People are going to expect that we will do something about it. Anchor australia will release a report on alleged crimes reported. Anchor u. S. Drugmaker pfizer says the able request emergency approval for its covid 19 vaccine and coming days. It has shown consistent results across broad demographics with no side effects. More from new york. Reporter it is safe and 95 effective and ready for final approval. That is what pfizer and biontech are saying about its coronavirus vaccine, which they expect to submit to the fda for opera for authorization within days. They said that in trials, side effects were mild. Moderna has said that its vaccine is still in the final stages of trials and is showing over 90 effectiveness. Fda Officials Say that both could be ruled out by next month. Anchor we expect to have we expect to have 40 million of these vaccines available. Enough to vaccinate about 20 million of our most vulnerable americans. Product production would continue to write about. Reporter president elect below biden said that he is being hampered by joe biden refusing to acknowledge his victory or allow the bidenharris team access for developers. Mr. Biden there are a whole lot of things is available to us. Unless made available soon, we will be behind by weeks or months, being able to put together the whole initiative. Reporter both vaccines use messenger rna which is being prays for how what works. Dozens of drugmakers and Research Groups using a variety of approaches are racing to develop a covid vaccine, with astrazeneca and Johnson Johnson likely to release results of trials of this year. It cannot come soon enough, with covid surging around the world, with United States still be global hotspot, now averaging over 150,000 cases and deaths a day. Rural states are being hit hard, with south dakota and iowa recording over 50 positivity rate, higher than new york during the peak of the pandemic in the spring. The vaccine appears to be closer, but most experts are saying that it will not be widely available until early two the middle of the next year. Gabriel sato, al jazeera, new york. Anchor there is growing concern that rich countries will be poor countries last end line. The Campaign Group justice now has been worried that 85 of the world sport will have access. Pfizer and biotech have already sold a majority of the doses that they can produce. This is the same case with modernity, having already sold 70 of its doses. Theyve been snapped up by the worlds richest nations only make around 14 of the worlds population. While the development has been welcomed by the world health organization, it has warned the vaccine are only one part of a successful response to the coronavirus. I think vaccines will give us a huge chance, but if we forget the other things, covid will not go to zero. We need to add vaccination to the existing measures, it being careful, and hygiene. If we add the physical distancing and hygiene and care to be vexing, i think that we will go a long way to getting rid of this virus. Anchor all this, as the United States continues to see an acceleration of covid19 cases. The number of coronavirus related deaths has crossed 200,000. It is reported more than one million new infections and the last week alone. There are well over 11. 3 million cases confirmed across the u. S. It is statistically the world worst hit nation. The u. S. President elect hosted a Virtual Meeting with frontline workers battling the coronavirus. He emphasized that he wanted to hear from those who have seen the reality of the pandemic how devastating it is. Biden told his guests that they deserve leaders who will work hard to support nurses and carers. The area has gone into a twoweek locked down after a search and cases. After being coronavirus free eight months, there are now a brakes and four communities. The town can only be reached by plane. The first case was reported at the beginning of november. This week, infections would overnight. The majority are in a community of just under 3000 people. Most are indigenous inuit and they are already vulnerable, with few jobs, expensive housing, and Minimal Health care services. 54 does not semi cab big number if youre an atlarge city, but in a small place like that, it is quite a high number. People are quite nervous and are scared. Including myself, we have been doing as much as we can to reassure that covid is there. Do not panic. Stay home. We will take care of you. So far, nobody has had to be hospitalized. Anchor people in germany have been protesting against the new governments coronavirus rules. The country is under a second lockdown after seeing a sharp uptake in cases. Several be will have been arrested in berlin. Thousands demonstrated as parliament enacted a bill of even stricter measures. 22 new cases of what has been described as a highly contagious strain of the virus have been detected schools and nonessential businesses will be closed and people will have to stay at home. It was described as eight Circuit Breaker lockdown to control community infections. Pakistan is dealing with a second wave of coronavirus infections. The government has not impose another lockdown, but it is restricting the public events, that includes political rallies. Reporter struggling to cope with the number of covid19 patients being admitted to wards. Infections have increased significantly and the last two weeks. Second wave is very serious. Hospitals are packed and it is difficult to cope with the crisis when the Health Care System is so fragile. Reporter the government has ruled out a Second National lockdown. They must follow social distancing measures. Weddings are resected to a two hour gathering, up to 300 guests. The Prime Minister has banned his party from Holding Public rallies. He has asked others to do the same. Opposition parties accused him of playing politics. The band is not acceptable. The requirements rallies will happen as scheduled. Reporter daily infections impacts and peaked in june and that number fell to a low of 213 and august. It has stayed below 700 for the last three months. Now it is back above 2000. People will worry about how they will cope. During the previous lockdown, our business is were destroyed. We hear on tv that the second wave is more dangerous. What is the government doing for us . They waste time arguing with opposition parties instead of caring what the people. Reporter the government says they will decide next week whether or not to shut down schools. The masks are checked, as well as the temperatures. The second wave is spreading rapidly, so we have divided our classes into two groups. Group a comes in the morning and groupb comes in the evening. We can assure social distancing and avoid spread. Anchor the Prime Minister says that he is worried about the number of people visiting the hospital. He is encouraging to wear masks and avoid crowds. Victoria gayton b, al jazeera. Anchor an associate Research Professor at Georgetown Medical center, she joined us live now from washington dc via skype. Sony countries have gone back into another lockdown or are seeing a rising cases. There is a lot riding on this vaccine. But this vaccine may not be the Silver Bullet that everybody is hoping mib . Hoping that it might be . Out of the trials of the two verse vaccines to which we have seen data reported. Pfizer and modernity, they are very promising, and it is encouraging. More than 90 protection on each. That is a good reason to have optimism. Once they are approved and licensed, approved for use, have to packaged and moved to communities, so that they can be delivered to people. All of the support has to be put into place so that they are delivered under the right conditions, preserves and effective. With all of the equipment that is needed to administer safe with. Syringes, needles, and the bottling of the vaccines in the first place. That requires a lot of planning and a lot of support. Anchor it will be easier for rich nations to be able to do that. They are certainly the biggest consumers of the vaccine. They are already putting orders into the millions. When it comes support nations, are you concerned that the vaccines may not be available to the poorer countries for a while . Absolutely concerned. We have had experiences with this before. When vaccines were brought out for the h1n1 pandemic, we saw that there was a real challenge for getting vaccines matched to the communities and needed them. In countries where we are already constrained, the logistical lift to get the vaccines and the right place, to try people to administer them, and to find Health Care Personnel to deliver these vaccines to people with the highest risk quickly, it will be a greater challenge. Anchor julia fisher in washington dc. Thank you very much. At least people have been killed and dozens more injured in uganda during Political Violence between protesters and police. Supporters of the pop star turned politician bobby wine put on a rally in the east of uganda. Officials accused him of violating covid19 restrictions a walk a penny for the upcoming president ial election. Another has been iressa. Here is an update from nairobi. Reporter bobby wine was campaigning hundred kilometers from the capital parlor and was arrested and bundled into a police van. He said he was arrested because of campaign holding rallies above a specified limit of bobi wine got involved and opposition politics and is challenging for the election touted january. For somebody in power for 34 years, bobi wine is very popular are wrong among young people. He draws large crowds. When he was arrested today, news spread to the capital parlor where his supporters took to the street and set up burning robots. Police responded with a crackdown and dispersed crowds with tear gas. Gunfire could be heard throughout the city. Some people had been killed and the violence, as well as dozens who had been injured. Meanwhile, another opposition candidate has the Largest Opposition Party and parliament, was also arrested in the northern city. Police said that he had planned an unauthorized possession. Anchor still ahead, on al jazeera. Armenian soldiers join for him to resign over his deal. We have rather wet weather coming into japan over the next three days. Huge massive clouds rolling across the yellow sea. It will bring in some terrific downpours in across north korea, south korea. It will push us out into the sea of japan. What or whether coming and that will sweep its way. As we go through friday, some snow on the northern flank and a cool, northerly wind coming behind. It will summit up. At least, this will be dry and fine. Dry and fine across northern parts of the philippines over the next couple of days. Much drier weather coming into vietnam. Pushing into malaysia. Downpours around the malay peninsula. Extending a plosser and that asia is seeing a lively showers. Continuing across southern parts of india. Sri lanka is seeing wet weather. North of that is dry and sunny. An outspoken writer killed in a car bomb. Accusations and speculation and denials. Al jazeera world checks the life and death of this journalist, author, political activist. Killing of a journalist on al jazeera. Anchor you are watching al jazeera. A reminder of our top stories. A u. S. Firm will apply for emergency vaccine coronavirus. It shows that it is 95 effective, and improvement. The u. S. Continues to see an acceleration of covid19 cases. The number of deaths as cross to 50,000. It is reported more than one million new infections in the past week alone. Joe biden hosted a meeting with frontline care workers. Three people have been killed and protest after a president ial candidate was elected. The popstar turned politician known as bobi wind it says that he was violently drawn out of his car by police. These rallies organized by antigovernment protesters have been taking place in the capital. Some of the demonstrators were soldiers who recently fought in the disputed region of nagornokarabakh. The Prime Minister is resisting calls to resign. Al jazeera has been given exclusive access. It is the first time the International Media has been allowed to film there. Reporter you are entering in physically after 37 years. There is widespread destruction. It is about armenia committing against the city. Azerbaijan has already started the city planning process. The construction is interested in bringing this population back. Once again, the International Community will see the difference between destruction of armenia and construction of azerbaijan. This is a war crime, crime against humanity. Based on that, assessment, we will continue to reporter there is demand by azerbaijan to include turkish peacekeepers at the centers where they will be based. It has not been decided how many. How are you going to talk about idps coming back when there are so much depending . It will not be an immediate process. A lot needs to be done. No infrastructure has been left. All areas have been less naked with the mines. Everything has been destroyed. The requirement from azerbaijan is to start new transformation and reconstruction policy. The russia peacekeepers are deployed in the nagornokarabakh region of azerbaijan. Currently, there are parameters in the process of discussion. Reporter thank you very much. A special advisor to the president talking to us here where there is widespread disruption all around. Most of the infrastructure in the city has been taken out. For the city and surrounding areas, there will be hundred 40,000 people displaced in this area. There has been nothing but destruction here since the 1990s. A lot needs to be done before people can actually come back in. Anchor a long and waited inquiry into the special forces of skin is stan has the report contains details of 39 unlawful killings of civilians or prisoners, and the cruel treatment further. The allegations include weapons being planted on bodies to continue wrongdoing. 57 allegations of incidents and issues. A found there to be credible information to substantiate 23 incidents of alleged and unlawful killing of 39 people. By 25 Australian Special forces personnel, predominantly from the special air service regimen. Anchor live from us and camera. You are at that press conference. Does this mean there will be closure for afghan families finally . This already has been a fouryear investigation. This is the beginning. This process has been administrative only in the Defense Force. It is not a criminal investigation. All of these matters are still allegations. This reporter, this report will no doubt be shocking and confronting to many people. Eddie tells dozens of allegations against at least 19 special forces soldiers who were in afghanistan between 2005 and 2016. Some of these stories are quite confronting, including allegations of unlawful killings of civilians, outside of the heat of battle. And what was known as blooding. That some younger soldiers were asked by their more senior soldiers to kill unlawfully, kill people and afghanistan, as a first kill. Some of those did do that, and the report says that there are many people who are suffering mentally at this stage as well. This will no doubt have widespread ramifications. In terms of the time frame, it could be years until we see anyone in the court system. A special investigator one now need to look at this evidence and actually build up cases to be prosecuted in court. Anchor how controversial is this in australia itself . Our people looking to the Australian Defense ministry to take her sons ability . To take responsibility . There has been an apology for any wrongdoing. This doesnt need to be seen as Australian Government and the Australian Force taking accountability. Australians have done about this for quite some time because of Media Coverage and alleged war crimes. This is confirming that the astrology and Defense Force also thinks that wrongdoings have occurred. It is interesting to note that it says that its responsibility to make sure that families of any afghan citizens, who were caught up in this, do get compensated, even before the criminal cases get prosecuted. Australians will be very concerned about this. But this does show that the Defense Forces take into account accountability and told into account those who do not act within the realms of law of war. Anchor live for us in camera. The u. S. Secretary of state mike pompeo is in israel as what is said to be his last hall in the Trump Administration. He is held a joint press conference. Appraised the normalization between ties of israel and bahrain. All deals brokered by the u. S. Pompeo is expected to be the first u. S. Diplomat to visit an illegal settlement. This sparked anger against Palestinian Protesters that see the settlement as a major obstacle peace. The Trump Administration has broke with decades of u. S. Foreign policy with israel. It says that it does not see is really settlements under a legal under international law. West jerusalem reports. It is a significant development. Mike pompeo here and saying fairly normal things and his press conference. Later, it doing something pretty extraordinary with this visit. First, the press conference we heard the bahraini and Prime Minister being welcomed. The normalization deals were proceeding with real pace and a economic force, thanking donald trump once again that it would not be possible without the u. S. President s leadership. There are similar language from pompeo you also mentioned iran, similar to the reports from donald trump. In regards to Irans Nuclear program in recent days. This is suggesting that pompeo argued against taking such an option, but the israelis are very concerned about what might happen under the Biden Administration with regard to what could potentially be the u. S. Taking iran back into the nuclear deal. 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