one of the biggest vaccine producers, a partner of the oxford astrazeneca vaccine, the company they will increase the production 200 million by march. 0nce will increase the production 200 million by march. once the authority gives its final offer removal —— final approval, that is expected in a couple of days. this factor is already in india, the transportation will not be a problem. this vaccine can be kept under refrigeration so that will make it easier for india to move them around. that is one of the reasons why they want to make sure that all the district headquarters, how to handle them, how to administer them. all these things will be addressed in the mock drill today. thank you very much. the us government's top infectious diseases expert, dr anthony fauci, has said he doesn't agree with british plans to delay giving second doses of the coronavirus vaccine from 21 days to 12 weeks. the uk has changed its strategy, to allow more people to get the first dose of coronavirus vaccine. it follows a rapid acceleration in the spread of the virus, caused by a much more infectio

the first patient to be given the oxford—astrazeneca vaccine this morning at oxford university hospital brian pinker. he gave this reaction just after he received it. well, to be honest, i didn't feel a thing. brilliant, yeah. the vaccine means everything to me. i mean, to my mind, it's the only way of getting back to a bit of normal life. you know, this virus is terrible, isn't it? saturday, first i knew that i was going to be here today, yeah. very pleased, yeah, very pleased. the nurse who administered the firstjab, sam foster, spoke to our medical editor, fergus walsh, shortly afterwards and explained what it was like. it was a huge privilege. every single patient that we have vaccinated over the last couple of weeks has got their own personal story as to the difference it's going to make for them so no different in this morning with our first two patients. and what about you? have you been immunised yet? i have been immunised, yes. i was immunised, i've been working in the vaccine centre for a couple of weeks so i have received my vaccine. so it is obviously all systems go now. eve

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obviously, the vaccines are the silver lining to all of this grimness as we start the year, and the oxford extra junk vaccine has been approved for use —— oxford astrazeneca but the prime minister set himself that target when he announced the third lockdown of having 1a million people, the four most vulnerable categories. elderly, those in care homes, clinically actually vulnerable and front line nhs workers. absolutely fantastic if we can get there, but we do wonder if it's another promise. this might be a harsh comment of the government, but if it but it sort out exam results, how might it sorted out all the jabs? well, one might hope that a lot more hope has gone into this and been planned for many weeks, if not months. it's a massively ambitious target. i think we vaccinated 1.3 million so far, so it leaves us north of 12 million. but we've all took hope it works. we've got to ci’oss out took hope it works. we've got to cross our fingers despite natural cynicism and hope they manage to use any means to get this done. again, the record so far in this pandemic is ofa the record so far in this pandemic is of a prime minister who has over promised time an

and "jabby monday" is the sun's lead, with the first of the oxford—astrazeneca vaccines to be administeredorrow. so let's begin... caroline and tony are ready, we can kick off with the daily mirror. class chaos, tony, start us with this. this ongoing discussion, this i’ow this. this ongoing discussion, this row over whether schools are safe to reopen? there is some concern amongst parents and head teachers and teachers that primary schools, which are due to open tomorrow in some parts of the country, that there might be infections that kids may take home. the department for education response has been chaotic, the education secretary made a statement to the commons when it was re called statement to the commons when it was recalled on wednesday and it said that some boroughs in london would close primary schools for a week or two but some would not, and if you live in london that makes little sense, live in london that makes little sense , you live in london that makes little sense, you had the u—turn on that. it is important to realise that when we talk about kids being kept out of school

our own authorities have made it very clear that they think the oxford—astrazeneca vaccine is very goodus. they think that it is effective across all age groups and provides a good immune response across all age groups. there is limited evidence on how well the astrazeneca vaccine works in the over—65s, but leading scientists here say they are confident it will give strong protection. fergus walsh, bbc news. earlier, i spoke to vaccinologist dr peter hotez from the baylor college of medicine in houston. he welcomed novavax trial results. it looks like it's going to be another important vaccine. so now we've got the two mrna vaccines, we have the astrazeneca—oxford vaccine, we will hear thej&j vaccine soon, and the novavax, we have a recombinant and protein vaccine. and some people may ask why you need all these vaccines, well, there's limits in the capacity for production for any one of them, so the more we have the more shots on goal, the better globally we have a chance to beat this pandemic. and then in terms of the variants, where are we up to with knowing how much protection existi

goodpaster used this loophole to approve the sputnik jab and the oxford astrazeneca vaccine, althoughre still has to be a sign off on the russian drug's use, and the organization has set mandatory testing could take weeks. polls co. -- show only 7% of calm variance want the vaccine. the prime ministers that he is pleased with its progress. >> [speaking russian] reporter: hungary has clashed with brussels over its vaccination rollout, accusing e.u. authorities of being sl to approve and procure jams -- jabs. the agency has so far only rubberstamped the biotech and moderna jabs. it is currently evaluating the astrazeneca oxford vaccine, and has set approval could come as early as next week. thomas: it is joe biden's second full day at the white house. today, a further confirmation, 93-2 in the 100 seat chamber. the senate showed near full support for the retired general lloyd austin, who will be heading off to the pentagon as secretary of defense. charli james has the details. >> see you around campus. reporter: lloyd austin arrives at the pentagon for his first day as america secretary

in the uk, hundreds of gp surgeries begin offering the new oxford—astrazeneca covid vaccine. millions of households get to grips with the return of online schooling, we look at efforts to help families without the laptops and computers they need to learn. good morning and welcome to bbc news. four people are dead after hundreds of pro—donald trump supporters — some of them armed — ransacked the us capitol building in washington. the us congress has now certified joe biden‘s victory in the presidential election. protesters stormed congress, breaking into the senate chamber and the office of the house speaker, after being encouraged by the outgoing president's unproven claims of electoral fraud. a woman who was shot during the clashes died. police say three other people died from medical emergencies. two pipe bombs were found. 52 arrests were made. at least one senator, kelly loeffler of georgia, rescinded her objection to the certification ofjoe biden. she was one of two republicans whose party lost two senate seats in georgia, and with it control of the senate. the vice—presi

india's drugs regulator has given final emergency—use approval for two coronavirus vaccines, one developed by astrazeneca and oxfordmpany bharat biotech. the approval will kick off one of the world's biggest vaccination drives in coming days in the country of 1.3 billion people. the country's drug regulator said both vaccines were safe and provided a robust immune response. after adequate examination, the cdsco has decided to accept the recommendations of the expert committee and accordingly, vaccines of serum and bharat biotech are being approved for restricted use in emergency situation and permission is being granted to cadila healthcare for conduct of the phase iii clinical trial in india. joining me now from delhi is our south asia editor, anbarasan ethirajan. thank you for being with us. this is a monumentaljob to vaccinate so many people in one of the biggest countries in the world. absolutely. they are talking about inoculating 300 million people in what is described as one of the biggest immunisation drives in the world, it will not happen in a very short span of time, it will take several months. in fact

drugs regulator has given final emergency—use approval for two coronavirus vaccines — one developed by astrazeneca and oxfordapproval will kick off one of the world‘s biggest vaccination drives in coming days in the country of 1.3 billion people. from delhi, here is our south asia editor, anbarasan ethirajan. they are talking about inoculating 300 million people in what is described as one of the biggest immunisation drives in the world, it will not happen in a very short span of time, it will take several months. in fact more than eight or nine months to achieve the target. it is a big relief are the medical community and health care workers and because india is among the first developing countries to approve these vaccines and the two vaccines and they want to have enough stock of doses so they can start this programme. first is the oxford university astrazeneca vaccine and the second one is the bharat biotech, which is an indian made vaccine, the first indian vaccine for the coronavirus to be recommended and after the approval, it became very clear because this one is very cost effective and it can be sto

and i believe a of it may depend on having the astrazeneca 0xford vaccine as soon as possible. astrazeneca oxfordn as possible. 0k. very briefl , soon as possible. 0k. very briefly, we're _ soon as possible. 0k. very briefly, we're almost - soon as possible. 0k. very briefly, we're almost out . soon as possible. 0k. very| briefly, we're almost out of time, given rows we are seeing about which countries in which areas are getting the vaccines when supplies are being held up, do you think this now needs to be done on an international scale? does they need to be one body overseeing the allocation of vaccines for all countries? the problem now is in the last year we have had this breakdown in the global governance of vaccines, despite best efforts by garvey and the gates foundation and others to put this sharing facility together, how you now walk this back to restore international governance in light of the breakdowns and including the us that declared eminent domain over a loss of vaccines and then what russia did angina with what people are now falling vaccine nationalism, how you walked out back

our own authorities have made it very clear that they think the oxford astrazeneca vaccine is very goodfficacious. they think that it is effective across all age groups and provides a good immune response across all age groups. there is limited evidence on how well the astrazeneca vaccine works in the over 65s, but leading scientists here say they are confident it will give strong protection. let's will give strong protection. pick up on that point. i'm joined now by dr simon clarke, associate professor in cellular microbiology at the university of reading. just delve into this idea that the german regulators in uk regulators, they have been working on the same data when it comes to the oxford astrazeneca vaccine for top yet they've come to very different conclusions. can you help us to understand how that's possible. goad understand how that's possible. good evenina. understand how that's possible. good evening- the — understand how that's possible. good evening. the german _ understand how that's possible. (emf. evening. the german body has understand how that's possible. (ef>;f>f. ev

talking about presumably the pfizer/biontech and the oxford astrazeneca vaccine. t —70 celsius. difficult to give, of course it can be given. the easier one to give is the oxford astrazeneca one. which opens at the possibility of it being administered lots of different settings, notjust in hospitals or gp surgeries. indeed, and that is the plan that the oxford astrazeneca vaccine will be given from many, many different portals, including mass vaccination centres, community pharmacists and of course our gp practices as well. professor griffiths, wayne on twitter asks if the new strain is more transmissible, why has the rule of two metres not been extended? good morning, wayne. the two metre rule is based on the fact that when you cough and the virus is spread through droplets and aerosol, it goes to about within two metres, so you don't need to extend the distance between people. what we need to do is to reinforce the messages about wearing masks, washing hands, keeping surfaces clean & clear and also ventilation, keeping windows open where possible and making sure

in the programme, just after eight o'clock on that very subject, the vaccination, the oxford astrazeneca vaccination andy burnham, on his thoughts on whether the full reopening of primary school should be delayed. that is all to come. we're on the bbc news channel until nine o'clock this morning. i hope you can follow us over there. but this is where we say goodbye to viewers on bbc one. you have some foot poll heading away. join us on the news channel. goodbye for now. —— football. you have some football here as well. you have some football here as well. you probably do not want to watch the football if you want to watch much of the day. i have distilled the best bits out. another premier league match postponed, fulham involved again. their match against tottenham was called off on the 30th, now today's game against burnley will not take place, following more positive covid tests in their camp and it comes amid allegations of players breaching covid restrictions. four matches did go ahead yesterday in the premier league, some great goals coming up, especially from arsenal as their recovery continue

it that you — very public row, and at the heart of it that you believe the makers of the oxford astrazeneca vaccineopean nations. astrazeneca says it is keeping — nations. astrazeneca says it is keeping its side of the deal and points— keeping its side of the deal and points out that the eu signed its contract — points out that the eu signed its contract three months after the uk did, but— contract three months after the uk did, but still a senior european commission figure has said today that i_ commission figure has said today that i do— commission figure has said today that i do a — commission figure has said today that i do a first come, first serve, is all— that i do a first come, first serve, is all well— that i do a first come, first serve, is all well and good if you're popping _ is all well and good if you're popping down to the local butcher's but if _ popping down to the local butcher's but if it _ popping down to the local butcher's but if it comes to signing a contract, _ but if it comes to signing a contract, which they did do, for a vaccine _ contract, which they did do, for a vaccin

against covid-19 now they are starting to use a second vaccine, the domestically produced oxford/astrazeneca vaccineat is very encouraging it is much easier to handle than the pfizer vaccine it is easier to store, it doesn't need the ultra cold storage requirements, which means it is easier to distribute public health officials, politicians in this country hope to get to tens of millions of people vaccinated over the next several months but even though they have been using the pfizer vaccine now for the last several weeks, the numbers are going up, around 50,000 cases per day the hope now is with a second vaccine, one that's easier to handle, they will finally be able to contain the situation. so now everything depends on the speed of the vaccination program. prime minister johnson said london cannot reopen until these vaccines are pushed out to the public so british officials are changing the way the vaccines are distributed. prioritizing getting as many people as possible the first dose at the expense of the second dose. according to current guidelines, both the oxford/astrazeneca and the pfizer v

britain's coronavirus cases rise to more than 50,000 a day, the first dose of the uk's oxford — astrazeneca vaccine to investigate donald trump's phone call to georgia's top election official asking him to "find" more votes.

vaccine hope for millions — the roll—out of the oxford astrazeneca jab begins today.s described as a pivotal moment in the uk's fight against coronavirus. primary schools in most of england re—open this morning, but there's growing concerns over safety and staff shortages. we are live at primary school in wiltshire that will welcome children back today but at the start of a new term and a new year and a massive divisive argument about whether or not schools should reopen, it all feels very 2020, doesn't it? labour calls for an immediate england—wide lockdown, as borisjohnson warns of tighter coronavirus restrictions. i just want to find 11,780 votes. a recording has emerged of president trump telling officials to find votes to overturn joe biden‘s election win. the new way of doing business — the uk's transition agreement with the eu has ended. companies and consumers start the new year working out what it means for them. i'll take you through it. from professional rugby to world darts champion — gerwyn price beats gary anderson to take the pdc title. he says it's a d

the oxford-astrazeneca vaccine just approved here in the uk could be a game changer, cheap, easy to transport and to store, it looks like it might be the answer for billions of people in the developing world. but the rollout will take time. and until it's well underway, we're all vulnerable. >> we know that countries aren't safe unless everybody in the world is safe. we have to protect everybody. >> reporter: global immunization will give us back safe travel, healthy economies and a return to normal. but epidemiologists say probably not before 2023. elizabeth palmer, cbs news, london. >>> in other medical news, a cbs news investigation found that many doctors who caused their patients harm are not facing discipline. and some appear to be repeat offenders. according to national sta tis ecs, less than 2% of doctors account for more than half of all malpractice payments. as part of a year long investigation, jim axelrod went to under iindiana to examine wh in the field told us, state medical boards are protecting doctors instead of patients. >> i had never seen that much activity in a room after

the oxford—astrazeneca vaccine has a the overall efficacy was 70%, ranging from 62—90% depending on the been approved in the eu. russia's sputnik vaccine has a 91.4% efficacy. that's according to the manufacturer. it's got emergency clearance in 15 nations. and china's coronavac vaccine, developed by sinovac, has been cleared in six countries. it was found to be 50.4% effective in brazilian clinical trials. of course, it's mainly wealthier nations who are getting these vaccines, and that concerns the world health organization. the who has called on countries to think about the less priveleged. they're rightdown the end of the queue right now, and they're looking up to the top of the queue. and the people at the top of the queue are fighting about where they are in the queue. they're fighting over the cake when they don't even have access to the crumbs. so i think we need to step back and reflect upon our brave colleagues and where they stand today and what we're going to do about that. i'm joined now by anna marriott, health policy adviser for oxfam. it would be good if there was equali

astrazeneca vaccine works in the over 65. leading scientists feel they are confident it will give strong protection. >> as you heard, a new report by germany's immunization commission says the oxfordca vaccine is not suitable for people over 65. on friday, the european medicines agency is expected to authorize the same vaccine across the eu. reporter: a waiting room without any patient. a vaccination center without any vaccine. germany relied on the eu to place its orders, a decision which may have come to cost. >> we really feel it here. people keep asking us why we have not been vaccinated yet. at the end of the day, these are political decisions which i have to accept. but i am looking forward to a time when we have enough vaccine and we can get on with it. >> immunity will bring life back to the streets, we start the german economy. just 2% of the population have had their first dose so far. even so, she tells us, it was right that the eu took all the vaccine together. if not everyone gets vaccinated, that the plague comes back over the border. if we do it, we should do it together. germany's infection rates are falling. but there is real concern about the impact of new varian

with the arrival today of the uk's own oxford astrazeneca vaccine, the pace of the vaccination has accelerated. >> reporter: the prime minister basically saying the only way out of the lockdown is the vaccine and they're hoping to stay on target with their goals for vaccination, but as we understand it, they'll be on lockdown until the middle of february at the earliest >> chapman bell joining us from the uk you have to think about that transmission of the new variant when it gets here. >> and it's been popping up in several states already, the latest one here in new york state. >>> all right. nbc meteorologist janessa webb is with us and what she's watching weather-wise. good morning >> good morning. i have good news the east coast is very quiet we're watching a small system across the pacific northwest, but this will just be the beginning. we have a series of storms that will be impacting the area it will be mostly for the higher elevations you can see right now our forecast calling for at least 9 toclouds, they won't split apart from new york city to boston highs in the lower 40s possible n

britain became the first country today to start administering doses of the oxford-astrazeneca vaccine. in related news, the world health organization listed pfizer-biontech's covid-19 vaccine for emergency use thursday, which should allow less wealthy countries to expedite their own regulatory approval for the vaccine. in the middle east, over one million israelis, or over one -10th of the population has already received their first dose of the pfizer-biontech shot, the highest rate of vaccination against e coronavirus in the world. but human rights groups say israeli authorities are excluding palestinians in the occupied territories from the vaccine rollout, even as settlers in those regions receive the shots. palestinian authorities say they plan to use covax -- the u.n.'s mechanism to ensure fair distribution of vaccines -- to vaccinate some of its population. a deadly blast at the aden airport in yemen wednesday killed at least 26 people and injured dozens. the attack came as a plane carrying membe of a ney formed saudi-backed cabinet was landing at the airport. three internationa

now the plant here has the capacity to produce around 300 million doses of the oxford astrazeneca vaccine. now production was halted earlier today while police investigations are under way, and a spokesperson for the company has said that a short stoppage of a couple of hours don't have a huge impact on production. but it was only last week the emergency services were deployed to this industrial estate to protect vaccine supplies because of concerns over flooding. vaccine supplies because of concerns overflooding. now north vaccine supplies because of concerns over flooding. now north wales police have asked the public to avoid this industrial estate for most of the day, but say there is no wider risk to public safety. sarah corker reporting _ wider risk to public safety. sarah corker reporting for _ wider risk to public safety. sarah corker reporting for us _ wider risk to public safety. sarah corker reporting for us there. . not everyone who needs it is getting the financial help they need during the pandemic. millions of taxpayers are unable to access assistance schemes. and the instit

>> the uk authorized the oxford-astrazeneca vaccine last week making it the second to be authorized in that country. hundreds of new vaccination sites will open later this week on top of the 700 they have in operation. >>> this morning we're learning more about an emergency room employee who died from covid-19 in the south bay. the person worked at kaiser's san jose medical center. that's where amy hollyfield is joining us live this morning with what we know. good morning, amy. >> good morning. kaiser released a statement saying the employee was working on december 25th here at san jose medical center, that is the day that a staff member showed up in an inflatable air-powered christmas costume to boost the morale of the staff. now, they are not releasing the name of the employee who died. kaiser released a statement saying they couldn't release more information out of respect for patient privacy and the family. we have no additional information to provide. our thoughts and prayers are with those affected by this terrible loss. we are providing support to our employees during this diffi

and all front line medical workers as of today the uk began distributing its homegrown oxford astrazeneca vaccine which unlike the pfizer and moderna vaccines doesn't require ultra cold temperatures making it easier to store and distribute. >> why do you think this will change things >> this will change things because it is the light at the end of the tunnel. >> reporter: for the rest of europe the vaccine rollout has been extremely slow. france only recorded 516 vaccinations in the first week french officials vowing to speed up what some in france are calling a fiasco prime minister johnson said the lockdown could extend beyond february if the virus isn't under control british health experts are also worried about a south african strain that's even more mutated than the uk variant. and the more the virus mutates the more it's potentially resistant to the current vaccines lester >> one more concern tonight. richard engel, thank you. >>> also breaking this evening, new york becoming the latest state to announce a case of that more contagious strain from the uk, as much of the country braces for an

and then in london, some health care workers are receiving the very first doses of the oxford astrazeneca vaccine today. it's the third vaccine that has been rolled out to the public to stop the spread of the virus there. nbc's erin mclaughlin is outside of a hospital in los angeles. nbc news foreign correspondent richard engel is in lon ddon fo us. erin, the situation in california is dire. they're having to choose who to care for and who not to care for. think about it, every 6 seconds is astounding and frankly depressing to hear about. talk me through what activating crisis care standards neemeans. >> reporter: an official in los angeles county say they have the plans in place. they haven't had to activate those plans just yet, but they are literally a surge away, according to the chief medical hospital officer of the largest county hospital here in southern california. he said that they are a surge away from the system completely collapsing, which is why this next week is going to be so critical. because this is the week they expect to see any cases out of the christmas holiday. people gather

coronavirus — in what's being described as a ‘pivotal moment‘ — the first doses of the oxford university and astrazeneca vaccinehealth correspondent anna collinson — her report does contain some flash photography. at 7:30am this morning, all eyes were on an 82—year—old man, dialysis patient brian pinker became the first person to receive the oxford—astrazeneca vaccine. he is now looking forward to celebrating his 48th wedding anniversary. the vaccine means everything to me. to my mind, it's the only way of getting back to a bit of normal life. you know, this virus is terrible, isn't it? sam foster administered the jab, which is seen as a crucial moment in the uk's fight against the coronavirus. it was a huge privilege. every single patient that we have vaccinated over the last couple of weeks have got their own personal stories to the difference it's going to make for them, so no different this morning with our first two patients. more than 500,000 doses are now being rolled out, starting with a small group of hospitals, including in oxford. a thumbs up from one of the scientists who helped develop the vaccine.

we also have a third candidate, the oxford-astrazeneca vaccine is applying for approval. actually, we do not have a reason to panic, but people are, of course, frustrated and tired of being at home and waiting and being told to beatient. phil: thank you. a couple of other developments in this pandemic, the u.k. has been travelers from south america and portugal as concern of the coronavirus variant has been identified in brazil. travelers must now take tests, which can take several days to produce results. two other news from around the world -- a powerful earthquake in indonesia has killed more than 40 people and injured hundreds of others. it damage buildings in and around the capital. authorities fear more are trapped in the rubble. the human agency says the number of people fleeing violence in central africa has doubled in a week to nearly 60,000. rebel groups are seeking to overturn last month's election amid claims of fraud. the dutch prime minister handed his government's resignation to the king, taking responsibility for a childcare scandal. u.s. president-elect j

the launch of that second different vaccine, which is made here in the u.k., which is the oxford astrazeneca vaccineand that means that there's really hope that by mid- february, the top four categories of people to be vaccinated will have done so by february. but of course, deadlines have come and gone, and there's a worry that that might not be at. so there are many -- might not be it. so there are many people, it may not be easier in england right now, and many support that across the u.k. host: thank you very much. people north of the border are going back into a lock down for at least the remainder of this month as well. scotland's first minister has told lawmakers in the edinburgh parliament that she is more concerned about the outbreak now than at any other moment since march. to try to ease the pressure on hospitals there, from this tuesday, scots will be required to stay home unless they have a valid reason to leave. people can exercise or will only be allowed to meet with one other person from a household that is not their own. schools will remain shut until february. let's take a quick li