montgomery chair of the world medical association a very good day sir thank you for your time now as you know the german health ministry said yesterday that based on the blood clot cases recorded in the brain which are rare but still there was a slight uptick it would not have been defensible to continue with the astra zeneca vaccines but you i understand are critical of that decision can you explain. no i'm not critical of the decision of our government when the health minister gets advice from his scientific bodies that there is a problem a new problem an unknown problem with the vaccine even if it is only one in 150000 minutes a doses of vaccines he has to check he has to verify he has to have scrutiny isn't studies on that and he asked the european med's is agency. just like 11 or 12 other countries of the european union and we're going to get a verdict on thursday and then we know whether we can continue next in aiding with our present or whether we should take other vaccines because we have a choice there are other vaccines they are already there they're all in very scarse at t

montgomery a chair of the world medical association a very good day sir thank you for your time now as you know the german health ministry said yesterday that based on the blood clot cases recorded in the brain which are rare but still there was a slight uptick it would not have been defensible to continue with the astra zeneca vaccines but you i understand are critical of that decision can you explain. no not critical of the decision of our government when the health minister gets advice from his scientific bodies that there is a problem a new problem an unknown problem with the vaccine even if it is only one in 150000 minutes a doses of vaccines he has to check he has to verify he has to have scrutiny isn't studies on that then he asked the european methods in the agency is just like 11 or 12 other countries of the european union and we're going to get a verdict on thursday and then we know whether we can continue that's a knitting with us present or whether we should take other vaccines because we have a choice there are other vaccines they are all rare they're all in is very scarse

physical illnesses and of course this is completely in accordance with all the world's leading psychiatric and medical associations and in accordance with the views of the united nations and the world health organization they are saying that it is very very clear that sexual orientation and gender and not mental physical illnesses so i think in that respect all amazon is doing is trying to stop faith use by one more time over the term just before we run out of time why do you think the woke crowd is so focused on the way we use the language today it has to be much more about that than actual practical legislation. can i just respond though on when to tell him at salomon how to read that book and nobody went to a page where he says that transgenderism is a mental illness and i said that's clearly not really the reason i was in a book and gender dysphoria is a condition is it not everyone recognizes that talks about gender dysphoria doesn't say transgenderism is a mental illness and anyway shouldn't we allow people to debate these things why should i was in the sense of the kind of language that we use in the kind o

what the world health organization and the european medical association have subsequently said is theres not appear to be any relationship between those vaccines and these clotting problems. having said that, anderson, there's a lot of vaccine hesitancy out there, and it would be naive to think people wouldn't think twice about this vaccine. what we will see, probably within the first couple weeks of april, is an application for an emergency use authorization. that will be an open process. people can listen in on the hearings, and i think just like we heard about the allergic reactions with pfizer, you may remember that at the end of last year, i'm sure they'll talk about, is there a clotting issue at all that they need to be concerned about, and then people will judge for themselves. after that, i think it will be the first week of may or so where this vaccine if it's authorized will become available in this country. >> cdc director, dr. wolensky, warned today we're at a critical point, a fork in the road, she says. both she and dr. fauci continue to warn of a possible fourth surge. so

by the vaccine and that's what they have established in europe via the world health organization, via the european medical association so the clotting issue really is not an issue with regard to this vaccine. having said that, you know, people already hesitant. they got other choices of vaccines out there, so they may say, hey, look, i think you're right but i'm just going to pass on this particular vaccine, maybe take another vaccine or there's a lot of people who are sort of starting to fade away from the idea of needing to take a vaccine. they think i'm not hesitant. just like all the numbers look like they are improving so why do i need to bother. that shouldn't happen because in order for us to be best positioned coming out of summer, we need to have as many people vaccinated as possible. >> you have the cdc director with a lens key she is eworried we might have another avoidable surge and you may hear the former fda commissioner dr. scott gotlieb who doesn't think there will be another wave because so many people have been vaccinated already and already have immunity. where do you come down? do you think we're

world. the eu's medical regulator remains "convinced" astrazeneca's vaccine is safe — despite more countries suspending roll—out of the covid shot. the benefits of the astrazeneca vaccine in preventing covid—19, with its associatedding on defence and a tilt towards asia. after a month in hospital, the 99—year—old duke of edinburgh returns home to windsor, he's said to be in good spirits. and archaeologists in israel say they've found fragments of biblical texts dating almost from the time of christ.

world news". anchor: hello, welcome to "outside source." the e.u.'s medical regulator has given the astrazeneca vaccine the green light. >> this is safe and effective. the benefits in protecting people from covid-19 with associateddeath and hospitalization outweigh the risks. anchor: italy and france will resume using the vacne. they were one of the countries that paused after reports of blood clots. paris is heading back into lockdown friday. new variants are fueling a new wave. the first meeting between senior officials in the biden administration and china is taking place in alaska. barbara plett-usher is there. ♪ ♪ anchor: thank you very much for joining me, whether you are watching on the bbc news channel, bbc or pbs in america. we will start by talking about the astrazeneca vaccine. the ema has been examining its safety after e.u. members suspended its use over the past few days. today we heard the em's verdict. >> we have come to a clear scientific conclusion this is a safe and effective vaccine. its benefits in protecting people from covid-19 with associated risks of death and hospitalization outweigh the risks. the committee also concluded the vaccine is not associated with an increase in the overall ri

world. the eu's medical regulator remains "convinced" astrazeneca's vaccine is safe — despite more countries suspending roll— out of the covid jab. the benefits of the astrazeneca vaccine in preventing covid—19, with its associatedof hospitalisation and death, outweigh the risk of these side—effects. borisjohnson sets out his plan to reshape the uk's foreign policy including big spending on defence and a tilt towards asia. a crisis unfolds on the us—mexico border — as thousands of migrants congregate and children are held in inhumane conditions. in a world first — uber drivers in the uk will be classed as workers, not self—employed, with big implications for global employment rights. and — the 99 year old duke of edinburgh returns home to windsor, after a month in hospital — he's said to be in good spirits. sweden and latvia are the latest eu member states to suspend use of the oxford—astrazeneca vaccine, following concerns about possible side—effects. france, germany, spain and italy have all said they're awaiting the conclusions of an investigation by the european medicines agency, which are due on thursday. but the agency has already said today there's �*no indication�* that the astrazeneca vaccine causes sid

world. the eu's medical regulator remains "convinced" astrazeneca's vaccine is safe — despite more countries suspending roll—out of the covid shot. the benefits of the astrazeneca vaccine in preventing covid—19, with its associatedof hospitalisation and death, outweigh the risk of these side—effects. borisjohnson sets out his plan's to reshape the uk's foreign policy — it includes big spending on defence and a tilt towards asia. after a month in hospital, the 99—year—old duke of edinburgh returns home to windsor, he's said to be in good spirits. and archaeologists in israel say they've found fragments of biblical texts dating almost from the time of christ. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world — stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. sweden and latvia are the latest eu member states to suspend use of the oxford—astrazeneca vaccine following concerns about possible side—effects. france, germany, spain and italy have all said they're awaiting the conclusions of an investigation by the european medicines agency which are due on thursday. but the agency has already said today there's �*no indication�* that the astrazeneca vaccine causes side—effect

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associated risk of hospitalisation and death outweigh the risk of the side—effect. brazil marks a record number of covid deaths, as medics in several cities call for a national lockdown. in a world, uber drivers in the uk will be classed as workers, not self—employed, with big implications for global employment rights. hello to you. we start with harrowing testimony, from one community in syria, one of the many shattered by the conflict which started a decade ago this week. it began when tens of thousands took to the streets, calling for change. the government tried to crush the protests and the country descended into civil war. united nations estimates more than 250,000 people have died in the conflict, although the true number could be much higher. at least 6.2 million syrians have been forced from their homes, another 5.7 million have left the country. now, a decade on, after all the bloodshed, president bashar al—assad is still in power. among the victims of the war are at least 25,000 children. thousands of schools have been attacked. in aleppo in 2013, iqra school was bombed by a fighterjet. some children were killed instantly, others later died of their injuries. a bbc te

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world. let's speak now to dr chaand nagpaul, chair of the council of the british medical association. think we really do need _ understanding of covid-19? i think we really do need to _ understanding of covid-19? i think we really do need to learn - understanding of covid-19? i think we really do need to learn the - we really do need to learn the lessons of the last year. remember, we are going to see future pandemics and one of the most important learning points is that you don't wait for a pandemic, you need to have prepared well in advance. and some of the issues that afflicted us in the uk was, firstly, we didn't have adequate preparation in terms of ppe. the stockpiles were not sufficient in the early first or two months. this resulted in huge difficulties for us including the numbers of people and staff in care homes who were infected. the second is the infrastructure of the nhs. for far too long, is the infrastructure of the nhs. forfar too long, we have is the infrastructure of the nhs. for far too long, we have existed with significant workforce shortages. we entered the pand

world showing 90% efficacy and 80% ektive after one dose. joining our conversation, msnbc medical contributor. medical director of the special pathogens unit at boston medical center and associatechool of medicine. i take in the stories of plaster two masks to my face and hang on. is that it? >> it's just making me feel so frustrated because we are so close. this study that showing from cdc and real world effectiveness of 80% after first dose and 90% after second dose of reducing any kind of infection, incing asymptommatic. you are less likely to transmit the disease and get sick. close to the home stretch. now all we got to do is get efb vaccinated because we may have enough vaccines, from what we heard, from president biden. april 19, 90% of us may be eligible to get it. states that are opening up the indoor capacity and letting the mask mandates are delaying all of our normalcy return to normalcy. they allowing the increase in transmission of cases and people currently who get sick, unfortunely, that are not vaccinated are much more likely to be hospitalized and pass away. so few of us have been completely vaccinated. >> we had so many conversations about public messaging. t