Finally, vaccines are being produced that might help us return to Something Like the lives we had before covid. Here in the uk, over 10 million doses have already been given out, but at the same time, the virus is Mutating First here in the uk, then in brazil and south africa. So, scientists are turning their attention to how to adapt vaccines to make sure they work against all new variants. Astrazeneca and Oxford University say they plan to have a Next Generation Covid Vaccine ready for the autumn. Our medical editor fergus walsh reports. The scientists at oxford who created the astrazeneca vaccine are continually monitoring how coronavirus is evolving. The current vaccine is thought to give good protection against new variants, but theyre working on tweaking the jab to make it future proof. The scientist whos leading the Research Says its relatively simple to redesign the vaccine. Its not difficult to put a different Antigenic Insert into the vaccine, so we dont want to panic and say
Welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. Alexander lukashenko still sits in the president ial palace in belarus, six months after an election which he probably lost. Europes last de facto dictator continues to brutally repress protests and imprison political opponents. My guest is sviatlana tsikhanouskaya, the woman who believes she won last augusts vote, and who, from exile, calls herself the leader of democratic belarus. But is toppling lukashenko any closer to reality . Sviatlana tsikhanouskaya, in vilnius, lithuania, welcome to hardtalk. Hello, thank you. Its a pleasure to have you on the show. There you sit in vilnius in exile. Alexander lukashenko is still president of your country, belarus, and it is now the six month anniversary since you are convinced you won the president ial election. So, im just wondering how you feel today . Oh, thank you. I feel responsibility, first of all. Responsibility for the belarusian people who believed in me, who believed me, and they know that on
Doing better than its neighbours in europe regarding the outbreak. As weve been hearing, more than 10 Million People have now received their first dose of a coronavirus vaccine, with an army of volunteers giving up their time to help with this massive effort. We spent the day at a Vaccine Centre in southall in west london with a gp, dr Kamini Gautam, who takes up the story. This is the dominion centre. This is where patients come to get vaccinated in southall. This is the main hall. Patients will enter through the door that says no exit over the top of it, because its a one way flow. They will be directed by our lovely stewards. Weve vaccinated over 11,000 people here, in the last three weeks, and we rely very heavily on volunteer staff members. Can i have your surname, please . We have Reception Team members, who have been deployed from their regular practices, and the same with our clinical staff through the house. I normally work as a nurse in a respiratory, high dependency unit. Im
For a Golden Globe Awards thats the first time more than one has been shortlisted in a single year. Welcome to our viewers on pbs in america, and Around The World. In myanmar, police have filed criminal charges against the civilian leaders who were deposed in a military this week. Theres been no word on the whereabouts of either Aung San Suu Kyi or deposed president win myint since monday. The United Nations said the charges just compounded the undermining of the rule of law in myanmar and the Democratic Process and they called for the Immediate Release of the leaders. For a second day, protesters banged pots and sounded car horns in the countrys largest city. Our reporter Nyein Chan Aye filed this report from yangon. Pots banging people are showing their frustration and anger against the Military Coup. It has taken place on monday. This is the second night in a row people in general have been banging pots and pans and using their car horns in protest against the Military Coup that too