Critical posts. Refused to concede the race. There was no shortage of gold. And one of the best games of the seas. Are welcome to the program we begin with some breaking news that german based Pharmaceutical Company beyond texas one of the vaccines its developing with pfizer of the u. S. Is more than 90 percent effective against coverage 19. Has published the results of large scale Clinical Trials saying that it has found no serious safety concerns. Beyond the 1st drug makers to show successful data in the trial i cover of the virus vaccine. Thats got more from Political Correspondent nina hoss nina how significant is this announcement. Inspan the German Health minister just gave a statement and actually a press conference where he was asked particularly this question and he said that he was proud because it is a German Company that seems to be in the lead of this race for a vaccine but he also cautioned against hopes that might be too high he said it was a good sign that says now we d
Trade. Meanwhile joe biden pushes ahead with the set transition and makes plans to fill critical posts donald trump has so far refused to could see the race. Im sure welcome to the program we begin with breaking News Pharmaceuticals giant pfizer house announced that its im the Coronavirus Vaccine developed in partnership with a German Company build tech is 90 percent effective the 2 companies are the 1st to show successful data from a large scale trial of such a vaccine pfizer. Found no serious safety concerns and expect to see calls for emergency use in the United States this month the number of covered 90 infections has now exceeded 50000000 worldwide according to a Johns Hopkins university in the u. S. So lets explore this with to be a support whos an epidemiologist a retired hospital welcome to you how significant do you feel this news is. Well i think this is a significant step and we know that several companies are working on back scenes and so were hoping to hear this news. Soon
Plans to fill critical. To the program we begin with breaking News Pharmaceuticals giant pfizer has announced that its Coronavirus Vaccine developed in partnership with German Company built on tech is 98 percent effective 2 companies are the 1st to show successful data from a trial such a vaccine. Found no serious safety concerns and expect to see. Emergency use in the United States this month. So lets explore this with to be a support an epidemiologist a. Hospital welcome to you how significant do you feel this news is. Well i think this is a significant step and we know that several companies are working on that since and were hoping to hear this news. Soon and so today we heard the news however we have to understand this is an interim analysis so does this not the end of the trial that is currently still ongoing and its a press release so we have not seen the data in detail but we have very. Positive that this data hold true and that a lot of people who are vaccinated are protected
Potentially even months. Actually using a new technology called messenger r. N. A. Technology i wonder if you could explain not just a simple. Yes so what you tell you do not take the virus on on the journey and you take messenger r. N. A. From the end of jan after a virus and inject it to the body and the immune system cells are taking this messenger r. N. A. Inside of the cell and then producing the antigen on the surface of the cell and by that attacking the virus so this is a very neat way of of a vaccine important also is that a very different ways of that since currently produced so if this is not working for everyone then maybe the other ones are working for those in which this vaccine is not working. Seems often take upwards of 10 years to be developed yet here we are not even a year into this pandemic what will have what causes will have been caught what will not be done that usually gets done to get a vaccine this far this fast yes quick 19 is new but the coronavirus isnt so
But when and who will profit onto the points we ask vaccine against coded 19. And demick under control or thanks very much for joining us and my guests here in the studio in the burlington are professor Susanna Schreiber from the german Ethics Council, who says, in theory, we know how best to distribute limited supplies of the vaccine. The real challenge is putting these ideas into practice. Also with us is yunior fischer, former doctor now a journalist and author. She believes the vaccine is a ray of hope, but tough times she says, still lie ahead for all of us and a very warm welcome to try to be as quote, professor for Public Health and happy to be ology of Berlin Charity hospital. Who argues that the news of an effective vaccine is good, but it shouldnt distract from the many problems posed by the pandemic. Thank you all 3 for being here. I would like to begin with you. Theres so much to talk about. Some people are talking about a shimmer of hope, light, the end of the tunnel. I sa