and elsewhere in europe the astra zeneca also the vaccine is very very effective and in fact in a last trial over 12000 people given the vaccine not not one of them needed to be hospitalized we know that the british prime minister says that he has confidence in all of the vaccines that are in use at the moment the european union it's not offering the astra zeneca vaccine to people over the age of 65 but now we have the south african variant of the vaccination stop how do you explain professor different governments reaching different conclusions with the same science. you know i think we've got some different interpretations of the science we've also got dare i say it a little bit of politics creeping into some of the decision making and we've always known that one of the issues is going to be supplies of that scene so the most important thing is that we all get across the world as many vaccines approved the use as possible and we also realize that i think that there would be changes in the virus as it grows in us and that we might have to think about ways of updating the vaccines in th

and elsewhere in europe the astra zeneca of the vaccine is very very effective and in fact in the last trial over 12000 people given the vaccine not not one of them needed to be hospitalized but we know that the british prime minister says that he has confidence in all of the vaccines that are in use at the moment the european union it's not offering the astra zeneca vaccine to people over the age of 65 and now we have the south african variant of the vaccination stop how do you explain professor different governments reaching different conclusions with the same science. you know i think we've got some different interpretations of the science we've also got dare i say it a little bit of politics creeping into some of the decision making and we've always known that one of the issues is going to be supplies of that scene so the most important thing is that we all get across the world as many vaccines approved for use as possible and we also realize that i think that there would be changes in the virus as it grows in us and that we might have to think about ways of updating the vaccines i

and elsewhere in europe the astra zeneca also the vaccine is very very effective and in fact in the last trial over 12000 people given the vaccine not not one of them needed to be hospitalized we know that the british prime minister says that he has confidence in all of the vaccines that are in use at the moment the european union it's not offering the astra zeneca vaccine to people over the age of 65 but now we have the south african variant of the vaccination stop how do you explain professor different governments reaching different conclusions with the same science. you know i think we've got some different interpretations of the science we've also got dare i say it a little bit of politics creeping into some of the decision making and we've always known that one of the issues is going to be supplies of vaccines so the most important thing is that we all get across the world as many vaccines approved for use as possible and we also realize that thing that there would be changes in the virus as it grows in us and that we might have to think about ways of updating the vaccines in the fu

astra zeneca succeed and. it prevents many infections and protects against serious illnesses vaccination can see. france has found itself in a similar position to germany when it comes to its citizens being unsure about the astra zeneca jab a general lack of vaccines across the european union added to growing fears about their safety i mean the 2 biggest eurozone economies germany and france vaccinated just 6 percent of their populations but the head of the world health organization wants rich countries to check before ordering more shots and made diet shortages in developing nations if there are no vaccines to buy moneys irrelevant currently some high income countries are into contracts with vaccine manufacturers that undermine the deals that call vioxx hours in police and reduce the number of causes come by. we've already millions and millions of shares and we don't even know if these vaccines are safe and now that we've got these vaccines people don't want them so what do we do with that and there's no bett

is growing and some health care workers are snubbing the astra zeneca shot because of concerns about its effect in the us and side effects of the 740000 doses delivered to germany fewer than 90000 have been administered the health minister insists he happy to take. reports like the ones from this hospital in the central german city of braunschweig are contributing to skepticism of the astra zeneca vaccine at the end of last week 88 employees in the highest risk group who work in intensive care and covert wards receive the astra zeneca shot a short time later almost half of them had to stay home from work because of side effects such as fever. well it's surprising that half of them had symptoms studies show that 10 percent of patients develop symptoms here we're looking at 40 percent so that's much more but it doesn't last long they are sick once for a short time and this means the body is interacting with the compound then they quickly become healthy again but some are hesitant there is uncertainty about whether to go ahead with the astra zeneca shots. i'm still undecided because the

south africa's corona virus setback the rollout of the oxford astra zeneca vaccine is suspended because of disappointing results against a new covert variant. the race to find survivors of india's glassy avalanche hundreds still missing. from elizabeth broad and the town of joy she might it was an account with the humanitarian rescue and recovery operations being coordinated from. the day before donald trump 2nd impeachment trial his lawyers claim it's unconstitutional and political theater. in mars' military rulers have imposed a curfew in the 2 biggest cities yangon and mandalay and barren gatherings of more than 5 people it's intended to stop growing protests against last week's military coup military ruler trying has addressed the nation for the 1st time since the takeover he accused the country's democratic leaders of using the pandemic to rig november's election but also promised a new election next year i think. for a multi-party democratic system and free and fair election is important for the long term of the system. when we have completed one year of this emergency law we will

look at some of the top stories of the week stockpiles of the astra zeneca covert vaccine go on used in europe but it questions over its effectiveness but it comes as the world health organization wants a lack of jobs in poll nations. and doctors in the u.k. project plans to make over vaccines obligatory for frontline workers. and that means we're taking you through some of the biggest stories we've covered here over the past 7 days the weekends developments to get you up to speed on 1st though the constitutional showdown is on the cards in armenia after the president there rejected an order by the prime minister to sack the country's top general it comes as crowds in the capital continue to demand the pm quits thousands took to the streets of caravan for a 3rd day calling for the resignation of nicole passion yeah they're angry at his handling of last year's war with azerbaijan which many view is a humiliating defeat well the protests have been on and off since the war ended in november new demonstrations erupted on thursday when passion young defied a call by the military to resign

astra zeneca has been criticized because on the one hand it seems to be less effective than the messenger r.n.a. vaccines from beyond. and on the other hand there have been reports of vaccine reactions both must continue to be well monitored at this point in time however we want to vaccinate as many people as possible as quickly as possible therefore i think it is justifiable to put people who refuse a regularly licensed vaccine like astra zeneca at the back of the vaccination order there's something market share there how can we do it to vaccine and then find out a couple weeks months later that it's maybe not as efficient as it was as it was promised i think this shows that the way the european union has been managing this whole vaccine campaign it was not only by the professionals that were supposed to be making decisions in the 1st place i think this is something which is wrong and now it's backfiring of course we see a very small. of western europeans getting the vaccine and now we've got very big doubts on some of this vaccine manufacturers big pharma zeneca angela merkel spokespers

now south africa has suspended plans to vaccinate front line health workers with the astra zeneca job after a trial showed it might be less effective against the more contagious variants those cause the country's recent surge of covert 19 south africa will offer vaccines up by johnson and johnson and pfizer in the coming weeks last week south africa received 1000000 doses of the astra zeneca vaccine m is due to start vaccinating people in the next few days wait a minute joins us now from johannesburg and for me this is surely a big blow for south africa tell us more about why the government has decided not to use the astra zeneca vaccine just yet. well to begin with south africa was already the government was criticized for not having moved fast enough in procuring vaccines they then announced that frontline workers would be vaccinated from the middle of february and even now that is most likely delayed because of the suspension of the use of astra zeneca according to the studies that have been done and we are expecting that full study to be published sometime today 2000 participants

in headlines this wednesday astra zeneca has code. only used in europe as people refuse vaccination of effort to see concerns at the same time as the world health organization points to drastic shortages in poor an age. half a 1000000 american victims and counting yet no mass vaccination in sight and despite no real pandemic policy switch since president nonetheless u.s. media seem to love joe biden little changed approach. and. russia slams the u.s. for undermining free trade and fair competition after washington boasts about european companies pulling out of the nord stream to gas pipeline project in the face of american sanctions. what i want to be asked to do moscow time either this 24th of february watching out international with me kevin 0 in for the next half an hour i hope as it take you through all those stories and so much more 1st than the head of the world health organization has warned rich countries against restricting covert vaccine supplies to developing nations many in the e.u. are refusing western shots over reports

the main takeaway from the astra zeneca study in south africa is that the vaccine provides little to no if it can see against what we define as mild to moderate disease and that is a setback and that as a result of that finding the south african government has for now suspended the rollout of the esters and into exene which was imminent and very important to note that that study was limited by the fact that it enrol people who are generally relatively young and for that reason this trial was unable to define whether the astra zeneca vaccine was able to protect from severe disease from the let's not just point of view and from a public health point of view that is the primary aim a vaccination is to protect people from from dying from sars could be to and so that is a major unanswered question with the asters and it could china stage in the meantime though what does it mean for south africa. unfortunately it means that we need to we need to start looking beyond the astra zeneca vaccine this is something that we have been doing as a country am so that it has been integral involved in t

to understand better how to use astra zeneca. in london so neither house astra zeneca reacting to the south african government's decision to suspend its tanks in. well essentially the oxford university astra zeneca team are confirming what the researchers in south africa are saying according to preliminary data oxford university ses the still needs to be peer reviewed the full details to come in the coming days yes indeed the oxford asked astra zeneca vaccine is minimally effective against people with mild forms of the virus what oxford have confirmed is though that the research did not assess people with serious infection serious strains of the 19 south african strain but the hope is given that the research carried out in south africa suggests that they could still be an impact on reducing the number of people needing serious treatment or ending up in hospital it still has a degree of effectiveness and still should be administered there is a right of light here in the message from the oxford team is that the existing vaccines co

and headlines as wednesday astra zeneca has covert jobs like the used in europe as people refused vaccination of. the same time as the world health organization though pointing to drastic shortages in poorer nations. of a 1000000 american victims and counting yet no mass vaccination in sight despite no real pandemic policy switched and since president nonetheless u.s. media seem to love joe biden's little changed approach. and russia slams the u.s. for undermining free trade unfair competition washington boasts about european companies pulling out of the nord stream to gas pipeline project in the face of american sanctions. we don't hear so good day from moscow this 24th of february watching r.t. international with me kevin and 1st headlines in more detail the head of the world health organization has warned rich countries against restricting covert vaccine supplies to developing nations many in the e.u. right now refusing western shots over reports of poor efficacy leaving significant numbers of unused jabs here's our europe correspondent. germany is facing a touch of cognitive dissonance wh

and some of the top stories of the week astra zeneca has covered job ally on use in europe as people refused vaccination for advocacy concerns at the same time the world health organization points to drastic shortages and poor nations. and u.k. doctors come out against plans to make coronavirus vaccinations obligatory for frontline workers. you're watching the weekly here on our team a recap of the biggest stories from the past 7 days thanks for joining us. i mean as political crisis has escalated further after the president rejected sacking the country's top general on the prime minister's request setting the stage for a constitutional showdown meanwhile crowds in the capital continue to demand the pm quits thousands of opposition protesters took to the streets of yerevan for a 3rd day calling for the resignation of the question yeah they're angry at his handling of last year's war with azerbaijan which many saw as and humiliating defeat the fresh protests which have continued on and off since the war ended in november erupted on thursday defied a call by the military to. zine and a

tell i am here now in the headlines this wednesday morning astra zeneca is covert lies unused in europe people refuse vaccination over efficacy concerns at the same time as the world health organization is point he said drastic shortages in poorer nations will tell you all. half a 1000000 american victims and counting no massive vaccination in sight there despite no real pandemic policy switch either since. donald trump was president u.s. media seem to love joe biden's little changed approach. and russia slams the u.s. for undermining free trade unfair competition after washington boasts about european companies pulling out of the north stream to gas pipeline project in the face of american sanctions. good morning to you from moscow this 24th of february watching r.t. with me kevin and so those headlines in more detail 1st off the head of the world health organization has warned that rich countries shouldn't restrict covert vaccine supplies to developing nations many in the e.u. are refusing western shots over reports of poor efficacy leaving significant numbers of news jobs he's our eu

stories of the astra zeneca is code. used in europe as people refuse vaccination. at the same time as the world health organization is pointing to drastic shortages in. world health organization special envoy on code 19 speaks directly to us of the week and says we may not be near the end game yet when it comes to the pandemic. good morning from moscow this is r.t. of the weekend with me kevin owen here with a recap of some of our biggest stories of the last 7 days and must make the news right now talking of which mean is political crisis has escalated further after the president now has rejected the sacking of the country's top general on the prime minister's request setting the stage for a constitutional showdown meantime crowds in the capital continue to demand the pm quits thousands of opposition protesters took to the streets of europe for a 3rd day calling for the resignation of nicole. they're angry at his handling of last year's war with azerbaijan which many saw as ending in humiliating defeat the fresh protests which have continued all along. since the wa

zeneca vaccine now over the weekend a shipment of some around 870000 doses of the astra zeneca vaccine arrived in mexico from a production facility in india and another 494000 doses of the pfizer vaccine this the goal of this 2nd phase now the vaccination program is to. over 15700000 elderly mexican citizens within the next 2 months it's a very ambitious goal to have all of these senior citizens 60 years old or 60 years of age or older inoculated by this time in mid april now there's been a mass mobilization by the mexican military since the weekend to deliver vaccine doses to all 32 mexican states but there is quite a bit of criticism of the existing strategy by the mexican government when it comes to this nationwide vaccination program on the one hand you have mexico's president at this moment of his over the who has promised that the vaccine will be delivered for free to all 126000000 people who live in mexico he's prioritized rural communities digitas communities and identified some around 333 individual municipalities across the country that are at a higher priority to receive the

been a massive diplomatic mess over the astra zeneca vaccine in the e.u. since friday really had been bubbling on for a while before that but friday it all came to a head based on the ideas far as the e.u. commission will concerned is that they would have access to vaccines that had been manufactured at astra zeneca plant in the united kingdom that doesn't seem to be the case what it prompted was the european commission on friday evening to announce that they were going to implement article 16 of the breaks that agreement that would've put in place checks on goods crossing the british border on the island of island and really putting the good friday peace accords at risk causing all kinds of problems in northern ireland and the republic of ireland that quickly was rained back on friday evening but not before it caused a huge diplomatic stink we've also heard from the french president because there is real on the ground realities when it comes to the issues regarding the. the argument between astra zeneca and the european union over these vaccines we've see

s vaccination rollout program amid concerns the astra zeneca job isn't effective against a highly infectious strain. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu peace not guilty to corruption charges just weeks before elections. and the search for survivors after a glass or collapse in northern india at least 11 dead around $200.00 still missing . we begin in may and manuel forty's are starting to crack down on public displays of defiance against the military coup that took place a week ago police have threatened to use force to disperse anti coupe protests earlier they turned water cannon on people in the capital. 'd thousands of return to the streets for a 3rd day of demonstrations a civil disobedience campaign has grown into strikes and mass protests monday men miles army ousted the democratically elected government and arrested civilian leader. rights groups say dozens of people including activists who have led the growing demonstrations have been detained has more from bangkok. we just heard that you know not only have they said that they'll go through legal channels to prosecute anyone w

i'm 66 years old and i do not belong to the group recommended for us to zeneca the astra zeneca vaccines only approved in germany for the under 60 five's but the chance of the statements fueling more questions about the effectiveness of the job it led to reports of stockpiles of unused shots and comes as the world health organization or the poor countries are being left empty handed when it comes to any vaccines with more details on that is peter all of. germany is facing a touch of cognitive dissonance when it comes to covert 19 vaccinations on the one hand politicians on the population are outraged at how slow the process of giving a vaccine to everyone in germany has been on the other hand vaccination centers like this one here in berlin at the old airport which only gives out the astra zeneca job well they've been struggling to get people to take up the offer that some shots aligned unused because not enough people enrolling or just not turning up for their appointment this is an absurd and unbearable situation as of last friday only 10 percent of the vaccines available had been admi

zeneca vaccine penny what's the main takeaway from that study the main takeaway from the astra zeneca study in south africa is that the vaccine provides little to no if it against what we define as mild to moderate disease and that is a setback and that as a result of that finding the south african government has for now suspended the rollout of the esters and exene which was imminent and it's very important to note that that study was limited by the fact that it enrol people who were generally relatively young and for that reason this trial was unable to define whether the astra zeneca vaccine was able to protect from severe disease from the let's not just point of view and from a public health point of view that is the primary aim of x. nation is to protect people from from dying from sars could be to and so that is a major annoyance a question with yesterday and it could china stage in the meantime though what does it mean for south africa. unfortunately it means that we need to we need to start looking beyond the astra zeneca vaccine this is something that we have been doing as a

even germany's health minister would accept the astra zeneca shot. i'd definitely be ready to get it immediately because they trust the e.u. approval processes and their evaluation follows a process. that's why i would certainly accept yes resent. the vaccinations are set to continue on fridays at this hospital that will allow health care workers to deal with any potential side effects over the weekend. well amid skepticism about the. member states are calling on brussels to authorize vaccines from china and russia. countries signed up for russia the vaccine so. the kremlin is promising that anyone who wants a shot can get one use your reports. with the potential to save lives. against the corona virus pandemic. on her way to get vaccinated and to go. first she has to list any preexisting conditions and show her id then she is ready. i'm not afraid i had covert 906 months ago i was sicker than i've ever been luckily i didn't have to go to the hospital but i don't want to get that sick again so now i'm getting vaccinated. since the vaccination campaig

the morning here this wednesday in our headlines astra zeneca covert. people refuse vaccination of. the same time as the world health organization points to drastic shortages in foreign nations but some live coming up as well from the red cross fingers. elsewhere half a 1000000 american victims. yet no mass vaccination in sight despite no real pandemic policy switch since president another less us media seem to love joe biden's little changed approach. and russia slams the u.s. for undermining free trade and fair competition after washington boasts about european companies pulling out of the north's 3 gas pipeline project in the face of american sanctions. good morning from moscow this 24th of february watching r t international with me kevin and so those headlines and some more detail in 1st the head of the world health organization warning rich countries against restricting covert vaccine supplies to developing nations many in the e.u. are refusing western shots right now of reports of poor efficacy leaving significant numbers of new use jobs here's our europe correspondent. germa

and the top stories of the week stockpiles of the astra zeneca coated vaccine go under used in europe amid claims over its effect of this but it comes as the world health organization it warns of a lack of jobs and poor nations. and doctors in the u.k. reject plans to make open vaccines obligatory for frontline workers. this is the weekly here on our 2 international welcome to our roundup of the day's news along with the headlines that shape the week. a constitutional showdown is on the cards in armenia after the president rejected an order by the prime minister to sack the country's top general it comes as crowds in the capital continue to demand the pm quits thousands took to the streets of iran for a 3rd day calling for the resignation of nickell pasha yeah they're angry at his handling of last year's war with azerbaijan which many view as a humiliating defeat although protests have been on and off since the war ended in november new demonstrations are roughed up on thursday when passion defied a call by the military to resign and accuse the army of a coup attempt here's a quick re

and that was an executive from astra zeneca defending the company's coronavirus vaccine the effectiveness of the vaccine in people 65 and older has been questioned by public health authorities here in germany and in switzerland despite the vaccine being approved for use in senior citizens in dozens of countries astra zeneca has vaccine has attracted lots of attention this week for many reasons a study suggests that it is the 1st vaccine that prevents covert 19 and prevents transmission of the corona virus to another person and what about those variants will the bank seems protect against them as well one study is looking at the possibility of mixing existing vaccines to increase immunity against viral variants that's a lot to discuss tonight. to do that i want to pull in dr paul hunter professor of medicine infectious disease and epidemic specialist at the university of east anglia dr owners good to have you back on the program maybe you can explain to me was why why do we see some countries banning the astra zeneca vaccine for the elderly what we have lots of other countries that have al

care and covert wards receive the astra zeneca shot a short time later almost half of them had to stay home from work because of side effects such as fever. well it's surprising that half of them have symptoms studies show that 10 percent of patients develop symptoms here we're looking at 40 percent so that's much more but it doesn't last long they are sick once for a short time and this means the body is interacting with the compound then they quickly become healthy again but some are hesitant there is uncertainty about whether to go ahead with the astra zeneca shots. i'm still undecided because they don't really know whether i want to get this shot or not of course you're also influenced a lot by what happens to those around you. the vaccine from the british swedish manufacturer is only given to people under 65 in germany due to a lack of data on its effectiveness on older adults some have called into question how effective it is compared to the other jabs. there is skepticism it's been discussed for a long time we need highly effective vaccines for people at high risk that includes

and hundreds of thousands of astra zeneca vaccine does is go and used in germany i mean concerns about its efficacy and side effects not the country's health minister says he wouldn't hesitate to get a shot into. a math anyhow booking to the program would begin in spain where police have classed with thousands of protesters demanding the release of a rap artist who was jailed for his lyrics this is the 2nd night of violence in madrid and barcelona police in the city's attempted to break up the protest by deploying tear gas and firing rubber bullets some demonstrators set up burning barricades and it would dozens of arrests and injuries. was convicted on charges of glorifying terrorism and insulting the sums and tweets. for more on this we're joined by stephen bergen in barcelona stephen we're seeing the disturbances spreading across spine how serious is this outbreak of violence. well it is it is certainly spread much further than yesterday when i was mostly confined to other parts of catalonia. as it was quite big disturbances in the dreaded also in grenada our country or all of the c

to understand better how to use astra zeneca. study a johannesburg's with university shows 2 doses of the oxford astra zeneca vaccine provides a minimal protection against mild to moderate infections of the south african variant the study didn't assess efficacy against severe infections but the author said the findings show efforts should shift from herd immunity to protecting people at risk of getting covert scientists to lead the development of the astra zeneca vaccine said the study confirms the virus will find ways to spread in vaccinated populations researchers noted work is underway on a 2nd generation of the vaccine that will target new mutations. dr clear cut lenses of the astra zeneca trial coordinator in south africa she says the country was depending on the astra zeneca vaccine for its immunization program it's being a disappointing state fact that we had the only vaccines that are carrying the. in country in so africa the escalating thanks even which is seen as domenici the original virus the don't send in johnson par

been a massive diplomatic mess over the astra zeneca vaccine in the e.u. since friday really it be bubbling on for a while before that but friday it all came to a head based on the ideas far as the e.u. commission will concerned is that they would have access to vaccines that had been manufactured at astra zeneca plant in the united kingdom we've also heard from the french president because there is real on the ground realities when it comes to the issues regarding the argument between astra zeneca and the european union over these vaccines we've seen vaccine program see in france portugal and in spain all having to be suspended because there aren't enough jobs in fact french president emanuel might call him waded into the diplomatic spot saying that britain the united kingdom have to decide who its friends really were imagine the british finish their vexed. campaign successfully what will they do stop european lorries from entering when there is a total dependence on the continent good luck half pregnant is not a concept what policy does great britain wis

all health organization experts have recommended the oxford astra zeneca vaccine despite its reported limitations with corona virus variants that missing following south africa's decision to suspend the use of the jab that it says offers limited protection against the variant that's prevalent in that country vaccination campaigns are underway across europe but the european commission says the targets haven't been met and the block isn't where it wanted to be but in israel researchers say that they found evidence the fires up by antec vaccine reduces transmission of the virus when given to people over the age of 65 in a moment we'll get more on that study but 1st that he joins us now live from london and he could tell us more about that world health organization press conference what's it been saying that the. well age and we've been hearing from experts who are part of the w.h.o. panel of experts known as the strategic advisory group of experts on the media is a should say gee not to be confused britain's own sage but their recommendations earlier this week have been adopted by the w.

what about mixing the existing vaccines that we have but know that the pfizer and astra zeneca vaccines are being studied right now how could that increase protection against the viral variants that we're seeing now. well there are there's a number of issues here i think one of the reasons is that. in today's world we where there is competition for vaccine as. intense as it is when we can't necessarily guarantee the supply of all that it seems that we would like and so part of it is that actually if you can't give somebody the same back seeing the 2nd time is it ok to give to mix and match that i think is one of the questions that needs to be answered if you are right though it may well be the case that mixing and matching that seems will increase the effectiveness of vaccines and we know this for more than 10 years and it's something called head trying to there's probably boost where when you when you have a vaccine from one manufacturer in the vaccine to another the manufacturer for the same disease often the immunity is better if you immunized with with one or other so i think one of

develop partnerships and it may well be that if if people had the astra zeneca and then the sputnik 5 or the other way around that could well give that better. protection than just giving you have. the same batch yeah i mean you know the more protection the better especially in this pandemic after that the poll hunters always is going to talk with you we appreciate your time in your insights tonight thank you mike that. well the technology used to develop $1000.00 backseats also promises to be a powerful new weapon in the fight against cancer it's today is world cancer day and we are focusing on the promise of treatments tailor made for each patient thanks to manipulations in messenger or in a. customized vaccine created for an individual patients particular tumor fast affective and with few side effects that's the promise of a new am r.n.a. technology in the fight against cancer. malignant tumors can slip past the body's defenses for years with camouflage so clever that the immune system doesn't notice the invader or it is too weak to keep the cancer cells at bay allowing the tumor t

to understand better how to use astra zeneca over more and astra zeneca is reaction let's speak to me barker he's joining us from london so neither have we heard from the drug maker. we have in day we've heard from astra zeneca and researchers oxford university and the both of them of course of have to concede that their vaccine isn't as effective as hoped against the south africa strain astra zeneca saying that its scope was limited oxford research is saying that its service spawns was minimal to maal to moderate infections of the south africa strain what we don't know really because no research has yet been done in full is the impact on serious infections of south africa strain but the shared opinion formed leading scientists in south africa and here in the u.k. is a hopeful one but it could indeed still prevent the worst effects of that strain preventing people from ending up in hospital and also preventing people from of course dying off this serious as well which is the message that johnson the british prime minister has been very keen to hit home i think largely over fears that