We have even today, kids in laos full victims of bombs dropped decades ago. This is the us making amends for the tragedy in laos built to the people in need. In that little greetings and sally, you take more than 11000000 infected and close. 2250000 are dead from the covert. 19 pandemic here in the United States of america. Globally, the number sit at a roughly 55000000 cases and over 1300000 souls lost as we enter into the final month of 2021 of the most brutally tragic bizarre and pivotal years. So far here in the early 21st century. But thankfully, it appears that help may finally finally be on the way as not one, but 2. Too big. Pharma conglomerates have recently announced that not one but 2. Potential vaccinations against covert 19 are in the works. On nov 9th, the pharmaceutical giant pfizer in conjunction with its german partner, bio and tak, announced a new vaccine with about a 90 percent success rate against the virus. Then just 7 days later on monday, november the 16th, moder
This year. Count here. And were looking forward to making about 500000000 to a 1000000000 doses next year. But given the rate at which were cases we do expect will have probably 150. 00 or under 51. 00 cases at the final analysis. We do expect that to be done within a couple of weeks here on the more perilous those documents and submit them to the f. D. A. In the coming weeks. Mcgurn, a shares jumped 12 percent in premarket trading. This is the 2nd vaccine in the United States to have a stunningly high success rate. Last week, pfizer announced that early data shows its marxian is more than 90 percent effective. Meanwhile, the European Medicines Agency is Human Medicines Committee said its starting a rolling review of maternal covert 1000. 00 vaccine. The regular is already reviewing vaccines from astra zeneca and pfizer, all in an effort to speed up the approval process. Now to a coronavirus update over the weekend, the us are past 11000000, new code in 1000 cases. This comes only one
Then there is also the civil liberty issues being brought up surrounding the disbursement of the vaccine and the potential orwellian monitoring of its recipients. Like the c. D. C. s be safe program for essential workers that involves smartphone monitoring, a potential vaccination side effects, or mits recent development of a new way of transmitting a patients vaccine history. By get this storing the data in a pattern of dye, invisible to the naked eye. That the that is delivered under the skin at the same time as the vaccine. Creepy. Yes. But maybe necessary. Let the debate begin as we start watching the hawks in a city streets that are so slick. See, see the crisis. Release state. See grace. See displaced. Systemic dissent says so which so brings up the bill for the watching the ox. I am tired and im sick. And joining us today to discuss the controversy surrounding the potential vaccinations and their implementation is legal and media analyst, lionel of line on me, always a pleasure,
His california cabinet member won the election. And nations in Central America and the caribbean rushed to help those made homeless by Tropical Storm into. The transition to a joe biden presidency in the United States is gathering pace with some decisions expected in the hours ahead the president elect is due to announce a task force to tackle what he says is his top priority the coronavirus pandemic on sunday biden visited a Church Cemetery where a family members are buried including his late son donald trump spent the day playing golf outside washington and is refusing to concede defeat his campaign is planning legal challenges in states where hes disputing the counting of votes World Leaders including israels Binyamin Netanyahu and saudi Arabias Mohammed and so man have congratulated biter on his victory well former u. S. President s and republican george w. Bush also sent his well wishes his. More of what george w. Bush has said in a note posted on instagram he thanks guys and for
Im melissa chan welcome to news asia thank you for joining us most major countries in the region have congratulated joe biden as the next u. S. President of china has not saying it will wait its not clear until when but for the rest of asia governments face a new reality for the past 4 years donald trump has shaken the foundation of what u. S. Relations mean for the region with his tough talk and courting of traditional rivals so whats the outlook now for americas allies and competitors in the end of pacific. Joe biden has promised a new day for america but what does biden have in mind for asia the u. S. Has a powerful reach there over security trade and Climate Change but also a rival for economic and military dominance. A confident china which has managed so far to beat back its coronavirus epidemic and now looks to outmaneuver the u. S. As a global superpower. Meanwhile protest movements in thailand and hong kong look to the u. S. As a champion of democracy for the region. In nuclea