Times job for their moscow correspondent. Sounds like something straight out of a spine thriller and reveals the outlets predetermine the narrative of russia. This is our to International Coming to you straight from the russian capital where its just turned 4 pm. Welcome to the program, the race to get a covert vaccine to market is heating up with british pharma giant astra zeneca. Becoming the latest to publish initial data on the effectiveness of its job developed with Oxford UniversityClinical Trials established on average, it works 70 percent of the time is r t is down to hawkins with more the latest coding to join the front one as in the covert vaccine race, they have what else that efficacy over 70 percent of their concluding 30. 00 their trials. Now though these preliminary results may sound more humble compared to other vaccines, the companys c. E. O. Is optimistic saying a job will be highly effective and will have an immediate effect on the u. K. s already preordered 100000000 jobs. Boris johnson is more than happy with the results. Incredibly exciting news. The oxford vaccine has proved so effective in trials. There are still further safety checks ahead. But these are fantastic results. Well done to our brilliant scientists at the university of oxford and astra zeneca and all who volunteered in the trials. Also why the apparently relatively low efficacy of the Developers Say that 70 percent figure is an average of 2 dosage. Regimens, too high doses gave a result of 62 percent with a high dose following a low one raising efforts efficacy to 90 percent. Now this 70 percent average figure is lower than trial results announced earlier by madonna, which the 95 percent pfizer, which will also 95 percent know become pretty, raise their efficacy from an initial 90 percent result. Sputnik, the russian is putting the vaccine. The russian vaccine is at 92 percent. Now these figures are crucial, given the highly competitive nature of the market. And it has been a pretty bumpy road for us, was to day as these results were published, the companys shares fell on the back of the lower than expected average efficacy, even as european stocks rose on the good news of another vaccine, it coming onto the market now these vaccine trials had to be halted back in september because of a serious suspected adverse reaction in one patient. In october 1 of the volunteers in brazil actually died, causing uncertainty about its future. Why the advance trial of a promising back scene was suddenly a pos astra zeneca has caused its trials after an unexplained illness in a participant in the u. As one Company Makes huge strides in the vaccine race and other drug giant hits the pos button on its late stage Trials Volunteer and where the most at vance to corona virus vaccine trials in the world has died. And despite the news, astra zeneca is testing, continues. All those adverse effects were investigated. And although the company and the brazilian healthful forward, you both refused to comment in detail on the case, the trial was deemed safe to continue. Though in the United States, the delay lasted several weeks, and todays results dont actually include drugs or from the american trials, despite the lower efficacy. The upside to this vaccine is of course, the cost effectiveness. While the estimated price of the fires of vaccine is around 19 dollars, the moderna job between 25. 37, those prices go up to over 40. 00 and as high as 74. 00, respectively for both doses the total treatment cost. The cost of the sputnik, the vaccine is as an estimate about 26. 00 for both jobs though the final cost to get to be announced. The astra zeneca job would not only be easier to manufacture and store in lower temperatures, but the cost could be as low as 8. 00 for both jobs or the race is now on to register these vaccines astra zeneca stated it would seek emergency use listing from the Show Organization with russia saying theyve already begun the sport mcvie registration process. But despite the good news, its too early to say, weve seen the back of the pandemic, even with these promising trial results. Doos is not the time for complacency. While we continue to receive encouraging news about called good 19 vaccines and remain cautiously optimistic about the potential for the new tools to start to arrive in the coming months. Right now, we are extremely concerned by the surging cases we are seeing in some countries, particularly in europe and the americas hold workers. And the systems are being pushed to the breaking point. And weve been with several new vaccines hitting the market in coming months with the world in the grip of the 2nd covert 19 wave. Is that a very long and difficult road ahead until we see a return to at least some semblance of normality . The final cost of any vaccine will be a key factor and how widely its rolled out, creating fears that poor countries will be priced out of this cast by the director of the International Back scene institute in the latest edition of going underground the Gates Foundation, their Research Suggests that global cova debts will double if high Income Countries buy up the 1st 2000000 doses of any successful vaccine. Do you agree with . Thats a great study and weve been using it to advocate for something called kovacs. Kodaks intends to purchase 2000000000. 00 doses. And those doses will be provided to everyone and what cannot paper the Gates Foundation paper you quoted says, is that if the 1st 2000000. 00 doses are taken without any consideration of equity, then there will be a doubling of go global covert deaths. Hence, the reason why go back needs to be successful, needs to be fully funded, needs to be funded beyond the 1st year into the 2nd year. I think the one thing that covert teaches us is that this virus, like all viruses, will find those weak points in our defense. And we really need and should be working together in this Global Pandemic to help each other. Whether its, you know, p. P. Masks and gloves, whether its a vaccine solution, whether its, you know, reaching out to countries to help them understand what the burden of covert is. And once we have the vaccine, its taking that vaccine from where its manufactured, to where it can be wherever its needed, in a way that will reduce the global burden of code. That is the most important thing. And all the world that waits for a coveted jobs, china has come up with a way to limit the virus, the spread of calling for a quote. Global firewall in the form of a global thumb of q. R. Codes that would allow prosper to travel to resume china. Has proposed a global mechanism for the need to recognition of health says if its based on nucleic acid test results in the form of internationally accepted q. R. Codes. We hope more countries will join this mechanism. China has been using q. R. Codes to prove Health Status since february. A system has been a question in the west on data privacy grounds, although europe has proposed similar schemes including the idea of immunity passports in the u. K. Saskia teller, discussed the issue with a panel of these tests can be a lot of false negatives, a lot of false positives and youre no better track and trace me werent going in terms of this town or that. Oh, this is incredibly dangerous. It is not only for my safety and youre seeing in the United States as well as across the globe. The people are starting to rise up saying enough stop, protecting me. I wouldnt live my life the way id choose. We not only i was reading say, Heathrow Airport used to be one of the busiest. Ive seen 82 percent fall and passengers. Whats the way that to get wheels out into, if not a set, a similar system to this reason that travels collapse is not the pandemic because the lock downs. I mean, since march twelves, europe has not been able to fly to the u. S. And then europe retaliated and we cant play there. And now were living under the situation where yeah, we once believed in the right to travel, but thats been denied to us so many people are being locked in their nation states. Right now the answer is to is, liberalism is deliberate, travel and liberate and recognize human rights. Again, do you think that we do need a cohesive Global Policy in order to try and move on somehow to try make 2021 better than 2020 . There have been studies that show that the virus respond differently in different regions, that there are different conditions and different places on climate and so forth. So no, we dont want a lot of all standards because Global Standards means that global lockdown, in effect, this is just unbelievable. I really dont care about cases. I care about the death rate and the death rate is very slow. And again, we have to be very cautious with technology because once we turn the saw, its very hard. First of all, there will never relinquish. I mean, passports doing road robots were supposed to be temporary and rubra still stuck with them. A texan suffering from a rare muscle disease has come all the way to russia for treatment on spencer was told back at home that hed never walk again. But since arriving in the russian city of perm in october, hes been up and about it shared his story with us of an exclusive interview. I had to use this everywhere one, when i was in the room when there was a new or she can, what without it are you cannot walk with alan spencer could have been dead by now or in a wheelchair or bed bound. Thats what doctors back home in america told him 5 years ago. I used to use this all the time. It was absolutely necessary. Im going to go now into scary people walking in an incredibly allen has escaped all those outcomes. When i started to notice a Little Something with my hands, they were going to go on like this. So that not some sort of right, but i didnt have any problem with strength. So i didnt think i heard anything wrong. 2012 came, i had a fall and i was like, whoa, that was unusual. 2014 i came again and i had a really bad fall. It was like, ok, theres something wrong, something wrong happened to be a rare inflammatory muscle disorder known as inclusion, body myositis, between 5. 70 people per 1000000 habit. They said theres nothing we can do for its completely untrue. What do you feel when you read that . Will i wasnt as disappointed as you would think. My father had died of a form of a. O. S. And so i thought, well thats as a doctor said, good news and bad news. The good news is youre not going to die. The bad news is youre going to be totally respect for the Vice President of Time Warner Cable for west texas as successful man allen had to quit his job in 2017. He simply wasnt able to work anymore. The disease was eaten away at his muscles, stealing his abilities and his life. But then he heard from a friend about a clinic in perm russia that could potentially treat him at 1st. He didnt take it seriously. My friend andy had said in, in february theres going to be a wedding, are about this clinic that i think by be able to help, you know, are you interested in this kind of like, well, not really. I didnt tell him the way to be perfectly honest. With you, you know, i dont, i think is an american youre, you probably have a stereotype of what the russian hospital looks like. If mayo says that nothing could be done. Probably nothing can be got the sentiment email gave my email interest. The next day i got a, an email back from the director. The c. E. O. Actually of the clinic and the government touches me all winter and said if you come, we think we can help you. We are not sure to what degree, but we do believe that we can actually help you a glimmer of hope was born. But coming to russia in the middle of the college, 19th and jamming with borders shot and planes grounded. It seemed like mission impossible. Back in may one of the gals from marty called dandy and said, hey, hows your medical tourism, but Building Business doing, he said not so well that started the process. It took 17 months to finally come to russia and it was worth every single day of trying. He says, so they started me on this treatment of injections and infusions. And the neurologist put this Magnetic Field on my here, pulsing through. And what it does is it wakes up the neurons in the head. So they started to move in the wake of the muscles, my eye could actually swallow better and i could talk a little easier if i would, you know, world, this is starting to actually work. What turned out was we were getting this world class held help in this clinic in perm russia. If we can get travel to open up, i really intend to work with india and others to get people here from america. Its a wonderful thing. I mean its, it shouldnt be a secret. Here you go. It was a good job. Still have, if youve ever dreamt about being a correspondent in moscow, get ready to deal with hit squads, cyber agents, and shadow. We military figures at least one major news outlets latest job is to be believed that story after this short break is your media a reflection of reality . In a world transformed what will make you feel safe from the isolation, Little Community . Are you going the right way, or are you being led . So direct. What is true . What is great . In the world corrupted, you need to descend to join us in the depths or a maid in the shallows. With nothing really settled, some of trumps enemies want the president and his supporters to be a price for the past 4 years and good skin members of the war as trump tries to bring troops home, some say instead to start again. Welcome back. An act of hypocrisy and just for show thats how russia describes the United States decision to pull out of the open skies treaty, which permits mutual aerial surveillance flights. Moscow also warns that there will be harsh response if any other signatory country to the agreement exchanges date. It with washington. Earlier neil harvey discussed the development with moscow is disappointed to say the least about the decision by the Us Administration to kick the legs from under the treaty for which as the russian side is putting it. The us has no legitimate reasons whatsoever. Moscow maintains that claims of violations on the part of russia, of the treaty that has been in force for 18 years, have all been made up, plus no one seen any proof of that. Moscow has blamed washington for violations to the other side has denied it, but the question is whether that is a good enough reason to get rid of the agreement. The answer from moscow is no. Among other things, the russian officials believe that the u. S. Government was lying when it said that it was considering the option to stay a part of the deal under certain circumstances. The assumption here in the russian capital is that the u. S. Is destroying the greyman deliberately, and that was all part of an earlier plan. In recent months, washington has hypocritically stated that in the keys of a change in the russian position, it could reconsider its decision. In fact, no one there had planned to reconsider anything that was again for the public designed to mislead foreign governments and the public of european states that were urging washington to come to its senses. Its very important to point out that moscow believes the u. S. Government wants to seek some kind of ban by European Countries of russian flights over u. S. Military sites in europe. But at the same time, moscow believes that the u. S. Wants to continue receiving the information from European Countries from its flights in the russian air space. Moscow says that it will continue putting pressure on the other signatories to the open skies treaty to make sure that they remain committed to the terms and abide by it. But in a case, the message from moscow is that this decision, why the americans heavily damages International Security and transparency. You mentioned, European Countries involved there. And there will be European Countries among the, the many dozens of other signatories to the treaty. How do they feel about the u. S. Pulling it . There are 33. 00 more signatories towards that includes very important european, players like the u. K. , germany, france, etc. And theyve been critical of the decision by the Us Administration as well. We deeply regret the United States has decided to take this step and is now implementing its our own position on the treaty remains unchanged. We consider its to be an important part of the arms control architecture that contributes to Building Mutual trust in the us to greater security in the Northern Hemisphere from the tivo stuck to vancouver. We have heard voices of concern across the atlantic as well. The administrations decision to withdraw from the open skies treaty is reckless. I strongly believe that president trumps decision to withdraw from the treaty is a violation of domestic law. President trump brazenly ignored the law and is unilaterally imposing a politically charged withdraw even after losing a president ial election. The open skies treaty was initially proposed by washington that happened back in 1955. Though then the room, it only came into force in 2002, but still it was out there. And because of donald trump, because of his strategy that weve actually gotten used to, we remember that he left many Important International treaties in different fields in the field of security. For example, most notably that was the intermediate range Nuclear Forces treaty brought haps, this is a step from him that we could have expected and has been doing what has been up to pretty much in the past 4 years. And New York Times job ad for a moscow correspondent has been accused of being risa phobic. Successful candidates are expected to deal with hit squads, cyber agents, and shadowy military figures. The description of russia has struck some as more like the plot of a spine movie. But as interest on that explains fact, and fiction are frequently confused by the outlet. What youre about to hear sounds like its been ripped straight from the blog buster screenwriters playbook. Vladimir putins russia remains one of the biggest stories in the world. It sends out hit squads on with nerve agents against its enemies. Most recently, the Opposition Leader alex in nevada, only it has its cyber chaos and disharmony in the west to tarnish his democratic systems while promoting its full version of democracy. It is deployed private military contractors around the globe to secretly spread its influence at home, its hospitals are filling up fast with coated patients as its president hides out in his villa. I mean, add some dramatic music. Do a call video, add it pepper the whole thing with a few explosions here and there, and youve cooked up a trailer for the next head limited series on netflix. But no, its not that not by a long shot. Its actually the opening of a job for a russian reporter with the New York Times page searches for unbiased to impartial or balance. Come a blank, no results found in the text. Not that its much of a secret though, that the New York Times isnt that interested in covering a happy russia. But some readers werent that impressed with the sudden spasm of honesty from the paper did the see any right. New york times new russia crisp on in job at these job for a New York Times correspondent in moscow is telling and not a good way screenwriters wanted for a new james bond film. Imagine yourself working undercover in moscow. The capital of love to meet putins evil empire. If you think you have the creative writing skills to turn the monday into juicy narratives of horror and suspense, contact the New York Times, who have been in touch with the New York Times for comment. You know, both sides of the story and all that. But weve yet to hear anything back from them. Cynically speaking, it makes perfect sense. Positive stories from russia dont tickle the fancy of pulitzer prize. Judges allegations lacking evidence. Or though, do just believe in the boogeyman. Pulitzer prize winning journalist and former New York TimesForeign Correspondent chris hedges 1st. The ad exposes the real russia angle of the paper. I initially thought it was satire, i didnt think it was real. And then i went on the New York Times website and read it. And its really kind of an obituary journalist. The role of a Foreign Correspondent is to be bicultural. It is to get into that culture and explain how they view reality. And here you have this narrative, pre written, narrative, demonization, really of russia and vladimir putin. And i have to say that theres nothing in that description that the United States doesnt do in spades and far worse. And so why even to open a bureau in moscow . Why have somebody spend hundreds of hours studying russian and reading russian history and literature and, and culture . Or why not . Why not have algorithms do it . It was absolutely appalling, but its part of the siloing of the American Press to serve a particular demographic. In the case of the New York Times, it is a Democratic Party based readership. Its a way to make sure that whoever they send to russia feeds back to them what, what they want. Thats our wrap up of the days top headlines for now. But if youre looking for more, you can always have a number to our website, r. T. Dot com for the details on all those stories. And many more was a pandemic . No, certainly no borders. Im just delighted to nationalities this summer, we told you we dont like seeing world peace to be judged as commentary crisis like this mr. Until we can do better, we should everyone is contributing each of our own way. But we also know that this crisis will not go on forever. The challenges created, the response has been much so many good people are helping us. It makes us feel very proud that we are in it together. Its been decades since the fall of spains fascist regime, but old wounds still havent healed in the us at the source mean older than us. And i think ultimately, you know, thousands of newborn babies were torn from their mothers and given away and forced adoption. Only for feaster to this day, mothers still search for grown children while looking in hope for their birth parents. And were going underground 24 hours after voters headed to the ballot box in bikini the 1st of its president ial election amid i. M. F. Reviews of its economy that could see its countrys future pegged to a biden presidency coming up in the show. As neoliberal nations look to a Coronavirus Vaccine to save their economies from potential collapse. We ask the director general of the International Vaccine institute about the global efforts to vaccinate the entire world, including africa, where the corona virus has been far less deadly than in europe. And with a Global Mental Health crisis be the next pandemic. Well ask c. E. O. Of the center for Mental Health about a surge in Mental Health issues as a result of coronavirus and why its just proportionally affecting the poor in society. All the more coming up in todays going underground a 1st its been a whole year since the 1st identified case of coronavirus was reportedly detected in whom a province in china. And for many months Big Pharmaceutical Companies have been racing to find a vaccine. Now, Big Pharma Companies, as well as some politicians and fund them are arguably set to cash in big as the long awaited immunizations. Start to roll out. Joining me now via skype from seoul is one of the worlds leading vaccine experts director general of the nonprofit International Vaccine institute. Dr. Jerome kim. Thanks so much room for coming on. You going to tell me what is the International Vaccine institute and why it is that Nonprofit Institutions like yours have failed to find the vaccine. And its the big multinational, Big Pharma Companies like pfizer that have been so successful companies, i should say that to be in the hit by scandal. Well, so you know, the, an International Actually mr to be is an International Organization kind of like to be and show your 36. 00 signatories not a single g 7 signatory, but our mission is to discover, develop and deliver safe, affordable and effective vaccines for global health. And actually, what we did during this pandemic is to say, were not going to compete, have our own back seen. It makes kind of companies uncomfortable when we tell them its. Were working on our own vaccine to see what we decided was to support companies which every company came to us for assistance. Helping them with ass as with Animal Studies with Clinical Trials, with regulatory pathways. Anything that we needed to do in order to advance a vaccine as quickly as possible. So in a sense, if the world wins that i. B. I. Wins, and that was our strategy, that being advocates of free market, Big Pharmaceutical Companies will say this and your are your a strategy failed . It is pfizer astra zeneca, those big multinationals that create the vaccines no, into your a un mandated vaccine institute. So actually, you know, our Vaccines Institute is, is funded really by, you know, the governments of korea, sweden, india, and finland and the Gates Foundation. The welcome trust, and our goal is really to get vaccines over the finish. I mean, we dont think about it that vaccine is being our vaccine. Our oral color vaccine is given to companies to make, without any benefit i. B. I. Our goal is to Impact Global health. And, and if we can do that in any way possible, then weve accomplished our mission. Well, you mentioned the Gates Foundation. Their Research Suggests that global cova debts will double of high Income Countries by up to the 1st 2000000 doses of any successful vaccine. Do you agree with so thats a great study and weve been using it to advocate for something called kovacs. The kovacs cicelys is an organization under the leadership of the World Health Organization set b. And gavi 192. 00 countries signed on to get 2000000000 doses of vaccine