walensky continues to push for the unvaccinated to get their first shots. she also said today she s not surprised that so many people are hold out because of how misinformation has actually crept in. i do think if we had community health workers in so many communities that have been vaccine hesitant now, that have been checking diabetes and checking blood pressure control and doing all of those things when it came time to vaccinate, it would have been a no-brainer, they would have easily been able to convince their communities to get vaccinated. they have been trusted health providers. so the u.s. is finally seeing a drop this cases, about 10% nationwide. that s the good news. but not in many lower vaccinated places like nebraska who are rationing care. in tennessee, officials have given one of the most effective covid treatments only to unvaccinated patients and those who are immunocompromised. we re talking about monoclonal antibodies. they ve chosen to give it to only
population growth in america, they re also becoming key voting blocks in swing counties. joe biden becomes the first u.s. president to commemorate indigenous people s day, along side columbus day. we ll look at what this recognition means for native american communities. communitis we begin this hour with breaking news regarding a new treatment for covid-19. pharmaceutical giant merck announced today that they re asking the food and drug administration to authorize an emergency use authorization for its antiviral drug to treat covid-19. earlier this month, merck announced results from a phase three trial of their drug which found their drug reduced the chance that patients with covid-19 would be hospitalized by 50%. joining me now outside of memorial hospital, dr. azar. i want to begin with you. this merck news this morning, how significant is this development? jose, think of it this way. we have said from the very beginning that you don t go into battle with just one wea
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ex wife. he denies any involvement. homes destroyed and thousands forced out. the bbc has found evidence of the taliban systematically evicting hazara people and afghanistan. and the game streaming platform twitch is hit by a data leak exposing streamers earnings and confidential information. hello and welcome to our viewers in pbs in america and around the globe. millions of children in africa are to be offered vaccinations against one of the world s deadliest diseases, malaria. every year hundreds of thousands of children under the age of five die from malaria, a disease transmitted by mosquitoes. this is a milestone in public health. after decades of research and trials, this one in kenya, at last a vaccine against one of the world s deadliest infections malaria. the disease is spread by mosquitoes, which are infected with the malaria parasite. this triggers fever, and in severe cases, organ failure. the world health organization said the vaccine would now be widely rol
systematically evict hazara people in afghanistan. and the game streaming platform twitch is headed by a data leak exposing gamers earnings and confidential information. hello, welcome to the programme. ourtop hello, welcome to the programme. our top story this hour: the world health organization approves a vaccine against malaria which could save hundreds of thousands of lives across the globe each year. fergus walsh reports. this is a milestone in public health. after decades of research and trials, this one in kenya, at last a vaccine against one of the world s deadliest infections malaria. the disease is spread by mosquitoes, which are infected with the malaria parasite. this triggers fever, and in severe cases, organ failure. the world health organization said the vaccine would now be widely rolled out across africa. this long awaited malaria vaccine is a breakthrough for science, child health and malaria control. using this vaccine in addition to existing tools to pr