sirjohn bell, professorjohn bell, i should say, at oxford, obviously involved in working on the oxford vaccine, said the astrazeneca and their partners will deliver another 450,000 doses on monday, on top of the 530,000 that have already been delivered, so he's basically saying, we have got! million doses ready to go. he is confident there will be a flow of vaccines going to 2 million by the middle of the month and when you get the other vaccines as well, that gives us, doesn't it, a realistic ambition that the 2 million is not a figure that the government perhaps can be accused of plucking from the sky? yeah, i think2 million is realistic. we are not there and it is not clear when we will get there, but even with 2 million a week, it is still going to take quite some time to get the level of vaccine coverage to start to bring down transmission and hospital admission rates to a level that allows us to start to feel life is getting back to some degree of normality. and just finally, if you could, what sort of figure vaccination, what sort of figure vaccination, what sort of figure vacci

hospital in oxford. incredibly busy. a really big step forward7m hospital in oxford. incredibly busy. a really big step forward? it is a huge step forward, because this vaccine, not just for the huge step forward, because this vaccine, notjust for the uk, huge step forward, because this vaccine, notjust forthe uk, but globally will have a major impact. it is far cheaper than the pfizer job or. easier to transport and store. it could be transported and keptin store. it could be transported and kept ina store. it could be transported and kept in a fridge. unlike the pfizer jab which has to be moved at —70. it is going to have a big impact. it can go into every care home easily within the next few weeks. it can go to anywhere in the world, because astrazeneca has said it will produce 3 billion doses at cost this year. it has promised also never to make a profit from low and middle income countries. i'm delighted to say the global head of clinical trials of the oxford astrazeneca vaccine, professor andrew pollard, is with me. you have just professor andrew pollard, is w

the oxford jab will be used alongside a locally developed vaccine. and israel leads the world with the highest rate of vaccinations — nearly one in 12 israelis gets a covid jab. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. some councils and teaching unions in england are continuing to pile pressure on the government, calling for primary schools to be kept closed to the majority of pupils after the christmas holidays. teaching unions have told primary school staff it is unsafe to return to work because of rising coronavirus cases. but the head of england's schools watchdog has warned that closures should be kept to an absolute minimum. writing in the sunday telegraph newspaper, ofsted's chief inspector amanda spielman says children's lives "can'tjust be put on hold" during the pandemic. our political correspondent, chris mason, has more. this is brighton, where primary schools were due to reopen this week after the christmas holidays. but now the local authority is advising that they shouldn't, and has asked the education secr

s medical system the government's begun its rollout of the oxford astra zeneca vaccine. on come all santa maria here in doha with the world news from al-jazeera a court in the u.k. is set to rule on whether to extradite the wiki leaks founder julian assange to the u.s. to face charges of leaking military and diplomatic documents. i use one of the. 11780. recordings of a phone call revealed donald trump pressured officials in georgia to find enough votes to overturn his election defeat. brazil gives the green light to import 2000000 doses of the coronavirus vaccine but there is frustration about how long it's taken to approve one. in the past hour the u.k. has started using the oxford astra zeneca corona virus vaccine and its public immunization campaign here we have 82 year old brian pink who became the 1st person in the world to receive the shot outside of a clinical trial british health officials say around $530000.00 doses of the new vaccine are being made available from monday that's after the country's health regular have made it the 2nd treatments to be approved af

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the oxford astrazeneca vaccine can be stored in the fridge. a key advantage over the pfizer vaccine which has to be transported at -70. it will also play a key role in the global immunization. 3 billion doses are set to be distributed worldwide this year. fergus walshjoins me now. we all have so many questions about the virus. how effective is the oxford astrazeneca vexing, particularly after just one astrazeneca vexing, particularly afterjust one dose? a rough estimate, about 70% protection against covid disease. the highest —— perhaps most important, all those in trials we got one dose were protected against severe covid three weeks after they received that first dose. none of them required hospital treatment, so that would be a huge impact for them and for the nhs, and we'll begin to see that protective effect quite soon. how quickly are people going to be vaccinated? that is the big question. the sooner we can get to 2 million doses a week or more, the better. astrazeneca says it has 4 million doses waiting to 90, it has 4 million dose

the oxford astrazeneca vaccine can be stored in the fridge. a key advantage over the pfizer vaccine which has to be transported at minus 70. it will also play a key role in the global immunisation. 3 billion doses are set to be distributed worldwide this year. fergus walsh is with me now. fergus walsh is with me nowm fergus walsh is with me now. it is important, on a day like today, when there is plenty to be really concerned and alarmed about, just to focus on the fact that there is hope, as the prime minister says — we could be in the final phase of this battle, even though it is a painful one and involves lots of sadness for lots of people. so when you listened to the prime minister earlier, going through the various categories of people, the kind of timetable for vaccination, what was your thoughts? what can you offer viewers in terms of guidance? well, i think what it shows is that there isa i think what it shows is that there is a way out, there is a path out of this pandemic which the vaccine will deliver, and every single person who

the oxford—astrazeneca vaccine can be stored in a fridge. a key advantage over the pfizer vaccine, which has to be transported at minus 70. it will also play a key role in the global immunisation. three billion doses are set to be distributed worldwide this year. our medical editor, fergus walsh, joins me now. i suppose the big question, fergus, what is the timetable for vaccination, how many people in what kind of time? there are 31 million people, huw, in the vaccine priority groups, and the government have said tonight that it intends to offer a first dose tonight that it intends to offer a first do: still an extremely but it is still an extremely ambitious target, 2 million people a week for the next six weeks. now, everything will have to go really smoothly, because each batch of the vaccine, with pfizer or the astrazeneca oxford vaccine, has to pass quality controls, they should be 1000 vaccination centres set up across the uk by the end of the week. now, boris johnson across the uk by the end of the week. now, borisjohnson has said to

too many, the oxford—astrazeneca vaccine is seen as a game oxford—astrazeneca vaccine is seen as a game changer in the fight against the coronavirus. it's cheaper than the buyers are bion tech jab and doesn't require super cold storage which makes it easier to transport, particularly those living in care homes. the uk has ordered an hundred million oxford—astrazeneca doses. from today, more than 500,000 will be delivered at a small group of hospitals before expanding toa of hospitals before expanding to a thousand centres by the end of the week. i hear particularly from a general practice colleagues up and down the country that they are raring to go. they are really, really busy but they also know this is the best thing they can do to protect their patients. so as supply allows, more sites will be able to offer the vaccine and that's exactly what we need to aim for. a million people have already received the pfizer vaccine but there are 30 million more in the priority groups, including frontline health workers and adults aged over 50. rapid delivery is vital so as part of its biggest

now hospitals in britain are preparing to start rolling out the oxford astra zeneca vaccine as soon as monday that vaccine and the one from pfizer of both been approved in the u.k. for now though prime minister boris johnson is warning of tougher restrictions as infections keep surging there were nearly 55000 new cases counted on saturday well this graph has been tweeted by max rose oxford university research and found a world in data that shows the extraordinary rise in recorded u.k. infections especially since the end of last year under simmons has more now from london. boris johnson has been saying that he hopes that tens of millions of doses will be in place being used in the next 3 months that's seen to be a very ambitious targets or a statement if you will but there is a a new break now with the new vaccine which will be the the oxford university. researched drug vaccine and that will be rolled out to the tune of something like half a 1000000 doses hundreds of new vaccination centers are on the way the key point to all of this is more the logistics of the operation than the suppl

this plant in wrexham is where the oxford vaccine gets put into vials, ready to go. the government admits that there have been issues with the distribution, because every batch has to be checked for safety reasons. the uk regulator, the mhra, is now expanding lab space to make sure this can be speeded up. it has been taking as long as 20 days. another big milestone will come next week, when mass vaccination centres start at venues like this one at the excel centre in london. it's still early days, but public health experts are stressing that this breakneck speed has to be achieved, or we'll all be in lockdown for much longer. naomi grimley, bbc news. our health correspondent katharine da costa is here. birmingham is reporting a shortage of vaccine. tells more about what they are saying. yet, that is white. leaders in birmingham have written a letter to the health sector free matt hancock warning the city could run at the pfizer vaccine by tomorrow and it hasn't received any stocks of the oxford extra zeneca vaccine. the leader of the council of is no clarity on wheth

the oxford jab will be used alongside a locally developed vaccine. and israel leads the world with the highest rate of vaccinations — 1 in 8 israelis gets a covid jab. hello, and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. iam sean i am sean lowe, do stay with me for the very latest news and analysis from here in the uk and across the globe. the uk prime minister, borisjohnson, has warned that coronavirus restrictions in england are, "probably about to get tougher" in order to bring the virus under control. but borisjohnson also insisted primary schools should open as planned this week — except in london and some areas of the south—east, where the new variant of coronavirus is rising rapidly. mrjohnson said there is "no doubt" in his mind that schools are safe. here's our political correspondent, jonathan blake. arriving in a hurry to deliver a difficult message. the prime minister gave his first interview of the year this morning and warned that life with coronavirus in england is likely to get worse before it gets better. he sai

to hospital and people dying now the immunity will be boosted when people have the 2nd dose of the oxford vaccine it will go up to perhaps 70 or 80 percent but the key thing the immunity will last for much longer but because we're in a state of national emergency it makes perfect sense to give as much coverage as possible starting with the people that are most vulnerable and stopping them getting sick and stopping them getting hospitalized i believe this is the absolutely the right thing to do at this time and was astra zeneca as approval in the u.k. as a game changer i can we expect to see it also approved in the european union. well i really really hope so the european medicines agency as far as we know are not actively considering this at the moment and i really don't understand what's going on here they needs to be proactivity because europe has preordered 400000000 doses of the oxford astra zeneca vaccine and they need it desperately i really hope this is sorted out and in the meantime the british government has also advertised or advocated the pfizer vaccine should be given as a sin

the first patient to be given the oxford—astrazeneca vaccine this morning at oxford university hospital was 82—year—old brian pinker. he gave this reaction just after he received it. well, to be honest, i didn't feel a thing. brilliant, yeah. the vaccine means everything to me. i mean, to my mind, it's the only way of getting back to a bit of normal life. you know, this virus is terrible, isn't it? saturday, first i knew that i was going to be here today, yeah. very pleased, yeah, very pleased. the nurse who administered the firstjab, sam foster, spoke to our medical editor, fergus walsh, shortly afterwards and explained what it was like. it was a huge privilege. every single patient that we have vaccinated over the last couple of weeks has got their own personal story as to the difference it's going to make for them so no different in this morning with our first two patients. and what about you? have you been immunised yet? i have been immunised, yes. i was immunised, i've been working in the vaccine centre for a couple of weeks so i have received my vaccine. so it is obviously all

the oxford jab will be used alongside a locally developed vaccine. and israel leads the world with the highest rate of vaccinations — one in eight israelis gets a covid jab. hello and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister says restrictions in some parts of the country may get even tougher over the next few weeks. in an interview in the last few minutes, he also said that he believed primary schools in england are safe and insisted that it is sensible to keep them open in some areas despite rising infection rates. borisjohnson resisted growing calls from some councils and teaching unions in england to keep primary schools closed to the majority of pupils after the christmas holidays. he promised to work with local authorities in england that plan to keep primaries closed and admitted that we are in for a few difficult months. let's have a listen to some of what he had to say to my colleague andrew marr. what we are doing is grappling with a new variant of the virus which is surging particularly in london and the south—east and that is why we had

the oxford astrazeneca vaccine can be stored in the fridge. a key advantage over the pfizer vaccine which has to be to be transported at —70. it will also play a key role in the global immunisation. 3 billion doses are set to be distributed worldwide this year. stay with us on bbc news, still to come —inspiring children under covid lockdown — a leading children's author will tell us why her latest works deal with the pandemic. the japanese people are in mourning following the death of emperor hirohito. thousands converged on the imperial palace to pay their respects when it was announced he was dead. good grief — after half a century of delighting fans around the world, charlie brown and the rest of the gang are calling it quits. the singer paul simon starts his tour of south africa tomorrow in spite of protests and violence from some black activist groups. they say international artists should continue to boycott south africa until majority rule is established. around the world, people have been paying tribute to the iconic rock star,

this plant in wrexham is where the oxford vaccine gets put into vials, ready to go. the government admits that there have been issues with the distribution, because every batch has to be checked for safety reasons. the uk regulator, the mhra, is now expanding lab space to make sure this can be speeded up. it has been taking as long as 20 days. another big milestone will come next week, when mass vaccination centres start at venues like this one at the excel centre in london. it's still early days, but public health experts are stressing that this breakneck speed has to be achieved, or we'll all be in lockdown for much longer. naomi grimley, bbc news. and that news in the last few minutes that birmingham is having trouble with its vaccine supply — naomi grimley is here. tell us more. this is a letter written to matt hancock by the labour leader of birmingham city council, also signed by liam byrne, a labourmp, but council, also signed by liam byrne, a labour mp, but also signed by andrew mitchell, a conservative mp in birmingham. they say there is not enough clarity

the big hope is the oxford astrazeneca vaccine. it's easy to handle. it doesn't need to be stored in extreme cold and the first doses are due to be given tomorrow. so, in the coming months, how will this mass programme take shape? the government's ambition is that by easter, that's april 4th, to have reached something like 30 million people. they're the most at risk — over 50s, health and care workers and adults with vulnerabilities. that involves around two million injections every week and for many people, that will be their first dose only. all of this depends on two key factors. production, can it be ramped up sufficiently? also delivery, will it be smooth in this massive operation? this comes as government advisers say it's better to delay giving second doses so that more people can quickly get a first dose and at least have some protection. but pfizer says this idea hasn't been tested for its vaccine and some leading scientists want more research. i think it's so important that with this decision that's been made that there are actually scienti

india approves 2 vaccines for emergency use one made by oxford astra zeneca the other locally produced. hello i'm adrian forgive this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up iraqis mark a year since the assassination of the iranian general custom solemn audient baghdad on iran of the u.s. trade warnings. as they prepares for a presidential runoff vote attackers raid 2 villages killing at least 50 people plus. i'm rob mcbride in south korea at the mountain town famous for its ice festival that have plenty of ice and no festival. india has all the rise to vaccines for emergency distribution one was developed by oxford astra zeneca of the other was developed in india the nationwide drills to prepare for the large scale rollout the government wants to inoculate 300000000 people in the next 6 to 8 months it'll be one of the biggest and most ambitious vaccination campaigns in the world from mr modi welcomed the approvals he called it a sign of self-reliance praising the fact that both vaccines a manufactured inside the country. meanwhile the u.s. of supposed more than 350000 covert 19 de

the telegraph saying that sirjohn bell, on the oxford — saying that sirjohn bell, on the oxford vaccine on the task force said the — oxford vaccine on the task force said the statement suggests he has not looked at the clinical data which — not looked at the clinical data which shows it is excellent in the over_ which shows it is excellent in the over 60 — which shows it is excellent in the over 60 fives.— which shows it is excellent in the over 60 fives. ok, let's move on to the e e over 60 fives. ok, let's move on to the eye weekend. _ over 60 fives. ok, let's move on to the eye weekend. the _ over 60 fives. ok, let's move on to the eye weekend. the vaccine - over 60 fives. ok, let's move on to the eye weekend. the vaccine leap | the eye weekend. the vaccine leap will protect uk and the rest of the world. now, this is referring to a couple of more vaccines that we have seen that have come out and, you know have shown to have strong efficacy against the covid—i9, and also, i think also some of its variants as well. i mean, this is great news, isn't it, james, because we are m

india's drug regulator has approved 2 coronavirus vaccines for emergency use one is the oxford astra zeneca jab and the other is produced by indian drug maker bots biotech the world health organization says it's an important breakthrough. u.k. prime minister promised johnson expects tens of millions will be vaccinated in the next 3 months he says over half a 1000000 doses of the oxford astra zeneca vaccine will be ready by monday. well than 70 people have been killed and 2 attacks on villages in western asia that happened in the 2 the barrier region and unstable area in neighboring mali became a fossil and been named fighters from armed groups links to al qaida and eisel cross in and out via the porous borders. the attack comes just after the 1st round of presidential election which is now going into a runoff between the top 2 candidates as it just reports from the army with already that determined not to let the violence threaten the vote. i think mission i've seen worse attacks before and that didn't impact very much on plans of or on things last year i remember last year there wer

the oxford vaccine will be rolled out from monday. the body which advises the government on immunisation, has been defending the decision to delay giving people their second dose of the pfizer vaccine, so that many more people can receive an initial jab. here's our health correspondent, sophie hutchinson. some of the first deliveries of the oxford astrazeneca vaccine arriving at the princess royal hospital in sussex. nhs staff are preparing to receive the new coronavirus vaccine, the second to be approved for use in the second to be approved for use in the uk, i had a nationwide roll—out on monday when the first injections will be given. what this does is it allows us to focus on the most vulnerable people, you know, and make sure they are protected from this disease. and ultimately that is going to keep people well but it is going to keep people well but it is going to keep people well but it is going to reduce the pressure on the health service over the next few months. the oxford vaccine joins the pfizer one which is approved for

on monday, the uk saw its first doses of the oxford astrazeneca jab administered. half a million doses are expected to be given this week. we should warn you, this report from our medical editor fergus walsh contains some flashing images. another key moment in the fightback against coronavirus. 82—year—old brian became the first person in the world to receive the oxford astrazeneca vaccine since it was approved. he has dialysis three times a week and so is clinically vulnerable. the vaccine means everything to me. in my mind, it's the only way of getting back to a bit of normal life. you know, the virus is terrible, isn't it? it was here in oxford that this vaccine was created and where trials began in april last year — so fitting that it should be one of six hospital trusts in england to begin administering the jab. also among the first to be immunised was the doctor who led the global trials of the oxford jab. he emphasised the importance of mass vaccination. fantastic getting it myself. anyone who is eligible for the vaccine, which every one it is, needs t

visiting a hospital where the first oxford—astrazeneca jabs were administered, borisjohnson says covid—19 is surging and hospitals are under huge pressure. what we have been waiting for is to see the impact of the tier 4 measures on the virus and it's a bit unclear still at the moment but i think there's, you know, if you look at the numbers, there's no question we're going to have to take tougher measures and we'll be announcing those in due course. we'll be live in westminster and asking what are the government's options. also this lunchtime... 82—year—old dialysis patient brian pinker becomes the first person to receive the new vaccine. it's hailed a "pivotal" moment. the vaccine means everything to me. i mean, to my mind, it's the only way of getting back to a bit of normal life. you know, this virus is terrible, isn't it? parents and teachers face a "confusing picture" of primary school closures in england as unions call for a delay to children returning to classrooms. wikileaks founderjulian assange wins his battle against extradition to the united states after a judge at t

india approves 2 vaccines for emergency use one made by oxford astra zeneca the other locally produced. hello i'm a very unforgiving this is aus era live from doha also coming up iraqis marcie years since the assassination of the iranian general custom solid money in baghdad while iran and the us trade warnings. as prepares for a presidential runoff those attackers raid 2 villages killing at least 50 people plus. right in south korea at the mountain town famous for its ice festival that has plenty of ice and no festival. the world health organization has welcomed an important breakthrough in the fight against covert 19 in india 2 vaccines have been approved for emergency distribution one was developed by oxford astra zeneca the other was developed in india that been nationwide drills to prepare for a large scale rollout the government wants to inoculate 300000000 people in the next 6 to 8 months it will be one of the biggest of most ambitious vaccination campaigns in the world prime minister narendra modi welcomed the approvals he called it a sign of self-reliance praising the fact tha

and it was a proud moment for this oxford alumnus who was next in line. it is it's wonderful to be able to tell. people. quickly as quickly as you can. britain has called it a scientific triumph the shot is less expensive and is easier to store than other coated 19 vaccines. but some are proceeding with caution it has yet to be approved in the e.u. and france's data for the jab is insufficient you spoke with a viral just in the u.k. who said the information has not been made available. today out of that media group for this vaccine is only belonging to the government that is not publicly available and according to the government is like this that if the 1st nose is given the person there is our own 70 percent efficacy and then if it is the 2nd those given that it would be around 80 percent efficacy. at 3 months but that is something that we haven't seen the debt as so therefore all is in error and we don't really know how ethical issues would it be particularly after the 1st dose. the european medicines agency has said it is unlikely that the astra zeneca

vaccine inoculating people with the oxford vaccine tomorrow inoculating people with the oxford vaccine tomorrow before the rollout is extended to more than 700 sites late in the week. we are really pleased to be one of the early sort of areas that will be getting the vaccine because we know it will protect people, protect our stuff, and it is the thing that will help us manage and it is the thing that will help us manage this pandemic. unlikely pfizerjudge, the oxford vaccine can be stored in a frieze, making it much easier to distribute to gp surgeries and care homes. the elderly are most at risk from the virus. that's why the focus is to vaccinate most care home residents and staff at the end of the month. margaret keenan became the first person in the world to receive the pfizer vaccine outside of clinical trials nearly a month ago. applause . since then, nearly1 million people have had their first dose. now, armed with the oxford vaccine, the races on to protect of the most vulnerable, including nhs frontline workers, many of whom now worn out having battle b virus for nearly a yea

another vaccine, developed by astrazeneca and oxford university, has also been approved. the approval will kick off one of the world's biggest vaccination drives in coming days in the country of 1.3 billion people. the country's drug regulator said both vaccines were safe and provided a robust immune response. after adequate examination, the cdsco has decided to accept the recommendations of the expert committee and accordingly, vaccines of serum and bharat biotech are being approved for restricted use in emergency situation and permission is being granted to cadila healthcare for conduct of the phase iii clinical trial in india. so, those two vaccines being approved in india. from delhi, here is our south asia editor, anbarasan ethirajan. they are talking about inoculating 300 million people in what is described as one of the biggest immunisation drives in the world, it will not happen in a very short span of time, it will take several months. in fact, more than eight or nine months to achieve the target. but this has come as a big relief for the medical community and he

the oxford/astrazeneca one, and cov covaxin. the country has 10 million coronavirus cases, second only in case count to the u.s. saturday india conducted a national drill ahead of these mass vaccinations. authorities are hoping to vaccinate 300 million people. >>> just more than a year ago the world's focus zeroed in on the city of wuhan, china, where this outbreak of a mysterious illness was spreading. a year later, there's still much, much we don't know about the coronavirus. but the people of wuhan have percent veered. this after enduring months of sickness, lockdowns, and the stigma of being the location where many believe the virus began. life in wuhan is gradually returning to normal. no recorded cases of community transmission since may. as businesses also are trying to rebound. people are starting to enjoy mixing together again at social events. but questions remain as the world health organization is setting up a visit to the city this month. why did the virus take hold? and what, if anything, can be done to make sure i

in doubt. —— oxford astrazeneca roll-out. we are in unprecedented territory here. they have done a properjob pair, a team of four who have gone run checking out all the availability of vaccine and it seems that one in four places have no vaccine and that is about 13 million people. again, some people will have to travel a long distance. if you are elderly and vulnerable, that might be difficult. they say 10 million people all eight have to travel about ten miles, 2 million people will have to travel 20 miles to the nearest hub. there are loads of these hubs been established. it is almost like the normandy landings. things are going to go wrong as they did in 1944. it is a big operation. the military are involved, there are millions of doses of vaccine having to be shifted to hubs. people putting shops in the arm, they have to be trained, organising bookings and keeping records and cleaning places. there is a lot of work to be done on this, it is huge. a lot of work to be done. shyama, telegraph had doctors, retired doctors be

vaccine has been administered this is 82 year old brian pink from oxford he's on dialysis for kidney disease and he's become the 1st person to receive this particular vaccine he said i'm so pleased to be getting the kind of vaccine today and really proud it's the one that was invented in oxford officials say around 530000 new doses of that same being made available. the modern united states the coronavirus death toll is now pos 350000 so far about 4200000 people there have received their 1st vaccine doses but that falls well behind the 20000000 president trump's administration promised by the end of last year. also japan's prime minister is considering declaring a state of emergency in tokyo following a rise in coven 1000 infections the country reported 4 and a half 1000 new cases under center 31st more than half of them in the capital there she had assumed says restaurants and karaoke bars there will have to close earlier japan has so far stayed away from harsh restrictions imposed in most other countries here's what mcbride who tells us japan's prime minister is coming under increa

hospitals are preparing to roll out the oxford astra zeneca jabs as soon as monday it's the country's 2nd approved coronavirus vaccine britain's prime minister barak johnson has warned of tougher restrictions a new and more infectious covert 19 strain appears to be leading to a record number of cases of india has approved its 1st 2 vaccines for restricted emergency use it's paving the way for one of the world's biggest inoculation campaigns and the us reported another record 270000 new infections more than 350000 people have died in the world's worst hit nation and brazil's health regulator has approved the import of 2000000 doses of the oxford astra zeneca vaccine nearly 200000 brazilians have died in the pandemic so far little moment will be live in bogota colombia with alice and m.p.i. 3 but 1st let's talk to andrew simmons he's live for us from london andrew it's another day and another grim picture being painted by statistics. yes i'm afraid so we have figures in for sunday 454 deaths compared to 445 on saturday that doesn't sound like a big increase 1st site but sunday's traditi

india approves 2 vaccines for emergency use one made by oxford astra zeneca the other locally produced. hello i'm adrian forget this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up a large crowd gathers in baghdad's capital to mark a year since the u.s. assassinated the arabian general custom sum of money will get a live update. as they share prepares for a presidential runoff those attackers raid 2 villages killing more than 70 people plus. i'm rob mcbride in south korea at the mountain town famous for its ice festival that has plenty of ice and go faster. the world health organization has welcomed an important breakthrough in the fight against covert 19 in india 2 vaccines have been approved for emergency distribution one was developed by oxford astra zeneca of the other was developed in india the been nationwide drills to prepare for the large scale rollout the government wants monocular 8300000000 people in the next 6 to 8 months that will be one of the biggest and most ambitious vaccination campaigns in the world prime minister narendra modi welcomed the approvals he called it a sign

office alls in britain are preparing to starts rolling eggs the oxford astra zeneca vaccine as soon as monday that vaccine and the one from pfizer have both been approved in the u.k. for now though prime minister boris johnson is warning of tougher restrictions as infections keep surging there were nearly 60000 new cases recorded on saturday another records jump well here's a look at how bad the situation is this graph has been treated by max rules or an altered university researcher and phones are all of our world in shows the extraordinary almost vertical rise in recorded u.k. infections is expression since the end of last year and 3 simmons has more now from london. boris johnson has been saying that he hopes that tens of millions of doses will be in place being used in the next 3 months that's seen to be a very ambitious targets or a statement if you will but there is a a new break now with the new vaccine which will be the the oxford university. research to drug vaccine and that will be rolled out to the tune of something like half a 1000000 doses hundreds of new vaccination cente

in india health experts are reviewing the safety of the oxford astra zeneca vaccine for emergency use the world's 2nd worst affected countries yet to approve any vaccine for rollout it's recorded more than 10000000 cases so far with nearly 149000 deaths and there are signs of final approval could be imminent as elizabeth random reports from new delhi. india's health ministry is saying that the expert committee of india's drug's regulatory body continuing to meet to consider emergency use all 3 vaccines and that the final decision will be taken by the director of the body they have been meeting for the 2nd day this week considering emergency use approval for the oxford astra zeneca but also for pfizer by on tekken andean company called bought a biotech but we have local media and voices use agency reporting that the expert committee has recommended emergency use approval for the oxford astra zeneca and once that happens that will go to the director for his approval but that is just thought to be a formality preparations have been in full swing for the vaccination drive here there's goi

i've seen how complex the process is at this site in oxford. by contrast, there have been poor yields at the main european site in belgium. the eu is threatening legal action to force astrazeneca to hand over some doses made here. we can and will get doses of the vaccine from the series of plants which are mentioned in the contract, and therefore, also including those in the united kingdom. and now another twist — germany's vaccine committee has said the astrazeneca jab should, for now, only be given to people under 65 years old. it cited insufficient data over its efficacy in older people. the government here firmly rejects that. our own authorities have made it very clear that they think the oxford astrazeneca vaccine is very good and efficacious. they think that it is effective across all age groups and provides a good immune response across all age groups. there is limited evidence on how well the astrazeneca vaccine works in the over—655, but leading scientists here say they are confident it will give strong protection. fergusjoins me

. >>> still to come, uk is rolling out its recently approved oxford astrazeneca vaccine. we'll have a live report. that is just ahead. ms everywher. nothing kills more viruses, including the covid-19 virus, on more surfaces than lysol disinfectant spray. lysol. what it takes to protect. >>> some good news here. you are seeing the first person in the uk, an 82-year-old man receive the oxford astrazeneca vaccine. it happened just a few minutes ago. this puts another weapon in the arsenal of health care workers facing a serious spike of cases. so, what we're seeing now is the astrazeneca oxford university vaccine online and these great pictures of people getting shots. where are you now and what are you hearing from folks on the ground? >> so, i'm outside royal free hospital in london, which should start now giving vaccinations now that the first dose has been given in oxford to brian pinkard, 82 years old, very excited to get the vaccination because it now allows him to celebrate his wedding anniversary with his wife shirley later this year. he was given a cup of tea and mo

britain recently became the 1st country to authorize the vaccine developed by oxford university and astra zeneca trial data suggests it is somewhat less effective but much easier to store and transport it just needs normal fridge temperature rather than the minus 70 super cold storage the vaccine requires experts say it could change the situation entirely unlike its biotech pfizer competitor this vaccine is more effective when the 2nd dose is given 3 months later leaving enough time to inoculate much of the population and endowed them with partial immunity the u.k. plans to vaccinate a 1000000 people per week from january 4th but what may turn out to be the most promising development on the horizon is still pending approval johnson and johnson's janson vaccine requires only one dose that could simplify the logistics considerably if approved this single shot jab could be in use by february the pressures on governments to speed up vaccinations as the number of deaths linked to covert 19 rises at an alarming rate. and for more i'm joined now by john it can't be all a medical teacher and auth

like the state will say don't call it soccer that's an oxford word the proper name is. get me a map. it was the soccer version the one played with the feet that soon spread from england to everywhere. everywhere except. the united states here the other sports the one with the hands rocking exploded everyone left that's game that developed into the most popular sport in the u.s. and something very british. america to be sure is deliberately kept short so that the sponsors. get as many commercials as possible thank you the world couldn't accept that the world's great super nation didn't love the world's game and on top of that changed its name. the past time for people to point out how wrong americans are the aim of these graphics is to convince americans if you don't like our spot at least name it right as if they care it. so it's completely absurd to tell americans not to use a word that you yourself have used in the past and which you would big anyway so that's absurd as well but also it's. the asymmetry in this in the intensity of this debate because we're british peo

are preparing to roll out the oxford astra zeneca vaccine a soon as monday the country's 2nd approved coronavirus vaccine prime minister barak's johnson has warned of tougher restrictions but expects tens of millions of people will be immunized over the next 3 months new and more infectious covert 19 strain appears to be leading to a record number of cases. in spain one year since iran's top general. was killed in a u.s. drone strike in iraq the anniversary of the assassination has been marked by protests in several countries in the middle east in the iraqi capital baghdad thousands of demonstrators gathered in tahrir square demanding the expulsion of american troops charles strafford reports. thousands of people filled tahrir square in central baghdad. we will not stop until we have our revenge. revenge for the killing of iranian revolutionary guard chief. the deputy head of iraq's popular mobilization forces. on this u.s. drone strike near baghdad one year ago. the blood of the martyrs will not be wasted on the principle of a mom hussein this is a message for the world off the ameri

the oxford jab will be used alongside a locally developed vaccine. and israel leads the world with the highest rate of vaccinations — one in eight israelis gets a covid jab. hello, and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world — and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. the uk prime minister boris johnson says restrictions in some parts of the country may get even tougher over the next few weeks. he also said that he believed primary schools in england are safe and insisted that it is sensible to keep them open in some areas despite rising infection rates. boris johnson was speaking to my colleague andrew marr, who asked him whether parents of primary school children in england should send them to school tomorrow. yes, absolutely they should, in the areas where schools are open. what we're doing, clearly, is grappling with a new variant of the virus, which is surging — particularly in london and the south—east and that's why we have had to take exceptional measures for some parts, to clos

yes very much so when they look back at the data from the clinical trials that were done on the oxford vaccine they found that 3 weeks after the 1st dose people had 64 percent protection against getting an infection which of course is great but they also found out that no one was hospitalized 3 weeks after the 1st dose of the oxford vaccine so this is protecting against severe disease and hospitalization unsubscribing death this is the really important thing because the health service at the moment in the u.k. is under severe strain it could be overwhelmed shortly so we need to keep people out of hospital and all the data should so so far is showing that one dose of the oxford vaccine will do just that what are the risks involved and because surely some people who've been promised a 2 vaccine regime who only get one will think well i'm not getting the full deal am i. that's right they're not getting the full deal but what we need to do is protect as many people as quickly as possible to prevent sids severe illness on people going to hospital and people dying now the immunity will be bo

david: when you were in oxford, did you say you wanted to do what you are now doing? what was your career ambition? emma: i think it would be fair to say i spent most of my time in my masters looking at latin poetry, which is not an obvious path towards this destiny so far. ♪ - i'm doug hirsch. you may already know that goodrx can help you save up to 80% on your prescriptions. unfortunately, many americans can't get to a doctor right now. the good news is that for many health issues, you can see a doctor online. it's easy. just go to goodrx.com, and with a few clicks, you'll be treated by a licensed medical professional, all from the comfort of your own home. visits are confidential and affordable. need a prescription? your doctor can send it to your pharmacy or have it mailed to you. get the healthcare you deserve at goodrx.com. david: when he gre -- when you grow up, it went to oxford and you majored in modern languages and classics. as a general rule of thumb, most people running pharmaceutical companies are not majors in classics or romance languages. so when yo

when you grew up, you went to oxford and majored in classics -- oxford and majored in modern languages and classics. as a general rule of thumb, most people running pharmaceutical companies are not majors in classics or romance languages. so when you were in oxford, did you say you wanted to do what you are now doing, or what was your career ambition? emma: i think it would be fair to say i spent most of my time in my masters looking at latin poetry, which is not an obvious path toward this destiny so far. honestly, i am probably the person you have interviewed who had the least strategic career plan ever. my entire work experience up until i left my studies was waitressing. i never had any kind of internship or anything like that. i went into consultancy for a few years because i needed to pay off my debts. and then, because i spoke french, i was in charge of benchmarking l'oreal. and i just got super curious about that industry and took a pay cut to go and be the assistant assistant product manager on a home haircolor, then spent 17 years going all around the world, just tremendous o

she was trained in the classics in oxford, but now has an incredible task of producing a vaccine that will help cure covid-19. so many times a day do people ask you when you're vaccine is going to be available? emma: [laughter] yes, well, that is definitely a very regular question, whether it is from employees, customers, government, media, or my mother, so very frequently. and obviously, we have all been delighted to see the recent news of the first results coming through on vaccines. yesterday, i was just on a call last night with 10 of the global pharma ceo's who are heavily involved in bringing solutions to covid. we are really excited and optimistic to see some of the first data coming through and looking forward to seeing a lot more in the next six months or so. we have three vaccines in the clinic and two therapeutic treatments. everyone is understandably very impatient, because i think the imf said every month of the pandemic is $500 billion of value for the world. but i think right now, we can be increasingly optimistic that science will win. our industry that has mobilized s

and it was a proud moment for this oxford alumnus who was next in line. but it's wonderful and it's good to be able to tell all the people who want to hear this it's a good way to get it done quickly as quickly as you can. britain has called it a scientific triumph the shot is less expensive and is easier to store than other covert 19 vaccines. but some are proceeding with caution it has yet to be approved in the e.u. and france says data for the job is insufficient you spoke with a viral just in the u.k. who said the information has not been made available. to data that may be of rules for this vaccine is only belonging to the government that is not publicly available and according to the government is like this that if the 1st nose is given the person there is around 70 percent of the k.c. and then if it is the 2nd those given that it will be around 80 percent efficacy. actually months but that is something that we haven't seen the debt as so therefore all is in the air and we don't really know how executions would it be particularly after the 1st dose.