Welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. The roll out of covid 19 vaccines has boosted hopes the virus can be tamed, but it will have to be a worldwide effort if its to be effective, and right now the signs are not so good. While tens of millions have already been vaccinated in the rich west, the worlds poor are facing a very long wait the phrase Vaccine Apartheid has already been coined. My guest is the chief scientist at the world health organization, dr Soumya Swaminathan. Is Vaccine Inequity undermining the fight against covid . Dr Soumya Swaminathan in geneva, welcome to hardtalk. Hello, stephen. Thank you for having me. Its a pleasure to have you on the show. Lets start with an overview. Is there any reason to believe that we are getting on top of this Global Pandemic . Well, one year ago, the Director General of the who announced that this covid 19 was a Public Health emergency of international concern. That was on 30 january, 2020. And he said that there was a window of opportun
Independently called. With the last battleground ballots being counted and the electoral map coming into focus, joe biden pulled ahead of President Trump early today in pennsylvania as the mailin ballots democrats preferred in this pandemic tilted heavily toward biden. It was the same story overnight in georgia, where biden edged past the president with a razorthin lead. With a margin that small, there will be a recount in georgia. Reporter biden had a second potential path to victory leading through nevada and arizona, where the margins were also tight. In flagged tweets and unfounded comments from the white house, President Trump claimed fraud without offering any evidence and vowed to continue his fight in the courts. We were winning in all the key locations by a lot actually, and then our numbers started miraculously getting whittled away. Reporter while some allies still stand by the president , others including pennsylvanias republican senator pushing back. The president s allega
Now on bbc news its time to hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. The roll out of covid 19 vaccines has boosted hopes the virus can be tamed, but it will have to be a worldwide effort if its to be effective, and right now the signs are not so good. While tens of millions have already been vaccinated in the rich west, the worlds poor are facing a very long wait the phrase Vaccine Apartheid has already been coined. My guest is the chief scientist at the world health organization, dr Soumya Swaminathan. Is Vaccine Inequity undermining the fight against covid . Dr Soumya Swaminathan in geneva, welcome to hardtalk. Hello, stephen. Thank you for having me. Its a pleasure to have you on the show. Lets start with an overview. Is there any reason to believe that we are getting on top of this Global Pandemic . Well, one year ago, the Director General of the who announced that this covid 19 was a Public Health emergency of international concern. That was on 30 january, 2020. And he sa
Hello, everyone. Im the codirector and of Aspen Global Innovators Group at the Aspen Institute and i want to thank you all for joining us today for what will be a fascinating conversation. And while the pandemic has prevented us from gathering in person on the campus, we are so excited to continue to host and informative and inspiring conversations between the leading health practitioners, advocates, artists, scientists and innovators. We are honored to be hosting these three fascinating breakthrough conversations about the new book and her research on womens brain health. Shes made it her lifework to study the female brain to provide women with a roadmap for reducing the risk of dementia. If you dont have the book yet and you are interested in buying a copy we will put a link in the chat for you to be able to get it and by more information. As we begin to dive into this conversation, let me briefly and properly introduce our wonderful speakers. Professor of neuroscience and radiology
Aspen institute. I want to thank you for being here today for what will be a fascinating conversation. While the pandemic has prevented us from gathering in person on our aspen campus, were continuing to host informative and inspiring conversations between the leading health scientists, innovators. And today were hosting a fascinating and breakthrough conversation between lisa mosconi and Natalie Morales about dr. Mosconis new book the xx brain and research on womens brain health. Shes made it her lifes work to study the female brain and a road map for reducing their risk of dementia. If youre interested in a copy, well have a link in the chat, and for more information. I would recommend it, its fantastic. As we begin to dive into this, let me briefly and properly interrogatory dues our speakers. Lisa mosconi at real cornell medical college, the founder of the womens Brain Initiative and associate of the alzheimers clinic. Adjunct member of psychology at nyu school of medicine and ph.