The freeman foundation. By judy and Peter Blum Kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for americas neglected needs. And by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Laura am Laura Trevelyan in washington, d. C. , in this is bbc world news america. Pfizer says its new vaccine is almost 95 effective. We are not at theh f line yet. Yroughl 250,000 americans have died from the virus. Thony fauci he would like says the timing could not be worse for a slowdown. Dr. Fauci we are going in, obviously, a wrong direction at a very precarious time. Laura the boeing 737 max has been cleared for takeoffsearly 18 mon after it was grounded following two deadly crashes. Plus, the lost whaling station is a beacon of hope as the whales return ande thriv the antarctic. Welcome to world news america pbs and around the globe. There is yet more reason to be optimistic about the coronavirus vaccineop being dev by pfizer and biontech. It has passed safety checks, making it ready for ap
Diesel and petrol cars wont be sold from 2030, part of a green Industrial Revolution to tackle Climate Change and create jobs. Across the world, it is the uk that is leading the world in tackling one of the gravest problems that this planet faces. A 65 year old man has been arrested in belfast in connection with the birmingham pub bombings in 197a. 21 people died in the ira attack. The lost whaling station at the end of the world now a beacon of hope as the whales return and thrive. The pharmaceutical company, pfizer, says its latest data suggests that its Coronavirus Vaccine is even more effective than first thought, with the jab working well across all ethnicities and age groups. The firm says the vaccine has passed safety checks, and is now ready for approval by authorities around the world. So what are the next steps for the vaccine in the uk . Health secretary matt hancock told mps last week that the nhs will be ready to roll out the new vaccine if it gets approved. He said he has
Will have the latest on the us election for you and also coming up, new research on dinosaurs suggest they were thriving right up until they were thriving right up until the moment that meteorite wiped them out. Lets begin with some good news. Us pharmaceutical giant, pfizer, says latest data suggests its Coronavirus Vaccine is even more effective than we first thought. Pfizer and biontech have released preliminary data which suggests the vaccine is 94 effective in people aged over 65. Last week, the Companies Said the vaccine was more than 90 effective. And earlier this week, there was impressive data on another vaccine, made by us company moderna, suggesting nearly 95 protection. Heres our medical editor fergus walsh. The us New York Times has created this vaccine tracker. They include vaccines russia and china have improved without waiting for the results of trials. Scientists give the vaccine to thousands of people, compared to volu nteers thousands of people, compared to volunteer
Even more effective than first thought and ready for approval. More good news on a covid vaccine. Pfizer says its vaccine works equally well in people of all races and ethnicities and is 94 effective in adults over 65. But how quickly will we be able to get it . Well be talking to our medical editor. Also this lunchtime stick to the rules now and you could still celebrate christmas government scientists tell us all to do our bit. We are very keen that we have a christmas as close to normal as possible. That requires all of us to make every effort over this national restriction period, and even in early december, to get the cases as low as possible. Whats your reaction to your whip not being restored . Mr corbyn, whats your reaction . Thank you very much for coming this morning. Former labour leader Jeremy Corbyn will not be reinstated as a labour mp over remarks he made about anti semitism. Diesel and petrol cars wont be sold from 2030 part of a green Industrial Revolution to tackle Cl