The ports of military in myanmar code was draw out the results of november pause my collection. And how all these lockdown video calls from home have prompted an unexpected book the macro boost in business for books. Welcome, youre in bbc news. The European Union has announced its introducing Export Controls on Coronavirus Vaccines so that it can monitor where theyre being sent. Its the latest escalation in a deepening row between the eu and astrazeneca over supplies of the vaccine which is mostly produced here. Today the eus Medicines Regulator approved the use of the astrazeneca jab for everyone over the age of 18, though germany says it will still only give the jab to the under 65s. Our brussels correspondent nick beake reports. Throughout the week, this post brexit battle between the eu and a british based Vaccine Maker has been intensifying. European countries are demanding that astrazeneca delivers all the jabs they ordered even if it means taking them from the uk supply. It all
Contact tracing is largely gone. I think and i believe that we should be treating every case as if its a variant during this pandemic right now. The good news according to dr. Anthony fauci is Johnson Johnsons new singledose vaccine could help get more people vaccinated and prevent severe disease and hospitalizations as the virus continues to mutate and replicate. We have now a valueadded additional vaccine candidate. This is a singleshot vaccine in which you start to see efficacy anywhere from 7 to 10 days. It is inexpensive and the company is capable of making doses in the numbers of billions. Joining me now nbc news chief White House Correspondent and Weekend Today cohost Kristen Welker. Dr. Celine gounder, a member of bidens Advisory Board during the transition. And patrice harris, former president of the american medical association. Kristen, how difficult is it proving for the biden team with such a short transition, if any, to get their arms around the shortage of doses and the
Emergency use authorization next week. But there is a caveat, the efficacy of the j js vaccine dropped 57 from the highly contagious variant from south africa. Despite the travel van to stop that variant from coming over here, the new variant is already here. Two cases identified this week in South Carolina with two patients with no ties to each other and no travel history given that, signals community spread. During todays White House Briefing dr. Anthony fauci stressed the importance of vaccinating as many people as possible, as quickly as possible, before those mutant strains get out of control. Whether or not thats going to ultimately take over in the sense of being dominant is unclear by now. The projection that is made with regard to the uk is that probably by the end of march, the beginning of april, it actually will become more dominant in this country. The fundamental principle of getting people vaccinated as quickly and as efficiently as you possible can will always be the be
There was also a lot of news, as there has been all week. Theres more today. Lets get started this friday, august 18. This breaking overnight, Hurricane Hillary Intensifying in the pacific. It is now a major category 4 hurricane thats expected to bring flooding and rain to california and the southwest over the weekend. More Breaking News, mauis Emergency Management administrator quit abruptly a day after he defended not sounding the islands sirens as Deadly Wildfires tore through la hadhaina citing health reasons. And also this just in, femas Disaster Fund is slipping into the red and Hurricane Season hasnt even peaked yet. Now pressure is on for congress to pass a spending bill. Former President Trump wants to push back the trial date in the federal election subversion case by a lot. The Special Counsel wants january, months from now. Trumps team wants april of 2026, about three years from now. And federal prosecutors are recommending the toughest january 6 sentence yet for two leader
Then everybody was like, oh. Norah the Cbs Evening News starts now. Good evening. Im norah odonnell, and thank you for being with us. We begin tonight with a series of tense moments for a u. S. Airline just as spring break travel is getting underway. With tens of millions of passengers expected to fly over the next six weeks, its raising Safety Concerns for some travelers. The latest incident took place today at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in houston, when a united flight veered off the runway after landing. The nearly 170 people on board were forced to depart the plane using air stairs on the open runway after the plane ended up in the grass. Fortunately, no one was injured. Its the fourth such mishap involving a Passenger Jet this week alone, including yesterdays united flight that lost a wheel during takeoff. Cbss Roxana Saberi will start us off tonight. Oh, my goodness, look at the back of the plane, man. Reporter United Airlines flight 2477 rolled off the runway. It just