the sinovacjab has just received limited approval in china for use on an emergency basis.ays it believes its covid—i9 vaccine will protect against severe disease caused by the south african variant of the coronavirus. but, the drugmaker admitted the vaccine appears to have limited effectiveness against milder illness caused by the south african variant. so what should we make of this and when will we know more? dr ingrid katz is an infectious disease specialist and associate faculty director at the harvard global health instite. i think we'll get more information on the upcoming week to really help us understand what is going on, particularly with these new variants as noted in south africa. and how concerned are you by these new variants? we have had one version in kent, and in south africa, could there be more? absolutely. i remain concerned about these variants, particularly when the rates of covid—i9 are still high and the percentage of the population globally rates. does this mean that we need to start thinking about the coronavirus like we think about the flu, that e

the sinovacjab hass just received limited approval in china for use on an emergency basis.c that data for the protection rate for people over 60 is "limited". david campanale has more. from mask diplomacy to vaccine diplomacy. china has been working hard to change global perceptions. it already has a vaccine in production made by sinopharm, which is being used internationally. indonesia's president joko widodo became the first major world leader to publicly receive a shot one month ago. by giving conditional approval to sinovac�*s product, chinese regulators have now allowed emergency access for a second chinese supply for general use. rio dejaneiro's iconic sambadrome, which hosts the city's famous carnival. brazilians here over 90 years old have been receiving sinovac jabs after the venue was converted into a drive—through vaccination centre. translation: it will be - wonderful to see my family. there is nothing better than embracing them. i miss them. translation: professionally, it is a unique experience - and as a citizen, it is a joy for us to be giving hope to people

brazilians here over 90 years old have been receiving sinovacjabs after the venue was converted intolation: it will be - wonderful to see my family. there is nothing better than embracing them. i miss them. translation: professionally, it is a unique experience - and as a citizen, it is a joy for us to be giving hope to people with a vaccine that is efficient, that is safe, and we hope for better days. translation: professionally, it is a unique experience - sinovac says trials in brazil have shown 50% effectiveness in preventing infection, reaching 80% in preventing cases requiring medical intervention. but the company has also admitted that efficacy and safety results need to be further confirmed as trials are yet to meet normal standards. as western nations dispute contracts and bid up the price of the big—name vaccines, china's home—grown jabs are picking up customers overseas. in asia, singapore, malaysia, the philippines and indonesia have either signed up or begun rolling out the sinovac vaccine. turkey has also approved the sinovac vaccine for emergency use. other deals have

the sinovacjab, which is also known as coronavac, has already been used in china, and several other countriesnot yet been cleared for use in the uk, the european union, or the united states. us presidentjoe biden believes donald trump should no longer have access to intelligence briefings because of his "erratic behavior." he was speaking in his first broadcast interview since becoming president. former us presidents traditionally receive some briefings after they leave office. but mr biden told cbs evening news he was worried about mr trump's access. he also spoke about the upcoming impeachment trial and was asked if he was a senator, would he have voted to convict mr trump? more now on the developing situation in myanmar. the military rulers there have shut down the country's internet as thousands of people joined the largest rally yet against monday's coup. a near—total internet blackout is in effect with connectivity falling to 16% of ordinary levels, according to the monitoring group netblocks internet 0bservatory. police with riot shields have blocked the main roads into the centre of t

the first shipment of one million chinese—made sinovacjabs arrived from the mainland last week.ith king salman yesterday, he stressed the importance the us placed on human rights. this, after he read a much—anticipated us intelligence report about the murder ofjournalist jamal khashoggi inside the saudi consulate in istanbul in 2018. the report is expected to say the murder was "likely to have been ordered" by the saudi crown prince himself, mohammed bin salman. our security correspondent frank gardner said the relationship would be very different from that under the trump administration. this can't have been an easy conversation are several reasons. it is five weeks since president biden took office and he is left until now took office and he is left until now to speak to america's most important ally in the middle east. he also made it clear that he wanted to speak direct to the king, not his controversial son who is 35 and who manages most of the day—to—day running of the country. most importantly, as you mention there, the us administration ofjoe biden is now very much putti