that was professor sarah gilbert.d now by keith neal, who is an emeritus professor in the epidemiology of infectious diseases at the university of nottingham. thank you so much for being with us. how worried should we be about the south african variant in particular, do you think?— do you think? well, first of all, there is probably _ do you think? well, first of all, there is probably not _ do you think? well, first of all, there is probably not a - do you think? well, first of all, there is probably not a lot - do you think? well, first of all, there is probably not a lot of. there is probably not a lot of numbers are in the united kingdom and public health england are trying to track as many down as quickly as possible. we always knew the vaccine would rotate over time and this comes as no great surprise. —— would mutate. it comes as no great surprise. it doesn't appear to be virulent, a bit quicker, a bit like the uk can strain. i think the answer is the vaccine will give some protection. our policy has always bee

professor sarah gilbert, of the oxford vaccine center, has told the paper that lessons haven't been learned far too late, and in some respect remain still unlearned — citing the issue of airborne transmission in quarantine hotels as an example. this must be final lockdown�* reads the front of the the sunday express — as 63 conservative mps urge the prime minister to end all restrictions by may, with no more lockdowns in future. time to have a look at the papers. let's begin with both of you. thank you forjoining us this evening. we have a lot to get through. but i want to start our first of all with the front page of the sunday telegraph. this picture here of former president donald trump in the story that we have been breaking this evening. the fact that he is been unsurprisingly acquitted in his second impeachment trial. lucy, what do you make of what happened?— happened? well, it was a very extraordinary _ happened? well, it was a very extraordinary day. _ happened? well, it was a very extraordinary day. because i happened? well, it was a very i extraordinary day. because most happened?

professor sarah gilbert, of the oxford vaccine center, has told the paper that lessons haven't been learned too late, and in some respect remain still unlearned, citing the issue of airborne transmission in quarantine hotels as an example. this must be final lockdown' reads the front of the the sunday express — as 63 conservative mps urge the prime minister to end all restrictions in england by may, with no more lockdowns in future. and an exclusive on the front page of the independent — nurses warn of a disaster for tens of thousands of covid patients discharged from hospitals, as the need for long term care for them places increased pressure on community care services. so let's begin... lucy and joe thank you once again forjoining us for a look at tomorrow's front pages. we start with the front page of the observer. it carries a picture of us senators including all of the democrats and republicans who voted in the impeachment trial this evening of the former president donald trump. says us senators including minority leader mitch mcconnell huddle after the senate voted to hear witnesses i

tomorrow morning andrew marr will be joined by the architect of the oxford vaccine — professor sarah gilbert that's at 9am here on bbc one. myanmar has seen the biggest day of protests since the military took power in a coup on monday. thousands of workers and young acitivists took to the streets in the city of yangon as military rulers implemented a near total internet shut down. the protesters are calling for the release of those detained by the army, including elected leader aung san suu kyi. 0ur correspondent jonathan head reports. chanting five days after the military takeover and people are testing the limits. this group included factory workers from the western suburbs of yangon. but led by young political activists, shouting their condemnation of the new regime and their support for the ousted government. the crowd grew as it headed towards the downtown area of myanmar�*s largest city, where a line of police blocked their way. offering a perfect backdrop for the hunger games salute that has become the symbol of popular defiance in this region. it's hard to gauge how much of the count

. >> reporter: oxford vaccine developer professor sarah gilbert told us a modified vaccine could be rolled out in the u.s. in a matter of months. by the fall? >> the plan is to have a new version of the vaccine available for the autumn, i would call it, of this year. >> reporter: the professors told us that the 12-week gap between doses here in the u.k. is better than the four-week plan which is standard in the u.s. more people are immunized in the short term, and that reduces the chances of the virus mutating. norah. >> o'donnell: charlie d'agata, thank you. tonight, we are learning the extraordinary security at the u.s. capitol will continue at least until next month. more than seven weeks after the armed insurrection, there is concern the danger is far from over. cbs' kris van cleave reports from the capitol. >> reporter: tonight, what a lawmaker calls new and disturbing threats targeting congress, nearly two months after the capitol attack. >> members of the militia groups that were present on january 6 have stated their desires that they want to blow up the capitol and kill as many me

the committee also heard from sarah gilbert, who led the team behind the oxford university/astrazenecahe vaccine roll—out to get as many people as possible protected and we need to make sure that nothing can slow that down. so, the more people we have given protection from the vaccine, the less transition we will see but we also need to be aware that the vaccine cannot be used and everyone immediately. we currently are not vaccinating children and there will be transmission amongst children. so, we have to use the other measures that we also have available to us to keep the transmission of virus as low as we possibly can. we cannot allow only the vaccines to do all the work of protecting the population while at the current time in the uk, we still have relatively high levels of transmission. and she warned there was a danger that if lockdown measures were lifted too quickly, transmission would increase leading to variants that couldn't be neutralised as effectively by the vaccine. now, more than 30 conservative mps have urged the government to go further to protect leaseholders living

professor sarah gilbert leads the team at oxford university that produced the astrazeneca vaccine.will still provide protection against the threat of serious illness cause by coronavirus. what we are seeing from other vaccine developers is that they have a reduction in efficacy against some of the variant viruses and what that is looking like is that we may not be reducing the total number of cases, but there is still protection in that case against deaths, hospitalisations and severe disease, so that pushes us more back to the first scenario with the pyramid of cases that i was talking about. maybe we won't be reducing the number of cases as much, but we still won't be seeing the deaths, the hospitalisations and severe disease and that is really important for health care systems. even if we are having mild and asymptomatic infections, to prevent people from going to hospital with covid would have a major effect. the new version of the vaccine will generate antibodies that recognise the new variant and then it will be very much like working on flu vaccines, so people will be famili

next, this is professor sarah gilbert, who designed the astrazeneca vaccine. and she agrees.educing the total number_ we may not be reducing the total number of— we may not be reducing the total number of cases, _ we may not be reducing the total number of cases, but _ we may not be reducing the total number of cases, but there - we may not be reducing the total number of cases, but there is - we may not be reducing the total| number of cases, but there is still protection — number of cases, but there is still protection in — number of cases, but there is still protection in that _ number of cases, but there is still protection in that case _ number of cases, but there is still protection in that case against - protection in that case against deaths. — protection in that case against deaths, hospitalisation- protection in that case against deaths, hospitalisation and i protection in that case against - deaths, hospitalisation and severe disease, _ deaths, hospitalisation and severe disease, and — deaths, hospitalisation and severe disease, and that's— deaths, hospitalisation

oxford vaccinologist professor sarah gilbert said the jab will still protect against the virus.r future generation meet the same fate. the collapse of a himalayan glacier causes flash flooding in northern india. over 100 people are missing, feared dead.

next — this is professor sarah gilbert designed the astrazeneca vaccine. and she agrees.e total number of cases, but there is still protection in that case against the deaths, hospitalisations and severe disease, and that is really important for health care systems. evenif important for health care systems. even if you are having mild and in symptomatic infection to prevent people going to hospital with covid would have a major effect. south africa faces the problem of what to do now. it's stopped the rollout of a vaccine it has a million doses of it. here's its top adviser. the simplest way to proceed would be start the roll—out of the astrazeneca vaccine under a research protocol, probably vaccinate the first 100,000 individuals and look at the hospital hospitalisation rates, and if they are below the threshold, we would proceed with concerning the boat out as normal. if that threshold is met and hospitalisations are too high, then we would stop rolling out the vaccine and instead give those individuals another, effective, vaccine. here in the uk there have been fewer t

he quoted professor sarah gilbert. _ while ago. he quoted professor sarah gilbert. the _ while ago.it doesn't tell us anything about how well the vaccine _ tell us anything about how well the vaccine prevents people ending up in hospital— vaccine prevents people ending up in hospital or— vaccine prevents people ending up in hospital or dying. the other thing i would _ hospital or dying. the other thing i would point out it is it is becoming very clear— would point out it is it is becoming very clear that vaccines against coronavirus are going to be a part of our— coronavirus are going to be a part of our lives — coronavirus are going to be a part of our lives for some time yet. either— of our lives for some time yet. either because that is because you need _ either because that is because you need a _ either because that is because you need a booster to deal with new variant — need a booster to deal with new variant tos — need a booster to deal with new variant tos emerging, orjust because _ variant tos emerging, orjust because it may be after a year the effectiveness of the vaccine

the health minister has been on the airwaves this morning quoting professor sarah gilbert from oxfordly invented the person who basically invented the oxford astrazeneca vaccine. there isn't anything that suggests, or that she's seen, that this isn't effective in preventing severe illness, in preventing hospitalisation and preventing deaths. and although this study is an important one, and quite rightly, we will look at it carefully. throughout the past year, when i've been coming on your programme, throughout this pandemic, i've always been cautious in saying the science will evolve, we will look at all studies, but this is only one study, one small study. today, ministers have been pointing to another study released on friday that looked at the effectiveness of the astrazeneca vaccine against the uk variant, which started in kent and which showed it still works pretty well. ministers pointing out thatis pretty well. ministers pointing out that is the dominant strain in the uk at the moment and they have only identified 147 cases of the south african variant. in other words, thatis a

i have professor sarah gilbert, in charge of the oxford astrazeneca vaccine, and i'm also talking toani, medical director of primary care at nhs england. good morning to you. thanks for talking to us. how significant a moment do you see this as, trying to ultimately make it easier for gps to get out and about to some of their most hard to reach patients? thank ou. i most hard to reach patients? thank you- i have — most hard to reach patients? thank you- i have to _ most hard to reach patients? thank you. i have to first _ most hard to reach patients? thank you. i have to first of— most hard to reach patients? thank you. i have to first of all— most hard to reach patients? thank you. i have to first of all pay - you. i have to first of all pay tribute to my general practice colleagues. it is gps, but it's not just gps — its nurses, community nurses, admin staff, who have been incredible. we had farmers it's coming out in the snow, and it has been a really energising effort. nothing is stopping our colleagues to make sure our most vulnerable patients get the vaccine —— we have had phar