pandemic in fiction right is rising exponentially and vaccinations are held up again while the astra zeneca vaccine is reviewed of a safety concern also coming up to find martial law districts meet with more live fire from security forces in manama the united nations calls on the international community to help end the violent standoff that has killed at least 138 people. american held welcome gemini center for disease control says new cases of covered 19 are now browsing exponentially the news comes as germany joins a growing list of countries to suspend the use of the aspers anything vaccine made reports of suspected links to blood clots since march 8 astra zeneca has registered 37 cases of blood clot related issues among recipients a total of 17000000 people have received received the astra zeneca shot in europe in the u.k. so that makes it roughly 2 cases per $1000000.00 vaccine recipients a number that the health world health organization rather says does not suggest a link in the general population the right of blood clots is of the 2 cases per $1000.00 people but the german federal i

nation outweight the prostitute risks several european countries plan to start back sedating astra zeneca again now governments face the challenge of restoring public confidence in the backseat. i'm singing so much god it's good to have you with us top u.s. and chinese officials have met space to face for the 1st time since president joe biden took office despite the diplomatic atmosphere tensions were high the 2 powers quickly butted heads and the meeting got ugly and the meetings in anchorage alaska were a new test in increasingly contentious relations between the 2 countries among the issues brought up for human rights the pandemic and china's assertiveness in the south china sea u.s. secretary of state anthony blinken and chinese communist party foreign affairs chief yang ha took aim at each other's country's policies as both sides traded barbs things quickly became heated. also discuss our concerns with actions by trying to including actions wrong hong kong taiwan cyber attacks on the united states economic coercion toward our allies each of these actions threaten the rules based ord

in a development just moments ago germany implemented a nation wide suspension of the astra zeneca vaccine for people under the age of 60 after reports of unusual blood clots including several fatal cases. also ahead in the program this austrian chancellor kurtz starts talks with russia to buy a 1000000 doses of the sputnik seen by the european union. to prove the. other cultural debate is raging in front sort of left wing politician is under fire for insisting whites should have no say in discussions about racism. across the world around the clock this is our team from the team and myself you know nothing of hello and welcome to the program. some news just coming into us on the program the german chancellor angela merkel has announced a nationwide suspension of the astra zeneca vaccine for people under the age of 60 several regions how to already taken out step after reports of unusual blood clots among people who had taken the shot including 9 fatal cases that is the latest line coming out of germany and nationwide. on the astra zeneca faxon for people under the age of 60 alive reports w

news live from berlin a fresh setback for europe's stalled vaccination campaign germany halts astra zeneca is corona virus vaccine for people under the age of 16 the move follows new cases of blood clots. also coming up italy's baby bust birth rates fall to their lowest in over a century is locked down stressed a claim for more couples having fewer children plus the u.s. border under pressure from the south how president joe biden's promise of a more humane policy toward migrants is being put to the test. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program. germany is holding the use of astra zeneca as corona virus vaccine for people under the age of 60 a low that age they can still decide to take the shot but only after a medical consultation there are new concerns over unusual blood clots in a small number of patients which led to this suspension our coverage begins with this report more bad news for germany's troubled vaccine rollout the government says it has made a tough but necessary decision. that's what. i believe that taking everything into account this is the path we need to follow in order t

regulators force astra zeneca to admit its code job is less effective than previously claimed and pointed to inconsistency in trials. long term damage britain's prime minister warns brussels against the voting on thursday to block vaccine export of the raw one astra zeneca delivery delays its boiling point. a drag queen cites and a book called. ridiculed for offering parents so called materials. put the issue of the debate we have to do something. instead of being naive. could you shouldn't books through your talking about. baby each just absolute nonsense. a special report we travel to one of the world's 1st places the scrapped of code curbs and outs it's officially free restrictions russia's republic of chechnya. live from moscow thanks for joining us today here in our international. welcomes. u.s. medical regulators have forced astra zeneca to admit its covert job is less effective than originally claimed thought he's revealed the may have included outdated information in a vaccine trials shot at doing reports. well astra zeneca is hardly out of the headlines these days and now it's in

pandemic but minus one a vaccine a growing list of countries are suspending the use of the astra zeneca shell of the blood clot consents to help expand its insist it is safe also coming up to find marcello districts meet with more live fire from security forces in the united nations calls on the international community to help but says the military is violating fundamental human rights and responsible for the deaths of $138.00 people . a map and how welcome the world health organization is urging countries to keep issuing the astra zeneca vaccine a growing number of countries including germany have suspended its use after reports that some recipients developed blood clots medical experts say it's lucky the reports are coincidental and that there's just no evidence to suggest the vaccine is on site. another setback in an already troubled vaccination campaign germany france italy and spain became the latest european countries to stop administering the astra zeneca vaccine over fears it causes blood clots. and then. to keep up confidence in this vaccine we now have to give our experts in g

those seen that astra zeneca are getting much more slack. other pharmaceutical companies like tries or. which some people have suggested there are small problems with as well you know people have got to remember that none of these vaccines is perfect they'd never are but they are affected. just simon clark already averse to reading university thanks so much for joining us today great to hear your take on that story. well meanwhile the dispute between the e.u. and britain over astra zeneca jab delays is also heating up brussels will vote on toughening vaccine exports of a as they are that's widely seen as a move against the u.k. and the prime minister burrows johnson's already fired a warning shot. i don't think that blockades of. either vaccines or. medicines of ingredients prevent scenes of sensible big meeting in brussels on thursday the leaders of the 27 member states will have to decide whether or not they're going to give their blessing to a plan put forward from the european commission that would see or could see limits placed on the e

s medical regulator tells governments to keep using astra zeneca as coronavirus vaccine the head of the european medicines agency says the benefits outweigh the risks of side effects as an investigation continues its reports that the back scene is linked to blood clots also coming up the u.s. secretary of state and blinken arrives in south korea as washington tries to get asian allies on side in the face of growing chinese influence. hello i'm terry martin good to have you with us the european union's medicines regulator has urged governments not to stop using the astra zeneca corona virus vaccine while the pandemic is still going on it says the benefits of the vaccine outweigh the risk of any possible side effects a number of e.u. member states suspended use of the shot earlier this week due to reports of a rare form of cerebral blood clot here in germany the move has shaken confidence in an already sluggish vaccination campaign. every adult in germany has been promised a vaccine shot before the end of september without astra zeneca that will be hard to achieve the immunization program

pandemic the end fiction right is rising exponentially and vaccines are held up again while the astra zeneca vaccine is reviewed other safety concerns also coming up define martial law districts made with more live fire from security forces and not the united nations calls on the international community to help end the violent standoff that has killed at least 138 people. and a young nation but a troubled one can a new prime minister of a come the corruption and ethnic tensions that have been cos of out for more than a decade. american held welcome gemini center for disease control says new cases of coded 19 are now rising exponentially the news comes as the vaccination campaign suffers another setback germany is one of a growing list of countries to suspend its use of the asters anika back saying after reports that some recipients developed a blood clots medical experts say it's likely the report coincidental and that they just isn't any evidence to suggest the vaccine is unsafe. another setback in an already troubled vaccination campaign germany france italy and spain became the latest eur

hundreds of thousands of people particularly astra zeneca. and to be doing the follow up and just seem to be confident there's no concern they have no concern you're not concerned at all. well i actually read that in record there the right way actually i think it's amazing that someone would stop using the a drug or a vaccine to harmonize the politics in europe when they see the statement from the french presidency actually i'm reading the house in 8 and i think i think i'm not talking about your opinion more because in morocco we did the right way the right way we have the scientific committee meets in and we discuss how many cases we have and we thought that would for a 4 cases in iraq or over 6000000 people that were actually vaccinated with astra zeneca i think the benefits is there i think i'm to agree with that with with a friend with my colleague actually how can we manage now the damage done actually to to the confidence or to the trust of the population i think it's what's happened in france is a really a misery i think 1st and in ge

by doctors and hospitals and showing that refused to that name their staff with astra zeneca astra zeneca in london will both say this is something of an overreaction from the german government they'll point guard both the w.h.o. the as you say the european medical medicines agency still think after senate is find to be used saying that the benefits outweigh the risks what would you say in response. well we know that the european medical medicines agency it cannot be france it is headed by an arrow from a long it's for european pharmaceuticals associations and their interest is nots the safety of the consumer us the interest is only the profits of your big pharma companies and that is also why much safer way to seed such as it is neat i'm not allowed in japanese even though your east and your have these i using them successfully and i personally know many people in germany that hat relatives and families and you're happy that they want to go there in order to get that much saved. and not be vaccinated with ask the senate who are some of the be fire companies they see because these vaccine

the german chancellor angela merkel has announced a nationwide suspension of the astra zeneca vaccine for people under the age of 60 reports of unusual blood clots which in some cases lead to fate tell us he's our europe correspondent peter. german chancellor angela merkel addressed the press after what had been a long day for a surprising story weren't expecting this to come out regarding the astra zeneca vaccine she confirmed that that job will now no longer be used in those under the age of 60 here in germany. the standing committee for vaccination has published new recombination this on the future use of the astra zeneca vaccine which have been discussed during intensive consultations in the past few days i quote on the basis of currently available evidence and considering the pandemic the comedian recommends the use of the astra zeneca called the 1000 vaccine on those over 60 what we know from the health minister a lot was passed on to him about where the vaccination program would go next and he started by talking about the situation at hand he called it a. big setback that this

regulators force astra zeneca to admit is less effective than previously claimed inconsistency in trials. of drug queen sides and a book called racist the washington post is ridiculed for offering parents learning material for toddlers who put it up for debate. we have to keep the fleet instead of the naive. producing books the 3. talking about. maybe just absolute nonsense. of special reports we travel to one of the world's 1st places the scrapped. officially. russian republic of chechnya. was going to 5 pm here in moscow you want your to international with me daniel who you are today thanks for joining us on the program. u.s. medical regulators have forced astra zeneca to admit its code shorter is less effective than it claimed so awful thought has revealed may have included outdated information in the vaccine trials. has this report. well astra zeneca is hardly out of the headlines these days and now it's in them because its drug is said to be less effective than originally thought the data and safety monitoring board expressed concern that astra zeneca may have included outdated info

millions of astra zeneca. seems in the installation not being used because many people don't want them but leaders have to show they are trying to do something maybe that clutching at straws but they've got to be saying to be doing something there is definitely a trust problem not only for the vaccine but also for politicians making public health policy decisions and was as always thank you. it was 1989 after the tiananmen square massacre that the european union last slap sanctions on china since then the economic ties between the e.u. and china have exploded which is partly why there have been the sanctions placed on china in some 30 years well that all changed today the european union is imposing sanctions on 4 chinese officials for human rights abuses against china's we go minority the decision to impose sanctions was unanimous all e.u. countries voted yes a huge sign of solidarity and one that has gotten china's attention today beijing a tip for tat response also imposed sanctions on your. do you foreign m

a girl in the balance of risk the world health organization tells governments to keep using astra zeneca coronavirus vaccine it says the benefits outweigh the risks of side effects so why are german health officials standing by their decision to pass astra zeneca backseat backpacks initiative also coming up talking tough america's top diplomat blasts chinese aggression and condemns the author a tarion regime in north korea advani blinken aims to strengthen u.s. times in asia to counter the whirlwind might of beijing plus a living under the threat of deportation germany's immigration rules means some families are being sent back to countries where they say they face persecution and that is the good economy going mainstream over introduces a minimum wage and holiday pay for drivers in britain the right service caves in after a long legal battle over its treatment of drivers. own way of heart thank you so much for your company everywhere in the world health organization has urged governments not to stop using astra zeneca corona. vaccine wound a pandemic is still in full swing says the bene

astra zeneca responded by. saying that 17000000 people have already been inoculated here in europe with no evidence of a heightened risk of blood clots the world health organization also saying there is no leak and adding that countries should not stop using the back seat that's advice that the german health minister is not taking us for tone and then to keep up confidence in this vaccine we now have to give our experts in germany and the european union time to review this recent cases they must also clarify the question of whether the benefits of effects in nations continue to outweigh possible risks because one thing is clear non-blacks a nation also has serious health implications and that review process is what we're waiting on now but you see it's that was the german health minister speaking there let's take this now to professor paul hunter professor hundreds going to have you on the day as it stands tonight there is no evidence of a link between the astra zeneca bank scene and increased risks of blood cl

vacation outweigh the possible risks to several european countries plan to start vaccinating astra zeneca again now governments face the challenge of restoring public confidence in the vaccine. and the protests continue in e.m.r. we look at how the country's military leaders are trying to prevent the rest of the world from seeing what is going on. i'm serious almost on a glad you could join us top u.s. and chinese officials have met face to face for the 1st time since president joe biden took office the customary diplomatic pleasantries were quickly thrown aside the 2 powers launched into scathing indictment calling each side's national character into question among the issues brought up in the alaska meetings where human rights coronavirus pandemic and china's military build up in the south china sea now from the very start us secretary of state antony blinken wasted no. time and calling out the chinese delegation also discuss our deep concerns with actions by china including actions wrong hong kong taiwan cyber attacks on the united states economic coercion toward our allies each of the

regulators force astra zeneca to admit its job is less effective than previously claimed and points to inconsistency in trials. biden says he expects to run for the white house in 2024 when pressed by reporters the 1st formal news conference of his presidency. if there will be a republican party to run a. drag queen site and a book called anti-racists baby the washington post is ridiculed for offering parents so-called book learning materials for toddlers we put the idea up for debate. instead of being naive. books the 3. talking about. me each just. broadcasting live direct from our studios in moscow this is our 2 international i'm sean thomas certainly glad to have you with us. us at medical regulators have forced astra zeneca to admit its shot is less effective than it claimed that is after authorities revealed the firm may have included outdated information in vaccine trials. reports. well astra zeneca is hardly out of the headlines these days and now it's in them because its drug is said to be less effective than originally thought the data and safety monitoring board expressed co

is news coming to you live from berlin the medical regulator tells governments to keep using astra zeneca as coronavirus vaccine the head of the european medicines agency says the benefits outweigh the risks of side effects as best a geisha continues into reports of the vaccines links to blood clots also coming up america's top diplomat on a mission to reset relations with asian allies next stop south korea. nuclear weapons program is high on the agenda. and is really archeologists find new fragments of the dead sea scrolls they're calling it the most significant discovery in decades. so i'm terry martin good to have you with us the european union's medicines regulator has urged governments not to stop using the astra zeneca coronavirus vaccine while the pandemic is still going on it says the benefits of the vaccine outweigh the risk of any possible side effects a number of events or states have suspended use of the shot earlier this week due to reports of a rare form of cerebral blood clots in germany the move has taken as shaken confidence in an already sluggish vaccination campaign. ev

germany italy and france are the latest countries to temporarily suspend the use of the astra zeneca vaccine because of concerns of side effects. and given how this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up. protests in rebel held cities across syria as it mounts 10 years of civil war with more than half a 1000000 people dead millions forced to leave their homes. another kidnapping of a school in northwestern nigeria students and teachers were abducted at gunpoint. libya swears in a new cabinet the latest phase of a landmark agreement to restore peace. concert is growing over the astra zeneca coated 19 vaccine with even more countries suspending its use on monday france italy germany and in tunisia all said that be temporarily delaying rolling it out due to concerns of a blood clots of a dozen nations about stopped administering the astra zeneca shot the drug firm and the world health organization insist it is safe to mccain is live for us now from berlin dominic's the european countries are falling following rather one after the other and how serious are these concerts. the point

shot is becoming the disaster of zeneca saga possible side effects prompting germany to ban the vaccine for all people under the age of 60 as vaccination drives remain slow the message tonight better to be safe and late then sick and sorry i'm burnt off in berlin this is the day. because of that for the people in europe right now that i hope that they can get to go rolling out the way we are here and i feel sort of for the. serbs excited that coming here. it's not. that it work on the brain yelling i have. we also have so much to be sorrowful. nearly 1000 americans a day are still dying from copd 90. as we approach 550000 tents. also coming up at last year both gary is prime minister faced angry protesters demanding an end to his mafia government this year the prime minister and government remain instead of marching protesters are heading for the ballot box now gary is gearing up for an unprecedented election with new parties and alliances. but according to the polls all of them fall short of a parliamentary majority and then there is voter apathy only 45 percent of all bulgarian sua el

millions of astra zeneca. it seems in the installation not being used because many people don't want them but leaders have to show they are trying to do something maybe that clutching at straws but they've got to be saying to be doing something there is definitely a trust problem not only for the vaccine but also for politicians making public health policy decisions and was as always thank you. it was 1989 after the tiananmen square massacre that the european union last slap sanctions on china since then the economic ties between the e.u. and china have exploded which is partly why there have been the sanctions placed on china in some 30 years well that all changed today the european union is imposing sanctions on 4 chinese officials for human rights abuses against china's we go minority the decision to impose sanctions was unanimous all you countries voted yes a huge sign of solidarity and one that has gotten china's attention today beijing a tip for tat response also imposed sanctions on your. do you foreign

by doctors and hospitals and showing that proof used to that their staff with astra zeneca. has opened talks with the rusher up buying a 1000000 doses of it sputnik same chance of us about the plan which would make austria the 3rd e.u. country to purchase the job the move was received or got a response from brussels my colleagues rory sushi and saskia taylor earlier discussed the story the ease vaccine rollout continues to descend into chaos appetite for the sputnik the job continues to grow we've just heard straight from the austrian chancellor that apart just over 1000000 doses of the russian facts is on the cards something that sébastien cuts that could finally set people free if austria receives an additional 1000000 doses of the vaccine return to normal life is possible earlier and we could save many lives and jobs there should be no just political barriers with vaccines what matters is whether the vaccine is affective and safe not where it came from. now if the deal goes through they would be delivered in 3 stages starting the 1st part in april the final to the free in

millions of astra zeneca. seems in the installation not being used because many people don't want them but leaders have to show they are trying to do something maybe that clutching at straws but they've got to be saying to be doing something there is definitely a trust problem not only for the vaccine but also for politicians making public health policy decisions and i was always thinking. it was 1989 after the tiananmen square massacre that the european union last slap sanctions on china since then the economic ties between the e.u. and china have exploded which is partly why there have been sanctions placed on china in some 30 years or that all changed today the european union is imposing sanctions on for chinese officials for human rights abuses against china as we go minority the decision to impose sanctions was unanimous all you countries voted yes a huge sign of solidarity and one that has gotten china's attention today beijing in a tit for tat response also imposed sanctions on your. e.u. foreign minist

us regulators force astra zeneca to admit its coby job is less effective than previously claimed and point to inconsistency is in trials. a drag queen cites on a book called racist bailey the washington post is ridiculed for offering parents so-called learning materials for toddlers we put to use you up for debate. we have to do something. instead of being naive. producing books 3. talking about our my world baby each just absolute nonsense. and special reports we've traveled to one of the world's 1st places this crap tough and out it's officially free. republic of chechnya. from moscow thanks for joining us tonight here on our to international and daniel hawkins wherever you are tonight's welcome to the program. the u.s. medical regulators have forced astra zeneca to admit its covert shot is less effective than it claimed so awful throat is revealed of may have included outdated information in the vaccine trials auntie's shot at reports. well astra zeneca is hardly out of the headlines these days and now it's in them because its drug is said to be less effective than originally thou

there is no evidence linking the astra zeneca corona virus vaccine with blood clots and yet half of all european union countries have stopped using the vaccine for pointing to worries over blood clots now does this decision does it make the situation for anyone safer as a 3rd wave of infections grips europe doctors agree that an accelerated vaccination rollout is needed now more than ever tonight water europeans getting the very opposite i'm broke off in berlin this is the day. you got manifest your facts all hold it. against the question mop the u.k. regulator the european deregulated and the doctor will say to meet astra zeneca 5000 disabled people should continue to take it a really questionable association between the facts and that it seems there was no indication that oxidation had called for these competitions we would for the time being that command that countries continue. facsimile to the posters in a cup so it's actually shaking it is saving well it's. also coming off a volcano ready to erupt on ice. and geologists issued the warning earlier this month but so far no good just

also coming up the european union's medicines regulator today said that the astra zeneca corona virus vaccine is safe and effective but what about the fear over the vaccine and those rare blood clots based on the evidence available and after days of in-depth analysis of lab results clinical reports autopsy reports and further information from the clinical trials we still cannot rule out definitively a link between these cases and the taxing. power. it was on p.b.s. in the united states and to all of you around the world welcome we begin the day with the american foreign policy china doesn't want to see but may be forced to look directly in the eye today the u.s. secretary of state and the president's national security advisor will welcome their chinese counterparts for the 1st bilateral meeting since joe biden became president it comes at the end of a tour of asia that sold the americans reinforcing alliances from japan to south korea and attempt to project renewed power across the region aimed at beijing the americans insisted that today's meeting take place on u.s. soil emphasizing

well astra zeneca is hardly out of the headlines these days and now we're in them because its drug is said to be less effective than originally thought u.s. regulators questioned the efficacy of the astra zeneca job forcing the company to publish additional data to show what happened in its trials as a result of that we now know that the astra zeneca jab is 3 percent less effective at dealing with symptomatic cases of covert 19 however it is still 100 percent effective at dealing with severe cases including those that require hospitalization this is what astra zeneca has had to say the primary endpoint maxon efficacy at preventing symptomatic of its 19 was 76 percent occurring 15 days or move after receiving 2 doses given 4 weeks apart well astra zeneca has had a pretty bumpy ride in the e.u. after they were all humans about whether it was filling its contract and delivering the required number of doses he was also accused of we writing doses from the e.u. to go to the u.k. which has caused a huge storm between the u.k. and the e.u. then of course we had jobs of astra zeneca being sus

another blow to europe's vaccination attempts germany says the astra zeneca corona virus vaccine is no longer an option for people under 60 and it follows new reports of blood clots possibly triggered by the vaccine tonight we asked what does this emergency decision mean for germany's already sluggish vaccine rollout also coming out showing there tightens its grip on hong kong beijing imposing reforms that restrict who can run for the city's parliament saying it wants to see patriots' governing but critics see the changes as a final blow to democracy and not enough money in international donor conference to raise funds for the millions of syrians enduring starvation in poverty polls will sure. plus activists demanding that germany get tougher on violence against women the number of women being killed by their partners are exes is on the rise here you news met a survivor who says the justice system is failing. viewers watching on p.b.s. in the united states and to all of you are. in the world welcome tonight germany is halting the use of astra zeneca as corona virus vaccine for people u

what troubles for astra zeneca 19 vaccine as a number a growing number of european countries whole to use of the job due to safety concerns at the same time the drug maker has announced further deliberate delay. also coming up folks 5 follows tesla's example with v.w. powered day the german car makers focusing on the need for home grown battery cell production we get more from our business correspondent hyundai. and pick farmers are forced to deal with an epidemic of their own as african swine fever spreads rapidly. hello everyone welcome to you business our morning cajones of berlin good to have you with us the netherlands and ireland are joining a growing list of countries poor seeing the distribution of the astra zeneca vaccine the spider reassurances from the w h o the e.u.'s met since regulator and the maker of the job that it is safe the move to slow the british swedish vaccine is due to reports of blood clots in the some patients the pause is largely a precautionary measure in the netherlands the vaccines users on hold until the 29th of march but the dutch government had 290000

their staff with astra zeneca. we also asked people for their opinion on the astra zeneca suspension. it helped us. gov. i feel that they're now really rushing ahead to fost. if you look at the side effects, they're very rare. if you read the information leaflet of aspirin or ibuprofen or any other, those have much more serious side effects, and we swallow those daily, more or less. i think it is very, very good that the vaccines were as a valid so fast and they would talk about the side effects because silence of that information would be so much worse. but i also think that due to everyone having an opinion, i'd now it's kind of make the whole x. nation process fall into pieces. i completely understand being cautious, but the problem of stopping the vaccination all the time is that we are already so far behind compared to the rest of the world. and that is very disappointing because there are many restrictions and that's the only think we're trusting. so we need to receive clear messages for citizens not to get c

germany suspends use of the astra zeneca vaccine for people under the age of 60 off the reports of rare blood clots including several fatal cases. in. talks with russia to buy a 1000000 doses of its sport make vaccine. the job not yet getting approval from the e.u. . another cultural debate rages in france so after a left wing politician insists white people should have no say in discussions about racism. from moscow thanks for joining us here on all of the international this morning now and welcome to the program. now the german chancellor angela merkel has announced the nationwide suspension of the astra zeneca vaccine for people under the age of 60 this fall as reports of red blood clots which in some cases have proven fatal. for german chancellor angela merkel addressed the press after what had been a long day for a surprising story we're expecting this to come out regarding the astra zeneca vaccine she confirmed that that job will now we're no longer be used in those under the age of 60 here in germany has seen or heard that we are not facing the question now of whether to use astr

turn on the astra zeneca corona virus vaccine the use top medical regulators says it backs the vaccine for now the head of the european medicines agency says there is no indication so far that the shot is the cause of reported blood clots also coming up tonight defiant protesters in me and more are met with more live ammunition united nations is calling on the international community to help end the violent standoff that has killed at least a 138 people. i'm brinkerhoff it's good to have you with us tonight the european union's medicines regulators says it is firmly convinced the benefits of after astra zeneca is corona virus vaccine outweigh the risk of any possible side effects of this comes after a number of european countries have briefly halted vaccinations with the shot amid reports of blood clots the european medicines agency says there is no indication that astra zeneca has shot calls the blood clots but added it would continue to study the vaccine for potential rear side effects a hastily arranged online news conference at the european medicines agency in amsterdam. regulators

may which is only approved vaccines be used which include astra zeneca in the e.u. is also coming under fire for not approving vaccines quicker and the rollout as it is painfully slow we're talking around 10 percent of adults across the european union that have received one job let's compare that to the u.k. where almost 40 percent of adults have received one job and of course this is not going to bode well for those who have been raising questions and showing vaccine skepticism particularly here in france where we know that is so high many people say this is essentially showing us that we have been treated like guinea pigs all of these issues now will be boiling down and people a year on from when the quarantines the lockdowns all started must feel as if europe is taking one step forward and 3 steps back i think you're going through all of the charlotte toobin in paris well just charlotte was taking us through another aspect the e.u. has admitted to feel years and it's vaccine program with the vice president for its commission saying that block is quote struggling

up on the show a new setback for europe's a struggling vaccination rollout in germany holds astra zeneca has coronavirus vaccine for people under 60 after new cases of blood clots are march. a quiet suburb at the heart of america's toughest labor relations battle in decades what is it the union organizers taking on the internet retail giant amazon. times the woman who became in the german army as a 1st a transgender commander tell anastasio defun kinds made it her mission to promote diversity and tolerance in germany's military. oh i'm claire richardson welcome to the show italy has expelled 2 russian diplomats after an italian navy captain was allegedly caught red handed selling secret documents to a russian official according to the republican newspaper the navy captain who worked at the defense ministry and had access to documents concerning italian defense and nato activities the navy captain has been arrested and russia's ambassador summoned to italy's foreign ministry the kremlin says it hopes bilateral ties will not be damaged over the affair. and let's bring in a philip well an a

regulators force astra zeneca to admit its job is less effective than previously claimed and point to inconsistency is in trial. a u.k. teacher is suspended after showing pupils a cartoon of the the muslim prophet muhammad during a lesson with growing calls for him to be fired. and joe biden says he expects to run for the white house in 2024 when pressed by reporters at the 1st formal news conference of his presidency while doubting if there will be a republican party to run against. director of studios in moscow this is r.t. international i'm sean thomas certainly glad to have you with us. right now u.s. medical regulators have forced astra zeneca to admit it's less effective than it claimed that is after authorities revealed the firm may have included outdated information in vaccine trials. reports. well astra zeneca is hardly out of the headlines these days and now it's in them because its drug is said to be less effective than originally thought the data and safety monitoring board expressed concern that astra zeneca may have included outdated information from the trial which may

astra zeneca it has is an excellent. vaccine as are the other vaccines that are being used and as i said we've reviewed the data on deaths and has been no deaths to date prevent or pain caused by vaccination so it's very important to understand that yes we should continue using the astra zeneca vaccine we're looking at is what we always look at any safety signal must be investigated in fact it's very important that we hearing safety signals. now italy is planning to impose another nation wide lockdown over easter weekend and april the government is trying to control a surging quota virus cases and hospital admissions people will be ordered to stay home from april the 3rd to april the 5th and from monday restaurants and bars will close in low risk areas and movement between towns will be severely limited. chalons joins me now from lewis near brighton in southern england with a roundup of really what's going on across europe the italian prime minister has been speaking about the lockdown and also about the vaccine rollout

well astra zeneca has had a pretty bumpy ride in the e.u. after they were all humans about whether it was a feeling it's called tracked into living the required number 2 says he was also accused of we writing doses from the e.u. to go to the u.k. which has caused a huge storm between the u.k. and the e.u. then of course we had jobs of astra zeneca being suspended last week after swathes of european countries are concerned that they were possible links to blood clots that led to the european medicines agency this is the may having to really reveal all of the data and they came to completion again last week that it believes that astra zeneca is a safe vaccine she is. the benefits of the vaccine in combating the still widespread threat of kovi 19 continue to outweigh the risk of side effects the vaccine is not associated with an increase in the overall risk of blood clots and those who receive it. however the e m a said it would now be adding warnings to the medicine to let people know that one of the possible side effects could be blood clotti

regulators force astra zeneca to admit its covert job is less effective than previously claimed and pointed inconsistences in trials. joe biden gives the 1st media conference of his presidency and is already voicing plans to run for the white house in 2024. republican party to run against. and a special report we travel to one of the world's 1st places to scrap tough covert curbs and announce it's officially free of restrictions it's russia's republic of chechnya. low life and worldwide this is r.t. international from moscow welcome to the program here's what's happening u.s. medical regulators have forced astra zeneca to admit its covert shot is less effective than it claimed the authorities revealed the may have included outdated information in vaccine trials. reports. well astra zeneca is hardly out of the headlines these days and now with its in them because its drug is said to be less effective than originally thought the data and safety monitoring board expressed concern that astra zeneca may have included outdated information from the trial which may have provided an incomplete of th

vaccinating astra zeneca in a shaky should take it he said even though it's. also coming up a volcano ready to erupt on iceland geologists issued the warning earlier this month but so far no just tens of thousands of earthquakes and lots of sleepless nights right now everyone is sleep deprived because the earth is constantly moving day on nights some place up a bit better than others. but to our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states into all of you around the world welcome we begin the day in europe's vaccination vacuum for the past month. europeans have watched the u.k. and the united states with a mixture of envy and growing anger today for example 2 and a half 1000000 corona virus vaccine shots were administered in the united states today here in berlin the vaccination centers where most jabs are given they were closed germany and 12 other countries in the european union have temporarily suspended use of the astra zeneca vaccine slimy concerns about a link to blood clots but there is no evidence of any link yesterday astra zeneca said so along with the wor

several german regions have suspended the use of the oxford astra zeneca. for people under the age of 16 in munich brandenburg state took the step after 31 new reports of unusual blood clots some of which resulted in death our europe correspondent peter all tell us more. during a hearing in the berlin city senate the senator for health said that this was a precautionary measure that it was being taken following new data with relation to side effects from the vaccine across germany there have been $31.00 cases of blood clots developing in those who'd had the astra zeneca vaccine $29.00 of those of being women and 9 of those cases have ended up being fatal now this is a situation regarding the vaccine which is likely to further erode the. confidence in it here in germany in fact. it crosses medical staff to be receiving it in the country we can see one case in hanover just recently where 600 medical staff were offered the astra zeneca vaccine only 200 came forward to get it this suspension of giving it out to the under sixty's is only likely to really affect

arms to dawn by europe's medicine regulators they're releasing their findings discussing the astra zeneca covert 19 vaccine several countries have suspended the salts because of safety concerns your pain medicine agency is giving that conference now let's listen in committee proc and i'm also very pleased to introduce to you dr peter the head of analytics a.t.m.a. who can provide additional information about the agency's scientific procedures if needed before we start i want to explain how we plan to run this press briefing piece note that your microphone is disabled by default for the duration of the press briefing he refers to a short remarks by mrs cook and dr straus and after that people have about half an hour for questions once the question and answer session. he's raise your hand in bed if you want to ask a question to raise your hand you will have to click on the i can next to your name in the list effect to supply. but never give you the floor you printed on your screen to on you just sense you would appreciate if you could turn on your camera and you are asking a question today'

s astra zeneca covert vaccine over a blood clot fears. it comes despite the e.u. admitting further flaws in its vaccination program with member states outraged at the way shots are being distributed. meanwhile more european countries consider russia sputnik the vaccine with companies prepared to start their own production lines of the shot gets approval in the block. and after a decade of devastating war in syria we look at how the conflict has changed the lives and what the future may hold for the country. is the top of the hour and you know what that means time for our to international i'm donald quarter welcome to the program. spain germany france and italy have all suspended the use of the astra zeneca covert vaccine over blood clot concerns with all the details hears charlatans. well spain has now become the latest country in the e.u. to say this is suspending the use of the astra zeneca vaccine decision came hot only heels of decisions made by france germany and italy on monday all saying they were holding the rollout over this particular vaccine now we know