oxford—astrazeneca vaccine manufactured ? the oxford—astrazeneca vaccine manufactured? the concern is the supply chain could take longer to reach some parts of the world. that's something that is not controlled by the university of oxford but is determined by astrazeneca. one of the reasons the university partnered with astrazeneca is because it has an extensive network of manufacturing capabilities and supply and logistics around the world, which means that it's going to be very rapidly upscaling production and delivering the vaccine across the world. for the uk vaccine, and this will be manufactured both in the uk and the netherlands, the real advantage of the oxford vaccine is it can be stored between two and 8 degrees, so in a normalfridge, and thatis degrees, so in a normalfridge, and that is how most vaccines are normally rolled out across the country and the world. childhood immunisations or travel vaccines are usually stored at that temperature. we can tap into the existing logistics networks used by health ca re logistics networks used by health care profession

professor andrew pollard is leading the oxford trial. he explained more about the decision by the joint committee on vaccination and immunisation to give people two doses — with the second dose up to 12 weeks after the first. essentially, what they're saying is, quite rightly, that if you give a first dose to as many people as possible, and you don't have to give the second dose just a few weeks later, then you can vaccinate a lot more people in the first phase, stop them getting severely ill and going to hospital. you do still need the second dose. but if you delay that, you could have vaccinated a lot more people are protected and before you get to the second dose, which, we think, is important for durability. but it's getting that impact as early as possible. because vaccine impact is about the timeliness of vaccination and the coverage, the number of people you can vaccinate as soon as possible. i don't think really now is the moment to rest. it's a moment to celebrate and have some optimism about where we have got to today, and mo

the oxford jab or was then hospitalised with code 19. it will protect against severe disease. it might not stop you getting a covid infection. it might not stop you getting a little bit ill. but the key thing is if it prevents people being so ill they are admitted to hospital, that would really blunt this pandemic. so there is very good evidence of that. people do need their second dose. but what this will allow is more people to get that initial protection. will the roll-out, in terms of who get it and when, will that remain the same for this as was already outlined for the pfizer—biontech one? already outlined for the pfizer-biontech one? yes, that will remain. it is the over 80s, and then after the over 80s are done, it will go in tranches of five years. 75 plus, 70 plus. front line nhs workers. care home workers. people in care homes. obviously they are at the top of the list. then, somebody or other important groups. people who are extremely clinically vulnerable will be part of that. and also, people with underlying health condit

regulators greenlight to the oxford astra zeneca vaccine in a move the health minister says could provide a path out of the pandemic. but as i long feared in war the effort to distribute administer the vaccine is not progress she is should u.s. president elect joe biden criticizes the slogan for lots of coronavirus vaccines and warns the darkest days of the pandemic will lie ahead. to. jubilation in argentina as the senate votes to legalize abortion in a decision that could echo across the uk in america. ok let's begin with some breaking news there's been an explosion in southern yemen at aden international airport several people are said to have been killed and injured in the blast which happened as members of the new yemeni government arrived we're going to have more on that story we're going to bring it to you later in the program. meanwhile the battle against corona virus has taken another leap forward after health regulators in the u.k. approved the vaccine developed by oxford university scientists and pharmaceutical company astra zeneca it's the 3rd vaccine to be approved in the wes

what are you hearing from the oxford teams? >> reporter: this has definitely been a matter of debate, controversy and a cloud a little bit hanging over this vaccine. here's what the scientists are doing behind this vaccine. they say they have formulas that will make this vaccine higher. during the preliminary trials the efficacy was 70% against coronavirus but researchers say if they change the dosing. if one of those two doses, because you need two doses of the vaccine. if one of those doses is a half dose that could bring the efficacy up to 90%. that will be on par with the pfizer biontech vaccine. we'll hear more from the scientists and researchers. and it mimics the immune system in a better way. they're touting that winning formula. advertising that as a way to bring the efficacy up. bring it on par with pfizer and biontech and advertising this is cheaper, most importantly, it's easy to transport. isa? >> selma, thank you for that breaking news. >>> the last hour heard from health secretary matt hancock. they say this clea

today at six: the oxford/astrazeneca vaccine is approved for use in the uk. another tool in the fight against covid — 100 million doses are on order — it will be rolled out from next week. we have two valid vaccines and we are racing to get them out. on the downside, there is a new strain of the virus which is spreading much faster and surging across the country. it comes as the number of deaths reported in last 2a hours jumps to 981. also tonight: with covid infections surging millions more in england head into tier 4 from midnight — three quarters of the population now face the toughest rules. and now schools are affected — the majority of secondary pupils in england will not return to their classrooms till mid january. as mps vote overwhelmingly for borisjohnson‘s brexit trade deal, the prime minister says britain will have its cake and eat it. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the uk medicines regulator has approved the oxford astrazeneca coronavirus vaccine. along with the pfizer vaccine that's already been given the green light,

the approval of the oxford astrazeneca vaccine, which is a fantastic achievement for british science. it's a great day, we're very proud. this is a really significant moment in the fight against this pandemic. it is, i think, a game—changing moment. this is the vaccine, more than any other, that will eventually bring coronavirus under control. unlike pfizer's, which needs ultralow temperatures, the oxford astrazeneca vaccine can be transported in a fridge, meaning every care home in the uk should now be in reach. the medicines regulator said no corners had been cut. with this approval of the second vaccine, we are another step closer in helping to defeat this virus. 0ur clear message is that you can have every confidence in the safety, in the effectiveness and in the quality of covid—19 vaccine astrazeneca. the vaccine uses a gene from the spike—shaped protein on the surface of coronavirus. this is put inside a modified, harmless virus. the vaccine instructs human cells to make the spike protein, which prompts the immune system to create antibodies which can recognise and destro

astrazeneca is seeing the oxford vaccine is 73% effective, 80% after the second. pfizer—biontech and moderna over 95%, so should people be worried about this? there will not get a choice, none of us will get a choice about which vaccine we have? we also want to remember that those are in trials and sometimes efficacy can be lower in real life situations, so i think between the two choices right now, really, in regular use, will be more similar, so i not be concerned about small differences between the different types of vaccines right now. what would you say to people who are nervous about vaccines anyway, who are seeing things by many of us have no idea of what we're seeing as misinformation or truth? look up reputable sources, people you trust. i see a lot of my friends who are healthcare professionals who are sessions, scientist and the front lines were getting vaccinated themselves, so i think when you have that kind of confidence among people who are most closely involved with this type of science in these type of trials and to have seen covid on the front

the oxford astra zeneca vaccine is welcome news for the u.k. but things are almost certain to get worse before they get better returns to 0 london. a charity oxfam has called for the science and technology behind the astra zeneca vaccine to be shared with the world health organization so that it can be produced on a global scale for more let's go to an america health policy manager for oxfam she joins us from the isle of wight via skype. which is one of your reaction to the to the for the moment within the pandemic but that getting the approval process genetic about scene is so i think it's really important to say how well this approval is for people here in the u.k. as we as your reporter said sadly seeing rapidly rising infections and death rates in the u.k. an unprecedented pressure on the health service and part of that good news is of course that the oxford astra zeneca vaccine is cheaper and easier to store than some of the other vaccines which will make it easier and hopefully quicker to distribute and these facts also make this vaccine

the oxford/astrazeneca vaccine was approved today. injections starting monday the prime minister pleased but cautious. >> the hope of the vaccine and testing alone are not going to -- to be enough in the next few weeks and possibly longer, because the virus has been spreading very fast. >> reporter: the uk has so far only vaccinated about 600,000 people in the past month, struggling with the ultra-cold requirements of the pfizer vaccine the oxford vanccine only needs refrigerator temperatures so it can be more easily moved to retirement homes and doctors' offices british officials are changing the vaccination strategy, too. all efforts now focused on administering the first dose, which they say provides 70% protection the second shots further boosting efficacy and durability will come in three months. i spoke today to the director of the oxford group. does this vaccine also work against the new variants, the uk variant and others that are popping up? >> the evidence from the experts in the structure of this new virus really points tha

i spoke to the director of the oxford vaccine group dr. andrew pollard. do you believe this is a turning point in the vaccination effort? >> i think this is an absolutely critical moment in that we have got first regulator approve approval for a vaccine developed specifically for mission not for profit and get it distributed around the world. >> reporter: with the approval of the oxford vaccine, officials in this country are also changing the way they distribute vaccines. until now, patients have come in and gotten their first dose and then got an appointment for or come back three weeks later for a second dose. now all efforts are going to get into giving giving that initial dose and not worry about the next dose three months and all energy is giving people one dose which doctors say provides a decent level of immunity. richard engle, nbc news, london. >>> the first known case of that more infectious covid-19 mutation is spreading rapidly in the parts of the uk. that man is said to be a man in his 20s with no travel history. health officials aren't sure

approval vaccine developed by oxford university and astrazeca. more than 50,000 infections were reported there for a second day and millions more are moving into a tougher tear of restrictions. local media reports body-let strikes on the capital of yemen, after 24 people were killed in a blast at the airport in aden after members of yemen's newly-formed government returned from saudi arabia. a request for a new u.n. cease fire monitoring team to be set up in a city in libya. we have more from the united nations. correspondent: the security council asked the secretary-general back in february to come up with some ways to help libya, the international community very concerned, to help them move forward with a peace plan and a way to implement a cease-fire. that was before they even had a cease-fire in place. in october, the warring sides agreed to a tentative cease-fire and the secretary-general was asked to advance these recommendations. he has asked for more time to present them, citing ongoing peace talks between the parties. he has also been lo

the medicines regulator gave the go—ahead for the oxford astrazeneca vaccine. it isa the oxford astrazeneca vaccine. it is a landmark moment in the fight against coronavirus. other million doses have been available —— made available next week. daw .5 years after britain voted in a referendum to leave european union by gems parliament in london have approved a new free trade deal finalised last week stop prime minister borisjohnson said britain is marking a new beginning in its relationship with the eu. ten people have been injured, one critically, in a landslide that buried houses in aim norwegian municipality north—east of oslo. 11 people are not accounted for. it's not clear if someone caught up in the landslide or simply away when it happened. -- if —— if somewhat well.

regulators have authorized use of the oxford astrazeneca vaccine. the statement said it went through rigorous clinical trials and met strict safety standards. the u.k. prime minister boris johnson tweeted it was fantastic news and a triumph for british science. brittain is using the pfizer biontech vaccine and that will continue as well. this news comes from the u.k. as experts in the united states warn america's vaccine rollout isn't moving quickly enough. i spoke earlier with cnn medical analyst about the concerns here in the united states. >> you are a public health professional. this is something i know shakes you to your core when you see that vaccines are not being rolled out here in the united states at the pace at which they need to be rolled out. and i've been really interested to hear from you because you're not trying to blame people or point fingers, you're saying, we need to see what's wrong and fix it. >> that's right. this is not about blame. this is about introspection and having the humility to say this is the most ambitious vaccine

the oxford astra zeneca vaccine is welcome news for the u.k. but things are almost certain to get worse before they get better. al-jazeera london geoff lazarus says they had of the health systems research group at the bar for global health he says the development is positive but people cannot afford to become lazy. we need to ensure that as many people around the world get that 1st dose viruses mutate we've already seen that sars cover to cover 1000 is mutating we have the new variants identified as likely to be further going to take actions and we need to get as many people that's needed as quickly as possible and at the same time i think this is going to be one of the major challenges as well as to continue the pandemic measures that we've been carrying out now face masks and washing know large gatherings to avoid further transmission and we've seen year over the winter holiday that cases are rising in many countries for a long time into 2021 i expect there to continue to be travel restrictions the tween countries probably within some countri

i spoke today to the director of the oxford group. does this vaccine also work against the new variants, the uk variant and others that are popping up? >> the evidence from the experts in the structure of this new virus really points to this not being a problem for the vaccine. >> reporter: but some american medical officials have expressed concerns about irregularities in the way the oxford vaccine was dosed during testing, so u.s. regulators may not approve it for months kristen. >> richard engel, thank you. >>> back in the u.s. now, those $600 relief checks should be landing in bank accounts any day now the president is pushing for $2,000, but he hit a major road block today kelly o'donnell is traveling with the president in west palm beach. kelly, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, kristen covid relief payments of $600 are beginning to go out to millions of qualified americans. mailed checks and direct deposit underway according to treasury, but the hope of larger relief -- $2,000 checks -- that president trump demanded an d

the approval of the oxford vaccine, which is a fantastic achievement for british science... it's a great day, we are very proud. this is a really significant moment in the fight against this pandemic. it is, i think, again, a changing moment. this is the vaccine — more than any other — that will eventually bring coronavirus under control. unlike pfizer's, which needs ultra low temperatures, the oxford astrazeneca vaccine can be transported in a fridge, meaning every care home in the uk should now be in reach. the medicines regulator said no corners had been cut. with this approval of the second vaccine, we are another step closer in helping to defeat this virus. our clear message is that you can have every confidence in the safety, in the effectiveness and in the quality of covid—19 vaccine astrazeneca. the vaccine uses a gene from the spike shaped protein on the surface of coronavirus. this is put inside a modified harmless virus. the vaccine instructs human cells to make the spike protein, which prompts the immune system to create antibodies, which can recognise and

unlike pfizer's, which needs ultra low temperatures, the oxford astrazeneca vaccine can be transported in a fridge, meaning every care home in the uk should now be in reach. the medicines regulator said no corners had been cut. with this approval of the second vaccine, we are another step closer in helping to defeat this virus. 0ur clear message is that you can have every confidence in the safety, in the effectiveness and in the quality of covid—19 vaccine astrazeneca. the vaccine uses a gene from the spike shaped protein on the surface of coronavirus. this is put inside a modified harmless virus. the vaccine instructs human cells to make the spike protein, which prompts the immune system to create antibodies, which can recognise and destroy coronavirus. and it stimulates t—cells, which should destroy cells that have become infected. so just how effective is the vaccine? the latest estimate is it gives 70% protection against covid three weeks after the first dose. the nhs will now hold back giving the second dose of all covid vaccines until 12 weeks so more people can get protected

the coronavirus vaccine developed by astrazeneca and oxford university becomes the second vaccine in the uk to receive regulatory approval. britain's health secretary says the first jobs will be in the new year. today's news is great news for the ability of the vaccine to make us safe, and make us say faster than we previously could have done. the uk regulator has proved that two standard doses should be given at an interval of between four to 12 weeks to be most effective. the effectiveness was high, up to 80%, when there was a three month interval between first and doses, which is the reason for our recommendation. the news comes as more parts of england are expected to be moved into the highest level of coronavirus restrictions, tier 4. politicians in the uk are debating legislation, which would put the eu trade deal into uk law. the vote is expected in the next half an hour. hello and welcome if you are watching in the uk or around the world. the uk medicines regulator has approved the oxford—astrazeneca coronavirus vaccine, paving the way for millions more people to be immunis

the paper reports that the oxford covid vaccine could be approved as soon as tomorrow, and that more than 10,000 medics and volunteers have been recruited and trained by the nhs to begin delivering the jab. the mirror headline is "a shot at freedom", as the paper also reports that the oxford/astrazeneca vaccine is just days away from being approved. "we'll be free by february" claims the express, with predictions that britain could be free of severe covid restrictions by then thanks to the new "winning formula" for the oxford vaccine, which insiders say works better than hoped. _by —— by february. the daily mail adds that hundreds of pop—up gp—led vaccination centres are on their way, as part of the drive to help roll out the jab to millions of people as quickly as possible. sticking with vaccines. 0n the front page of the independent, a photo of a health care worker in vienna punching the air having receiving the pfizer vaccine against coronavirus after roll—out of that vaccine began in eu countries today. —— having received. back in the uk, the times reports that seni

britain becomes the 1st country in the world to fall through as emergency use of the astra zeneca oxford university vaccine as the battle to beat the pandemic steps up a gear also in the program getting vaccinated mean you get more privileges germany's immunization campaign sparks new concerns over the country turning into a 2 tier society and. argentina becomes the 1st major country in latin america to legalize abortion the pro-choice activists celebrate a landmark decision. could think traditionally catholic country on a collision course with the church. hello i'm terry martin good to have you with us britain has become the 1st country in the world to authorize the corona virus vaccine developed by astra zeneca and offered university it's the 2nd vaccine to receive emergency authorization from u.k. authorities after the pfizer job trial data suggests the. scene is less effective but easier to store and transport authorities say they plan to start rolling it out within days britain is struggling with a surge in virus cases that are threatening to overwhelm hospitals for. for more let's

england okays the oxford- astrazeneca vaccine, calling it a game-changer. the new plan tonight to space out the shots and get more people vaccinated. so, why could it still take months before it's approved here? raising an objection-- a republican senator says he will object to joe biden's electoral college win next week. plus, the deepening divide in congress over those $2,000 stimulus checks-- what it means for your pocketbook. winter storm alerts. from heavy snow to a rare december tornado, millions of americans getting pummeled by a powerful winter storm. why things are expected to get worse in time for the new year. ignored warnings? police tipped off by the girlfriend of the nashville bomber-- tonight, what she told investigators last year. and the question, why wasn't he stopped? brazen attack-- explosions and gunfire ring out, just as the new leaders of yemen touch down at the airport. the latest on the deadly ambush. and, reunited. after a nine-month battle with covid-19, a holiday wish is granted. this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnel

the oxford astra zeneca vaccine is welcome news to the u.k. but things are almost certain to get worse before they get better returns 00 london germany's coronavirus daily deaths of past 1000 for the 1st time the health minister yet strand says the spike in deaths shows things are far from returning to normal germany has started vaccinating the elderly and health care workers the country is in lockdown until january the 10th but it's thought that's likely to be extended to. the current 19 variant that was recently noticed in the u.k. is now spreading faster across ireland than even the country's most pessimistic forecasts in response are to shock me how martin announced a one month full lockdown a republican republic has also reported a record daily increase in cases with more than 1700 recorded on wednesday arlen began its vaccination program just days ago. u.s. president donald trump is blaming individual states for the slower than expected pace of vaccinations across the country the white house had set a goal of 20000000 americans to have h

to assess the safety enum eugen a city of a combination of a z d 1222 developed by astra zeneca at oxford university and sputnik be developed by the russian government research institute in the unexpected move russian and british scientists are teaming up to see if protection against the corona virus can be improved by combining russia's sputnik vaccine with the astra zeneca virus fighter developed at oxford university hopes are that a cocktail of the 2 might create

the oxford astra zeneca vaccine is welcome news for the u.k. but things are almost certain to get worse before they get better lawrie chalons al-jazeera london. media mogul jimmy lai has arrived at course in hong kong for a hearing to decide whether his bail will be revoked lions facing charges under new security laws he was released on bail last week sparking criticism from china prosecutors are arguing that the pro-democracy activist should be put back in prison let's go live now to hong kong al-jazeera as adrian brown is there every what's happening now. well adrian there's been a brief adjournment a brief break the hearing began about an hour ago with essentially the prosecution and defense putting forward their various arguments as to why and whether jamil i should or should not be given bail and able to remain in his home essentially the prosecution has been trying to force because to recognize the new national security law as being part of you know hong kong's criminal law system but of course the national security law wasn't legislated

the reason is, oxford university, but they have donein is, oxford university, but they have done in making the vaccine is taking a chimpanzee cold virus, for chimpanzee virus, they used to chimpanzee virus, they used to chimpanzee virus, they used to chimpanzee virus, because people had not been exposed to vets they will have no prior immune response to it. they disabled that virus and added to it part of the code from the coronavirus. so that virus knows how to programme a sale to make the outer coat of coronavirus. in the idea is that you can check that into a person, it goes in and delivers those genetic instructions and makes the cells that pick it up to immune system would coronavirus looks like and this requires two doses of that vaccine in one criticism of this is that the immune system defends itself, not just against the coronavirus, but also builds a response against the chimpanzee virus when it goes in, so when you going with the next those there's, if they can combine but they did with astrazeneca with what they did with astrazeneca with what they did with moscow, and produce v

the oxford one is much easier to store and it's also cheaper. we've already got 100 million of these on order, and that's enough to vaccinate the entire adult population. so, it really is a game changer but the main problem now is how to actually get those jabs out. i think there's been a slight hold up in terms of getting them out straightaway, because the company has to sign off each individual batch, each batch has to be checked and that's causing a slight delay. but there are intense efforts going on to get these out quickly, and they're hoping to do to million a week, as quickly as possible. that really would make a massive difference in this fight. of would make a massive difference in this fight. of course there's a big difference between 100 million doses on order and 100 million doses ready to go. is game changer the right phrase?|j think is game changer the right phrase?” think we would certainly agree it's incredibly exciting. i do think there are some concerns about, as you say, the difference between 100 million on order and how m

the oxford astra zeneca vaccine is welcome news for the u.k. but things are almost certain to get worse before they get better rory chalons al-jazeera london let's turn to yemen who are getting a look at local media reports of saudi led airstrikes on the capital sanaa they are said to be targeting houthi positions in the city this comes just hours after at least $26.00 people were killed in a blast at the airport in aden that attack happened shortly after members of yemen's newly inaugurated unity government returned from saudi arabia barbara and go our reports. waving at supporters as they climbed off their flight attained an airport members of yemen's new unity government returned days after being sworn into office at a ceremony in saudi arabia. but the hopes of rebuilding the country after more than 6 years of civil war turned into chaos a devastating attack on agency international airport and the work of more than a year of saudi breakup talks and a deal signed in 2019 now in question the government members were led to safety but analysts s

the oxford astra zeneca vaccine is welcome news for the u.k. but things are almost certain to get worse before they get better. al-jazeera london. it's been one year since the 1st corona virus cases were reported in china thought to be linked to a seafood market in the city of han thousands of people died in the region was forced into a strict lockdown katrina you is there and she's joining us from it sells so it was the starting point katrina of the pandemic and the worst affected city in china was a coping one in iran from the outbreak. well around the diary and it seems like normal life has resumed this is quite a busy area and downtown on a working the shopping and this is the image of the chinese government wants to portray to the world success in controlling the outbreak we have had a new case here new one for about 7 months but we are slowly learning more about how this illness has affected the city now according to government figures about 90000 people nationwide i did by the corner virus and about 5000 people died the majority of those

they're planning to trial a combination of the oxford—astrazeneca and sputnik v vaccines. the trials, to be held in russia will involve over—18s although it's not clear how many people will be involved. earlier i spoke to vaccinologist dr peter hotez from the baylor college of medicine in houston, texas, i asked him whether it was worth attempting combining both vaccines. i think it is, and makes sense, both on scientific grounds and also quality grounds. let me explain that. so on scientific grounds, you know, there are two components to the russian vaccine, two different adenoviruses — ad5 and ad26 — and the reason that is significant is ad5 immune responses have been shown by some studies first done by silvia ratto—kim a few years ago that that could actually promote susceptibility to hiv/aids or exacerbate hiv/aids so people have become somewhat skittish about using ads in their vaccines. so by swapping out the ad5 for the astrazeneca adenovirus vaccine, the astrazeneca—oxford vaccine, that would actually make a lot of sense in terms of producing a safer and

again, talking about the oxford jab expected to win approval in a matter of days. we are hearing may be the 28th or 29th of december. yes, that is what we heard as well. i think there is a piece of good news in this sunday times story. there is an interview with the astrazeneca chief and he was saying, i think this is the first time i have seen this, but to be vaccine developed by oxford university and astrazeneca could actually or should be, those were his words, should be effective against this mutant virus strain we are seeing, because there have been questions about when it work against the new strain? he is thinking that it should. which i think it is very good news. but again, talk that we would have to really ramp up delivery of the vaccines, both the vaccines, if we're going to stop the death toll atjuggling by vaccines, if we're going to stop the death toll at juggling byjuly. scientists say the jabs must be ramped up to 2 million a week and we're quite a long way from that at the moment. let's switch away from covid and talk about brexit and the trade dea

regulators greenlight the oxford astra zeneca vaccine in a move the health minister says could provide a path out of the pandemic. also jubilation and relief in argentina as the senate votes to legalize abortion and the decision that could occur across latin america. the chinese call centers is pro-democracy activists up to 3 years in jail for trying to flee the crackdown in hong kong. and i'm sorry with all your sporting news manchester united games 2nd in the premier league but there are doubts save the immediate future of the several players at different clubs testing positive for corona virus. back into the news i started in yemen where several people have been killed in an explosion in the southern city of aden. the blast happened as members of yemen's new unity government arrived at the airport the ministers have all reportedly been transferred to safety yemen's minister of information is blaming the attack on the iran backed rebels but they say they have nothing to do with it. let's join my mother who is our correspondent in the ebony capital sun i what more do we know about wha

approves the oxford astrazeneca coronavirus vaccine. the country's health secretary predicts a path out of the pandemic by spring. >>> sounding the alarm. the u.s. president-elect joe biden says the president's vaccine plans are falling short. >>> and an historic vote. scenes of celebration and disappointment as argentina moves to legalize abortion. hello and a very warm welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm isa suarez. "cnn newsroom" starts right now. >>> this is cnn breaking news. >>> it is 9 a.m. here in london and we start this hour with breaking news out of the u.k. where the government says regulators have approved the oxford astrazeneca coronavirus vaccine. it becomes the second vaccine authorized for use here in the u.k. the british prime minister is celebrating the approval. it is truly fantastic news and a triumph for british science that the oxford astrazeneca vaccine has been approved for use. we will work to vaccinate as many people as possible. cnn's phil black joins me here in london with t

while the daily mail reflects on the oxford covid vaccine and a brexit trade deal both being given the green light, making it a historic day. so let's begin. i'm tempted to say every day at the moment is historic for some reason so moment is historic for some reason so when a paper says historic day, i sayjoin the club, almost every day something is happening. but nevertheless with these extraordinary events in one day, brexit, the lockdown and the vaccine approval has been a fight for the front page. let's start with a guardian which shows borisjohnson with that 1200 page eu trade deal which he signed. i don't know if he gives away pens like american presidents do after they sign. i can only see one there. reflect on that page in the guardian. it's a very striking image, sort of the day that you never thought would come that we actually finally got to the end of this process is lasted for more than four years and there is the prime minister and what is a very striking picture holding up the trade agreement with the eu which looks enormous. and looking onwards into the future and as yo

the oxford astra zeneca vaccine is welcome news for the u.k. where things are almost certain to get worse before they get better rory chalons al-jazeera london china has given conditional approval for the use of its 1st corona virus vaccine developed by the state and pharmaceutical company the site of farm vaccine is said to be more than 79 percent effective china is aiming to inoculate $50000000.00 people with it by mid february well that announcement comes one year since the 1st corona virus cases were reported in china the 1st infections are thought to be linked to a seafood market in the city of who han thousands of people died and the region was forced into a strict lockdown on the virus is largely contained now in china those who lost loved ones are still angry about the government's handling of the pandemic al-jazeera as katrina you reports from will hon 12 months ago john high spot checked into a hospital to receive treatment for a broken leg. while he was there the 76 year old cause a fever and died he was one of the 1st victims of a m

the oxford astra zeneca vaccine is welcome news for the u.k. but things are almost certain to get worse before they get better. now to 0. china has given conditional approval for the use of its 1st coronavirus vaccine developed by the state company the vaccine is said to be more than 79 percent effective china is aiming to inoculate 50000000 people with it by mid february let's go live now to han in china katrina you. tell us more about this vaccine approval katrina. will china had 5 vaccines in stage 3 or final stage trials this year inside a fund is the 1st about seem to be officially approved by china's regulator the fund of funds says its vaccine has an efficacy rate as you mentioned of 79 percent which is lower than the wise a vaccine which is at the rates of about 95 percent but it was enough to send it back to you which is about 70 percent 70 percent of that you know the funny thing was tested in about 10 countries around the world including how do jordan and egypt and sign a form says that there was no serious adverse effect on any of t

oxford university. vaccines are being rolled out. jobs are being given. all of the excitement and national pride around that. but on the other hand, you have a country that is very much dealing with a very serious spike in cases that's absolutely plagued by covid-19. as you mentioned, unprecedented rates of infection. the day after christmas, they received 8,000 emergency calls, almost as much as the height of the pandemic. we're right now under tier 4 rules. essentially a localized lockdown. how are the authorities handling it? well, a lot of this comes down to people following the rules, isa. there is only so much enforcement that police can do. there has been very limited tickets that have been issued in this country. so people have to take the rules upon themselves and the responsibility upon themselves. we are expecting that more restriction also come into play potentially tomorrow when all of these tears are reviewed. but again, all of this falls on the individual to follow these rules and make su

much of the production is done in the uk, like here in oxford. unlike the more expensive pfizer jab, which is produced in belgium. there are many manufacturing facilities like this over the world which are producing in bulk quantities of oxford—astrazeneca vaccine. the aim is to have 3 billion doses of the vaccine by the end of 2021. to deliver a safe and effective covid vaccine in less than a year is a stunning achievement. the challenge now, to ensure rapid roll—out to those who need it most. our medical editor fergus walsh with that report. millions more people in england will be placed under tier 4 restrictions in the coming hours and asked to stay at home. the health secretary matt hancock said the change was due to the rapid increase in cases in england fuelled by the new variant. three quarters of the english population will be under the toughest measures. 0ur health correspondent dominic hughes reports. in birmingham, just time for a last trip before tier 4 restrictions at midnight. after a tough year, another bitter setback. absolute

professor sarah gilbert led the team in oxford. >> nobody in the trial who had the first dose of the vaccine from three weeks after that got covid, not one of them. so it will potentially have a huge impact on people going into hospital with covid. >> reporter: the need here couldn't be greater. ambulances carrying covid patients are stacking up outside hospitals, as a mutant strain of the virus pushes hospitalizations to levels not seen since the pandemic began. the oxford vaccine may have stumbled along the way, with a dosing err, complaints of inconclusive data and an f.d.a. pause on u.s. trials after a u.k. participant suffered a possible serious side effect, but the u.s. has backed it to a tune of $1.2 billion, with a promise of at least 300 million doses. now because it only needs basic refrigeration, it is easier to distribute than pfizer and moderna. the chief advisor to operation warp speed said the oxford vaccine may be granted emergency use in the u.s. in early april. margaret? >> brennan: the third vaccine available. thank you very much, charlie d'agata. one week from tod

you're in oxford where one of those vaccine tests has began and that is astrazeneca oxford. start off by talking about what is the people's vaccine and what are the inequities right now? who will get this vaccine, what countries and what countries want? ofvaccine is a coalition organizations like amnesty, frtline aids, global justice, oxfam. its led by oxfam and unaids. comes so many people ngos,ic's, experts, patient groupsrom all over the world. the united for one aids, which has a peoe vaccine, not a prophet vaccine. so basically we are calling for vaccinion that is available for all people at risk and and for everybody once we have enough doses. but not the way it is happening now where if you happen to be born in a rich country, you can the vaccine. if you happen to be born in poor countries country, you don't. yesterday in the u.k., they started vaccinating older people and there was some clapping. it was a lot of joy. of course, it is brilliant, there is hope this problem tt we are all sfering from- there is a light at the end of the tunnel. however, that joy is only

regulators greenlight the oxford astra zeneca vaccine and a move the health minister says could provide a path out of the pandemic. but as i long feared the war effort to distribute ministers of action is not progression is should u.s. president elect joe biden criticizes the slow rollout of coronavirus vaccines and warns the darkest days of the pandemic lie ahead. jubilation in argentina as the senate votes to legalize abortion in a decision that could echo across latin america. welcome to the program an airport in southern yemen has been attacked killing at least 16 people. the blast happened as members of yemen's new unity government arrived at 8 an airport the ministers have been transferred to safety as minister of information is blaming the attack on who the rebels but they say they had nothing to do with it. more from yemen's capital sana'a. according to my speak on sources on the ground the media people there witness that the fall down or of 3 missiles from outside of their ports so the. number of people being killed and also others injured as as a result of the attacks the head

they are planning to try a combination of the oxford astrazeneca and nie russian spk v vaccine. although it is not clear how may people wl be involved. our correspondent has more on that. >> this is an intriguing bit of news even the language we have heard previously, specifically from the russian backers of the sputnik v vaccine. it has not exactly been a warm relationship of words, so this is an interestingorotential collion. what we heard from astrazeneca came in the form of a press will start recruiting volunteers in trials to see whether using the oxford astrazeneca vaccine with a second jab of the sputnik vaccine could boost immunity and create better protection against coronavirus and essentially resolve problems with accessibility to vaccines around the world generally. if you can mix andvaatch differenines, that it -- that potentially helps with production flows and problems, supplying vaccines to different parts of t world. it's an interesting potential collaboration. the details are pretty scarce. the company backing the russian vaccine ggests the trials could start a

today at six: the oxford/astrazeneca vaccine is approved for use in the uk. another tool in the fight against covid — 100 million doses are on order — it will be rolled out from next week. we have two valid vaccines and we are racing to get them out. on the downside, there is a new strain of the virus which is spreading much faster and surging across the country. it comes as the number of deaths reported in last 24 hours jumps to 981. also tonight: with covid infections surging millions more in england head into tier 4 from midnight — three quarters of the population now face the toughest rules.

regulators greenlight the oxford astra zeneca vaccine in a move the health minister says could provide a path out of the pandemic. but as long feared war effort to distribute administer the vaccine is not progressing this should us president elect joe biden criticizes the slowed rollout of coronavirus vaccines and warns the darkest days of the pandemic lie ahead. with barely a day to go until the u.k. leaves the europe single market the break that agreement moves forward in parliament. so there are reports of a blast near the government palace in the yemeni city of aden that comes just a few hours after at least $22.00 people were killed in an attack south of the city . this one blast happened as members of yemen's new unity government arrived at the airport it was followed by gunfire and more explosions and ministers have been transferred to his palace yemen's ministry of information is blaming the attack on the iran back to the rebels but they say they had nothing to do with it the prime minister has called for calm. you know. this it gives the government the responsibility to put an

the uk medicines regulator has approved the oxford—astrazeneca coronavirus vaccine, paving the way for millions more people to be immunised in the new year. the uk has ordered 100 million doses — enough to vaccinate 50 million people. the vaccine is much easier to transport and store than the pfizer biontech one already in use, and is also much cheaper. 0ur health correspondent anna collinson has the details. approval of the 0xford—astrazeneca vaccine is a huge moment, and with pressure on hospitals intensifying, it could not have come at a better time. this is a really significant moment in the fight against the pandemic, because the vaccine is the way out, and the approval of the 0xford—astrazeneca vaccine brings forward the date at which we are going to bring this pandemic to an end. after cramming years of work into a matter of months, jabs will begin to be administered on monday. this morning, the head of the uk regulator insisted no corners had been cut. the safety of the public always comes first. the mhra's approval has been reached following approval has been reached fol