well, let's speak now to saad omer, _ deliver.speak now to saad omer, director of- deliver. well, let's speak now to saad omer, director of the| to saad 0mer, director of the yale institute for global health. do you agree with mr tara's, but do not achieve that threshold would be both immoral and stupid? i threshold would be both immoral and stupid?— and stupid? i think it is an extreme _ and stupid? i think it is an extreme way _ and stupid? i think it is an extreme way of _ and stupid? i think it is an extreme way of phrasing, | and stupid? i think it is an i extreme way of phrasing, but and stupid? i think it is an - extreme way of phrasing, but it is a correct way of phrasing what the situation is. the two reasons why global equities and everybody�*s interest, first of all, history willjudge us poorly if we let it go on the way it is going on, when low income countries have less than 4% vaccine coverage in some countries, other countries, has more than 70% vaccine —— vaccination rates. the other reason is enlightened self—inte

we can now speak to saad omer, who is director of the yale institute for global health.th. you for being on the programme. thank you for being on the programme. you are an epidemiologist. are you surprised to hear where we are now in terms of what the who is warning? i now in terms of what the who is warnin: ? . ., now in terms of what the who is warnin ? . ., ,., , ,., warning? i am more disappointed than surprised. _ warning? i am more disappointed than surprised. throughout - warning? i am more disappointed than surprised. throughout this l than surprised. throughout this pandemic, in equities have been exacerbated both within countries and between countries so i am thoroughly disappointed. what we have seen are these slick announcements with every meeting of world leaders, g7, g20, the un summit, without actual delivery of vaccines and substance of governance. the us has done a slightly betterjob of meeting its promises but not by miles, so i think the world is saying that enough of this sincerity theatre, we actually need to see substantial numbers of doses where it

professor saad omer, i there. professor saad omer, thank you for being with us.pe francis calls for radical decisions at next week's climate change summit in a special message recorded for the bbc. as the row over post brexit fishing right escalates, france asks the eu to look at imposing retaliatory tariffs on british imports. us officials are warning that a branch of the islamic state group in afghanistan could be in a position to launch attacks abroad in as little as six months time. though the taliban insist it won't allow that to happen. the two groups are fierce rivals, but is is far smaller than the taliban. on the east of the country a bloodied conflict is escalating between the two sides. our correspondence and cameraman travelled to jalalabad. a new chapter is beginning in this conflict. we have come to its front line. the taliban now rule the country. but here injalalabad, they're facing an almost daily stream of targeted attacks by the local branch of the islamic state group. this, a roadside bombing. the hit—and—run tactics of the taliban now used ag

earlier i spoke to saad omer, director of the yale institute for global health.asked if he agreed with the comments-— i asked if he agreed with the comments. , ., ._ comments. it is an extreme way of phrasing. — comments. it is an extreme way of phrasing. but — comments. it is an extreme way of phrasing, but it _ comments. it is an extreme way of phrasing, but it is _ comments. it is an extreme way of phrasing, but it is a _ of phrasing, but it is a correct way of raising the situation is. to reason global equity is inaccurate —— everyone partner interests, history willjudge us poorly if we let it go on the way it is going on when low income hundreds of less than 4% vaccine coverage and some countries have more than 70%. the other reason is in light of self—interest meaning that if this pandemic goes on, the chances of your variants go up. for both of these reasons, it is for both moral and reasons of self—interest, it is important to make sure that everyone gets the vaccine. where is the problem? there is no shortage of vaccines in total around the world. there