astra zeneca in an extremely small number of people. in paris to take us through this extremely small we heard the extremely small number of very low risk this is the sort of mantra coming out of both the e.u. and the u.k. and yet you wonder what people will still think if they sit down and are offered an astra zeneca vaccine. yes and that's obviously one of the big challenges for governments both in the e.u. and the now what the european medical agency is saying is that look the benefits of a master's anika vaccine are way the risks and what they mean by that is the risks of covert 19 to most people far higher than the risks or than astra zeneca jab nevertheless they have found that there is a link between the astra zeneca jab and some very unusual forms of blood clots even though they are extremely rare and that point was made by both by the european medical agency and the u.k. a regulator nevertheless the european medical agency said that all health workers and the public should be aware of these risks even if they are very rare they

already and saud's the european union wants to sue astra zeneca the company is accused of failing to deliver the agreed numbers of cars with 90 vaccines but will legal action work who benefits and how much of this is really about politics this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program i'm peter davi the e.u. is the biggest exporter of coronavirus vaccines anywhere in the world yet within its own borders the rate of inoculation has been disappointing the world health organization is warning that could prolong the pandemic major member states such as germany france and italy are all struggling to cope with another wave of infections while vaccination campaigns continue to be hit by delivery delays the european commission is reportedly weighing illegal action against the vaccine manufacturer astra zeneca the british swedish firm was contracted last september to deliver 180000000 doses to the e.u. by the 2nd quarter of this year but it slashed its deliveries by 2 thirds of what it's calling manufacturing issues and open occasions 2 of the bias this was reportedly discussed among

countries of ordered astra zeneca jobs for people and a certain age. oxford university which was behind the creation of the vaccine continues to stand by its work in a statement is a professor of pediatric infection and immunity safety has been our priority throughout the development of the vaccine at university of oxford in 2020 and we are reassure to see that safety monitoring continues and they close scrutiny of regulators and public health authorities as a vaccine is around the world the identification of rare cases of blood clots which might be associated with a vaccine shows that the safety system works and has also allowed the u.k. and the regulators to conclude that the benefits of vaccination continue to are to weigh the risks putting in measures to help mitigate any possible risk. let's bring in our guests in cambridge chris smith is consultant viola just at cambridge university and posed as host of the naked scientists in london sun up isaac is lead on the art break of infectious diseases for the university college london zoo global citizens

because the conflicting advice information on the astra zeneca vaccine now e.u. governments have really been a pains over the last weeks to say this vaccine is safe its benefits outweigh the risks never the less all of that criticism has shaken the reputation of this vaccine in the e.u. at a time when it is needed as i said as part of this vaccine rollout. of the live in paris thank you natasha. also russian know where there looks to be another setback for kremlin critical action of only a prosecutor's office has asked the russian courts to suspend its of its use of foundation for combating corruption which he set up with army was jailed for a parole violation earlier this year recently did a hunger strike in prison he says the charges against him are politically motivated spurted smith joins us live from moscow bernard what work each of us about this. however later this week prosecutors will ask a moscow court to declare. corruption organization and his regional political organizations as extremists putting them on the same level in russia al-qaeda what prosecut

the oxford astra zeneca vaccine uncomfortable scrutiny medicines regulators in the u.k. and the e.u. have judged that its benefits outweigh any possible risks but they haven't ruled out a causal link between the vaccine and rare blood clot conditions in a tiny number of recipients based on the current evidence the benefits of the covert 900 facts in astra zeneca against covert 90 and its associated risks hospitalization and death continues to outweigh the risks for the vast majority of people. our review has reinforced that the risk of this fresh suspected side effect remains extremely small in arms today the european medicines agency said there was insufficient data to isolate risk factors like age and gender and that blood clotting should be listed as a possible side effect of the jab this case also shows us that our pharmacovigilance system is working these very rare and unusual events have been picked up identified analyzed and loudest to come to science based recommendations to allow the safe and effective use of this vaccine investigations into the astra zeneca vac

mexico says it will continue to use astra zeneca scoff at 19 vaccine even though some countries have suspended its use after cases of blood clots following in occupations on wednesday the european union's drug regulator said the vaccine may cause a toss and very rare cases but i know how to the polls from mexico city already despite international concerns over the c b a the astra zeneca vaccine mexican political leaders are trying to settle the doubts that many have about receiving the jam correspondent asked a cynic yes i will be receiving the astra zeneca vaccine it's been proven that the risks are minimal compared to the benefits. and while mexican health officials have said they are investigating claims by britain's joint committee on vaccination and immunization over a possible link between the astra zeneca vaccine and a rare blood clotting disorder there is no plan to suspend its use was in business but in kill enough in short relax there's no scientific evidence that suggests a high risk of thrombosis from the astra zeneca vaccine therefore in a majority of countries where it'

warn against the use of the astra zeneca jab for anyone under. this agreement the benefits of the shot still outweigh the risks in the fight against corona. but i don't come all santa maria here in doha with the world news from al-jazeera it is day 8 of the terror shove and murder trial but defense and prosecution police training and.

mexico's government tries to calm fears of the astra zeneca back seat in a region that's been overcome by the pandemic. and amazon looks to have won the battle against workers unionizing one of its giant wells it's. a doctor has emphatically rejected claims that george floyd's drug use and underlying health problems caused his death long in critical care specialist dr martin tobin testified that floyd died from a lack of oxygen while being pinned to the pavement with a knee on his neck the trial of former police officer derek children was shown animations of him and 2 other officers holding floyd down during the arrest reports from minneapolis. focus on this this was a significant day in court a phase of testimony covering important medical evidence the 1st witness martin to open a doctor with more than 40 years experience a pulmonologist a breathing expect mr floyd died from a low level of oxygen and this caused damage to his brain that we see and it also caused. a rift that caused his heart to stop how mr floyd pinned to the ground restrained by police simply couldn't get enough brea

findings soon release on a possible link between astra zeneca is covert 19 shots and rare blood squads with implications for vaccine programs worldwide it's. where i am here and this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up a relentless crackdown in myanmar reports that once again security forces are killing protesters across the country. some challenges remain but a step in the right direction as well paris try to salvage the 2015 a rainy nuclear deal and. i'm going to see a new in south central chile and coming up i'll explain why indigenous lying grabs and political violence are escalating out of control in this region. health regulators from the u.k. and the european union are about to reveal if they see any links between astra zeneca has called it 1000 vaccine and where blood clots those clots for friends in just a handful of the 10s of millions of people who have been given the job but many countries have raised concerns south korea is the latest to temporarily suspend its use in people under the age of 60 i don't choose to eat the university of oxford holds the trial of the v

have given in to pressure to release those astra zeneca vaccines. the u.s. is sending the astra zeneca vaccines and we should point out they're not even a use in the united states and that's why there was pressure given the fact that 53 percent or more of the u.s. population now has been vaccinated with the dirt of the pfizer even the johnson and johnson vaccine there were real questions about why the stockpile was just sitting there when other countries particularly india right now are in crisis so responding to that global pressure the white house announcing that it will be releasing this vaccine and we should point out that given the fact that it hasn't been approved in the united states it is going to be going through a strict quality control procedure are processed through the food and drug administration but again this is something that has been announced just in the last couple of hours by the white house press secretary and also we should point out that in the united states not only is 53 percent of the population been vaccinated but in some cases in

meanwhile the african union is dropping plans to secure astra zeneca vaccines from the serum institute of indians the world's biggest supplier of the a used disease control bodies it's not because of concerns about a potential and extremely rare link to blood clots they will still receive astra zeneca shots be a kovacs that's the program that aims to distribute vaccines to poorer countries south africa's already stopped using astra zeneca series for me to miller is in johannesburg explaining how the vaccination program has been slow to recover earlier this year as south africa suspended its vaccination program using the astra zeneca jab that after a new strain was identified and a trial show that astra zeneca would not be as effective against the strain and since then about a 1000000 doses of that vaccines been sold to other african countries and now so africa says it's been refunded for the other $500000.00 doses that were due to be delivered the government has been criticised for potentially wasting money but it says it's continuing to engage with astra zeneca as they continue to res

vaccine the oxford astra zeneca vaccine comfortable scrutiny medicines regulators in the u.k. and the e.u. have judged that its benefits outweigh any possible risks but they haven't ruled out a calls link between the vaccine and rare blood clot conditions in a tiny number of recipients based on the current have agents the benefits of the covert 900 facts in astra zeneca against covert 90 and its associated risks hospitalization and death continues to outweigh the risks for the vast majority of people. our review has reinforced that the risk of this fred suspected side effect remains extremely small in arms today the european medicines agency said there was insufficient data to isolate risk factors like age and gender and that blood clotting should be listed as a possible side effect of the jab this case also shows us that our pharmacovigilance system is working these very rare and unusual events have been picked up identified analyzed and loudest to come to science based recommendations to allow the safe and effective use of this vaccine investigations into the astra zeneca va

has relied so heavily on the cessna zeneca vaccine and millions of people have all ready. so what are the main takeaway so far from this briefing which is ongoing and how is that going to affect the population there who are still getting this vaccine as we speak. well look i think the important point to make out of this is to echo what has been said in this press briefing by the medical regular medicines regulator and the joint committee on vaccines and immunization which is that the instances of blood clots this very unusual instance of blood clots involving low platelet counts which is it what has alerted attention here and it's been able to be tracked through to similar instances in europe are absolutely minute in proportion to the number of people have actually received this jab and what is being recommended here is not to scrap the vaccine in any way but to affirm that the benefit of the vaccine continues to outweigh any potential risk so we're not talking here about the absolute the railing of the ukase vaccine program the after zeneca job will continue to be rolled

life and also coming up the african union becomes the latest bloc to drop more orders for the astra zeneca vaccine and is looking at johnson and johnson's instead. africa's leaders meets to combat the threat of iceland fighters in mozambique. and we look at why sri lanka is using china sign of vaccine on chinese ex-pats but not on its own citizens. but we begin in myanmar where the military has again stepped up its campaign against critics calling for a return to democracy manaus a former ambassador to the u.k. says he has been locked out of the embassy in london by there's no oil to the military he had earlier with his spokesman who the british government to take steps here. that you get government where continue to mostly very just shoot off to an awful. military regime and for both working to bring democracy in yemen. he's trying to walk in the middle ground but there is no doubt which is the right side the military council has good nearly 600 people including 40 children. they have adept at doing the detained. 1000 the united nation reporter for human rights have didn't mind that actio

benefit is less with astra zeneca and luckily the u.k. can choose which vaccines it wants to use since it has availability of medina and pfizer that won't be the case in all other countries what do you make of the fact that there's been no. sort of overall policy dictated by the european union on this we've now got different european countries setting the bar for when they use yesterday and it as you say is what we can quite confusing not in countries have got different age settings would you think that. unfortunately that will continue to confuse the population but that's how the european union functions with health being under the domain or the control of its 27 member states of the european medicines agency has concluded that the blood very rare side effects they scrutinize the situation and reported twice with the same findings but then it's up to the individual member states to decide how to use it we've already seen many differences between the countries are sticking it to various age groups 1st it was a younger age group now it mig

from coming from london coming up the white house confirms it will share 60000000 doses of the astra zeneca vaccine with countries in need. the u.s. decision to recognize the mass killings of armenians as genocide turkey's president says the decision is groundless and unfair. and outrage in the u.k. often iranian court sentences aid worker nazneen zebari radcliff to one more year in prison. in the world health organization chief says the staggering number of coronavirus infections and deaths in india is beyond heartbreaking dr tetris good research says the w.h.o. will send extra staff and supplies to help fight the pandemic there us president joe biden spoke with the indian prime minister narendra modi after the u.s. announced it was sharing millions of doses of the astra zeneca vaccine worldwide germany is sending oxygen and medical aid all the european union and the u.k. are also promising assistance including equipment. or than 2800 people died from the virus on monday an almost 10 fold increase on the figure just 4 weeks ago the w.h.o. chief says 2600 extra staff are being sent to india

are studying a possible combination of pfizer biotech and the astra zeneca vaccine so i think all 3 of those options that are being considered. are important what needs to be done there is they need to be studied more carefully if you're going to increase the interval if you're going to add a 2nd or in this case a and if you're going to combine different vaccines and even different axes of different technologies it needs to be well studied and then what we're seeing with the chinese study is that of the 60 countries and the chinese next to another 60 countries and approved it we haven't even had an the data publicly available published in the peer reviewed literature and that's what's really concerning yeah and on that note jeffrey brazilian trials of the set of at vaccine showed an efficacy rate of around 50 percent and if you compare that to the trials we saw in turkey and into an easy of the same vaccine those stood at between 91 and 65 percent how do you explain the varying level of effectiveness. well again without all the details you know we can only speculate we can wonder if it

have given into this pressure to release those astra zeneca vaccines. that white house press secretary shinseki talking about it in her briefing which is still ongoing was the decision of the by the it ministration that is your right has been under pressure for some time now to share its stockpile of vaccines with poor countries or countries that simply don't have enough of course india being one of the experience and one of the worst crisis with respect to covert 19 says this pandemic began and so as a result their decision has been made to release not only these doses but also the raw materials to be able to produce the astra zeneca vaccine which is known as copa shield in india moving forward now this is not the only material that's being shipped we also know that the united states is sending over ventilators it is sending over p p e that is personal protective equipment and also rapid test the feeling is that in the united states where the astra zeneca vaccine is not given because it has not yet been approved for use in the united states there is a

and in you detect a possible side effect of red blood clots from astra zeneca is quite the 19 vaccine but say the benefits of the job still far outweigh the potential risks. and the price of palestinian refugees and $11.00 are made west by this pandemic and the financial crisis. is a bastard to the u.k. says he has been locked out of the embassy in london by those loyal to the military a master chose one man recently broke ranks with the generals calling for the release of aung san suu kyi he appeared with his spokesman just a short while ago and the british government to take steps. he have. full faith that you can government where continue to mostly their rejection of the and lawful . military regime and the support for both working to bring democracy in myanmar. he trying to walk in the middle ground but there is no doubt which is the right side the military council has good nearly 600 people including 40 children. they have a depth that during the day. 1000 the united nation reporter for human rights. didn't mind that action likely to be the league that for the prime. humanity. wh

earlier this year south africa suspended its vaccination program using the astra zeneca jab that after a new strain was identified here and a trial show that astra zeneca would not be as effective against the strain and since then about a 1000000 doses of that vaccines been sold to other african countries are now so africa says it's been refunded for the other $500000.00 doses that would you to be delivered the government has been criticized for potentially wasting money but it says it's continuing to engage with astra zeneca as they continue to research and any development on a new generation vaccine the government hopes it will deal adequately with the new variant in the meantime south africa has poured millions of doses of the johnson and johnson vaccine and it hopes to meet a target of vaccinating about 252270000 people a day and that's to achieve what he calls herd immunity for all many south africans it's been a long wait for a full vaccination program so far only health workers have been vaccinated about $270000.00 of them and so many south africans are waiting to hear when that

detect a possible side effect of red blood clots from astra zeneca has covered 1000 vaccine but say the benefits of the job still far outweigh potential risks. with thousands displaced by armed groups linked to beisel in mozambique regional leaders from southern africa are meeting to try to find a solution. now me on those embassador to the u.k. says he's been locked out of the embassy in london by those loyal to the military and thus take yours while man recently broke ranks with the generals calling for the release of aung san suu kyi now he appeared with a spokesman just a short time ago and he the british government to take steps. here. feel free that you good government where continue to demonstrate their rejection of the as a lawful. military regime and the working to bring democracy in myanmar. he trying to go in the middle ground but there is no doubt which is the right side the military council has good nearly 600 people including 40 children. they have adept at doing the teaching. 1000 the united nation reporter for human rights. didn't mind their action likely to be the leade

unusual but possible europe's medicines agency links astra zeneca 19 vaccine to blood clots but insists his benefits still outweigh any risks. peter w. watching al-jazeera live from doha are also coming up. he was not attempting to solve the ulcers cake punch or anything of that nature the trial of the former u.s. police officer accused of killing george for it here's more evidence that the force used during his arrest was excessive. the u.s. commits to removing all remaining combat forces from iraq without setting a timeline. and challenges remain but a step in the right direction and efforts by world powers to salvage the 2015 iranian nuclear deal. europe's medicines agency says it remains overwhelmingly confident in astra zeneca is covert 19 vaccine after finding it may cause blood clots in very rare cases now the risk is greater among younger people prompting some governments to restricts or advise against its use among lower age groups jonah hole explains from london. the oxford astra zeneca vaccine comfortable scrutiny medicines regulators in the u.k. and the e.u. have judged that

look now at the issues surrounding the astra zeneca vaccine will light so far the u.k. health regulators as we heard from joan have reported 30 cases of blood coursing 7 of those have been fatal one important to remember that that's out of $18000000.00 doses which have been administered by the companies also had to deal with doubts about the efficacy of the vaccine last month the top infectious disease expert in the u.s. accused astra zeneca of using data is information from a vaccine trial in them but the company admitted a mistake in the vaccine dosage received by some participants in the clinical trials some received fooled all service others huffed all says that data got mixed up in the results it released its also had spats with e.u. leaders after missing delivery deadlines sheets of production and export issues so the challenge is our very air let's see if we can get more from oksana she is a lean. diseases at university college london global citizenship program and joins us by skype from london schizo have you with us here on the news are we still waiting to get

director had to say about his concerns about the astra zeneca virus. he did say that they still recommend that african countries continue using this vaccine because. benefits greatly outweigh the risks and it's important to note that most of the african countries are using astra zeneca then the issue of this shift from procuring astra zeneca from the seram instituted in india to johnson and johnson came up and he said that last week the african union signed a deal with johnson and johnson to secure a 400000000 doses of vaccine in the 3rd quarter of the year but he said this is in no way linked to the concerns and the problems that are being seen with astra zeneca he said that the program astra zeneca vaccines will still continue being distributed on the continent through the call the ex program but what is happening is that the african union wants to. secure more and more. scenes from different quarters wants to sign more bilateral deals because this is all complimentary he says that they want to get in as many vaccines as possible on the continent so

is releasing millions of doses of the astra zeneca vaccine the u.s. is sending the astra zeneca vaccines and we should point out there not even a use in the united states and that's why there was pressure given the fact that 53 percent or more of the u.s. population now has been vaccinated with the dirt of the pfizer even the johnson and johnson vaccine there were real questions about why the stockpile was just sitting there when other countries particularly india right now are in crisis so responding to that global pressure the white house announcing that it will be releasing this vaccine and we should point out that given the fact that it hasn't been approved in the united states it is going to be going through a strict quality control procedure are processed through the food and drug administration but again this is something that has been announced just in the last couple of hours by the white house press secretary and also we should point out that in the united states not only is 53 percent of the population been vaccinated but in some cases in u

african nations dropped plans to buy the astra zeneca coronavirus vaccine but say it's not because of any link to blood clumps. alone multiple people have been injured at a shooting in bryan in the u.s. state of texas just hours after president joe biden unveiled measures to tackle gun violence but they say the suspect is still at large an estimated $11000.00 people have died across the country so far this year with biden describing the situation as an epidemic the president says he will rein in weapons called ghost guns which come in kits without serial numbers and can be assembled at home is also ready to restrict arm braces that are commonly used to study a ar 15 style pistols effectively. turning them into rifles arden says his administration will make it easier for states to adopt red flag laws empowering judges to confiscate firearms temporarily from people determined to be a threat and has called on congress to pass laws that would close background check loopholes reus instate an assault weapons ban and repeal liability protections for gun manufacturers give me how kate has mor

the african union becomes the latest book to draw more orders for the astra zeneca vaccine and is looking at johnson and johnson's instead. africa's leaders meet to combat the threats so isolate pfizer's in mozambique. and the shore in moscow on musicians and bird and then find creative ways to ensure a very they reach their audience cheering the pandemic. and sport the chairman of the augusta national golf course ties head back to calls for a masters boycott the major tournament is taking off in georgia 8 days after the state brought in a new controversial new voting law. but we begin in myanmar where the military has again stepped up its campaign against critics calling for a return to democracy members ambassador to the u.k. says he's been locked out of the embassy in london by those loyal to the military he appeared with his spokesman earlier who urged the british government to take steps. that you could go home and work continue to mostly their rejection off to an awful. military regime and the support for both working to bring democracy in among. he trying to walk in the middle grou

announced it was sharing millions of doses of the astra zeneca vaccine worldwide germany is sending oxygen and medical aid while the european union and the u.k. are also promising assistance including equipment of world health organization is also promising to send in more help. and the situation in india is beyond heartbreaking doubly joy is doing everything we can providing critical acute mental and supplies including thousands of oxygen concentrator is prefabricated more by field hospitals blood flow to the supplies the european union is suing a pharmaceutical company astra zeneca after delays in the delivery of code 19 vaccines it's accuse the company of breaching its contract to supply enough doses for the block astra zeneca says the legal action is without merit and that it has complied with the agreement. turkey's president has officially responded to the u.s. decision to recognize the mass killing of armenians as genocide or chip tire better one says the u.s. is groundlessly exploiting past tragedies which is upset turkey and damaged relations. british iranian aid worker nazneen za

commission says that it's nor ching this legal action because astra zeneca has breached its contract in its eyes it says that it is very it failed to deliver the doses that it had promised in his contract now in the 1st quarter of the year astra zeneca delivered $30000000.00 doses that is a short of the $120000000.00 that the e.u. commission says it had promised in its contract now astra zeneca they haven't reacted to this launch of legal action but in the past what they have said is that their contract only said that they would do everything that they could within their powers and possibilities to deliver the doses that they could when they could and that they weren't fixed on particular doses to particular dates but the u. commission obviously sees things very differently they also say that astra zeneca should have diverted some of the doses that were being produced in the u.k. for the u.k. to the e.u. to make up the shortfall in the e.u. and the trash all the states had back the prior but some concerns about this move taking us to seneca courts morkie. yes you member states are ba

the oxford astra zeneca vaccine and comfortable scrutiny medicines regulators in the u.k. and the e.u. have judged that its benefits outweigh any possible risks but they haven't ruled out a calls a link between the vaccine and rare blood clot conditions in a tiny number of recipients based on the current evidence the benefits of the covert 900 facts in astra zeneca against covert 90 and its associated risks hospitalization and death continues to outweigh the risks for the vast majority of people. our review has reinforced that the risk of this fred suspected side effect remains extremely small in arms today the european medicines agency said there was insufficient data to isolate risk factors like age and gender and that blood clotting should be listed as a possible side effect of the jab this case also shows us that our pharmacovigilance system is working these very rare and unusual events have been picked up identified analyzed and loudest to come to science based recommendations to allow the safe and effective use of this vaccine investigations into the astra zeneca vac

the european union is suing the pharmaceutical company astra zeneca off to delays in the delivery of covert 19 vaccines it's accuse the company of breaching its contract to supply enough jobs for the bloc seneca's says the legal action is without merit and that it has complied with the agreement natasha butler is in paris and explains why the e.u. is making this move. they might be wanting to put more pressure on the british swedish pharmaceutical company to speed up the delivery of its doses they've also come under quite a bit of criticism from member states for the slow rifaximin roll out in the e.u. which is seen very much as being the commission's responsibility the commission saying that that slow rollout was in part due to the fact that they just didn't have enough astra zeneca doses at least not the ones that they said they were promised 30000000 doses of astra zeneca were delivered by the company in the 1st quarter of the year that's far short of the 120000000 doses that the e.u. commission say were promised under the contract that it signed with astra zeneca now that is why

review before any astra zeneca doses are shipped from the united states the f.d.a. will confirm any such doses meet its expectations for product quality the u.s. is also sending a team of experts from the centers for disease control to help india manage its crisis the u.s. actions are reciprocal india sent the united states assistance in the early days of the pandemic when the us was hard hit now the biden ministration wants to return the favor medical professionals say the u.s. move is a good start but more must be done and what's needed in the long term is quite clear a waiver of all intellectual property patents. that control 'd or that hinder district global distribution of the covert vaccines and other covert related technologies as india battles its covert crisis some countries and airlines have banned flights to and from india but the white house says it has no plans to ban travelers from india to the united states can really help that al-jazeera the white house was a pleasure to welcome dr ali fountain to al-jazeera from an op and michigan he is the senior v

the european union has launched a lawsuit against astra zeneca to delays in the delivery of coke at 19 vaccines. a court in iran her sentence british iranian aid worker nasa means a guy radcliffe to one more year in prison the u.k. calls it inhumane and unjustified. moscow's new crackdown it's shut down the offices and activities of groups linked to jail kremlin critic. and it's been a historic night the oscars chloe's out becomes the 1st asian woman to win the best director award as more women and minorities win top prizes. on your i guess roster with the sport the pressure grows to cancel cricket indian premier league amid the outbreak of cases there while some players leave topless trading in bowler hat cummins donates $50000.00 to buy oxygen just other stars of the game to do the same . hello and welcome we begin this news hour in india and nations struggling with the worst health crisis in its modern history for yet another day it's reported the world's highest number of infections and a record number of deaths a month ago today india reported just more than 62000 new infections c

of the astra zeneca vaccine mexican political leaders are trying to settle the doubts that many have about receiving the jam correspondent asked a cynic yes i will be receiving the astra zeneca vaccine it's been proven that the risks are minimal compared to the benefits. and while mexican health officials have said they are investigating claims by britain's joint committee on vaccination and immunization over a possible link between the astra zeneca vaccine and a rare blood clotting disorder there is no plan to suspend its use was in business but in kill enough in short relax there's no scientific evidence that suggests a high risk of thrombosis from the astra zeneca vaccine therefore in a majority of countries where it's been used it will continue to be used. latin america is one of the worst hit regions in the world by the pandemic and many countries have struggled to secure contracts with vaccine manufacturers the astra zeneca vaccine is largely considered latin america's most viable vaccine option with both mexico and argentina signing agreements with the pharmaceutical giant to

african nations dropped plans to buy the astra zeneca coronavirus vaccine but say it's not because of any link to blood clots. and in sport defending champion dustin dawson gets off to a shaky start the masters world number one is having a bad day at augusta have finished round one at 2 over par 745 shots off the pace at the moment. after estimated $11000.00 shooting deaths so far this year u.s. president joe biden has unveiled executive actions aimed at curbing gun violence he described the situation as an epidemic biden says he will rein in self assembled or ghost guns weapons that come in kits without serial numbers and can be assembled at home he's also moving to restrict armed braces that are commonly used to steady aof if teens style pistols effectively turning them into rifles pistols are subject to fewer regulations biden says his administration will make it easier for states to adopt red flag laws empowering judges to confiscate firearms temporarily from people determined to be a threat and he's called on congress to pass laws that would close background check loopholes reins

but astra zeneca vaccines for coover x. worldwide which is also from africa will be delayed because india has put a temporary hold major vaccine exports because it's battling a bigger and more severe with over coronavirus a record 126000 new cases were reported as on thursday why don't you seal and temporary suspend entry for all travelers from india for the next 2 weeks we can speak married to elizabeth for random she joins us live from new delhi let's talk about vaccines india is a global manufacturing hub for vaccines of all different varieties but there appears to be a real shortage not just of vaccines for export but also what's been happening there. that's right her india does produce about 60 percent of the world's vaccines and it was the biggest contributor to the kovacs program that had shipped more than 60000000 vaccines but around 2 weeks ago the government decided it had to considerably slow down vaccine exports because of the rising number of cases in india and it had to prioritize vaccinating people here and o

or some more concerns over the astra zeneca vaccine there augsburg university says their polls testing the shot on children pending an investigation into rare blood clots in adults may have received the jabil university says this is a precautionary measure and there are no safety concerns in the pediatric trial more than $200.00 children were taking part such children aged $6.00 to $17.00 the european medicines agency is shooting once its findings into any link between the vaccine and clotting later on weapons day. well let's say get more now from joy and a whole he joins us tonight site of vaccination sensor in a london show and the vaccine will aid in the u.k. is well underway but these safety concerns surrounding the the oxford astra zeneca vaccine just aren't going away why is this what's going on. well pretty much as you outlined it there it's because of fresh and ongoing concerns about a potential causal link between the astra zeneca vaccine and rear blood clotting conditions or events all eyes today as you say on the medicines regulators particularly m h r a here in the u.k. and