Outstripping supply will look at who will get the 1st doses and the number of deaths in russia suggests the virus is taking a far greater told and the government is admitting we need an undertaker who tells us he is overwhelmed. Thank you so much for your company this hour the head of germanys Public Health institute says he expects the coronavirus pandemic to claim many more lives at a News Conference the president of the robert costa institute latar villar said germany has managed to stabilize the rate of new infections through restrictions in the past weeks but he stressed if they case load remains too high on mr mueller said he was particularly concerned about the rate of infections in care homes where increasing numbers of elderly residents are contracting the virus and he warned that hospitals are are coming under growing strain. And i mean who do you want to conquer noise in some regions were seeing hospitals reach the limits of their capacities and as a result for having to per
A coming Vaccination Programs possible treatments and rapid testing. Do you think do you feel that these solutions will be spread out to distribute it in an equitable way. Well i think that as you say these are encouraging news especially on the vaccines i think we still need to look at that they dont we need to rely on more than press releases we need to look at very good publications of the results but in the meantime our regulators here in europe and the United Kingdom and the United States are proceeding with emergency authorization process is and thats important and understandable in terms of i could have the access i think its reasonable to assume that wealthier nations those with those advanced deals with companies will be the 1st to get the vaccine and distribute to their populations followed by resource constrained countries professor how long a way is there still ahead of us i mean people are so encouraged by this use of vaccines now are being approved but realistically are w
So would you say with 3 vaccines already been approved and many more awaiting approval that this is the beginning of the end of the corona virus pandemic. Well this is how i see it it will be certainly a change in the us after having discussed axing orders and European Union and hopefully soon or so in other countries and read backs in rolled out big box nation campaigns for the d start of by beginning of next year this really changed the whole picture and im confident that this is your hope that spring and summer change and to look normal life again with a good vaccine now you are leading a phase 3 trial for the cure of aca vaccine what can you tell us about that and when do you think it will be ready. Well if a city did not get stuck but we hope to stop it every hour or so to speak maybe tomorrow again last next week we have got to approvals for ethics committees and be caught also a response that this can depart any constituent be still less tulu honest a few career is. More all beg
A homegrown german vaccine developer so why wasnt germany the 1st approved vaccine i put that very question a short time ago to peter cram star hes heading a vaccination approval study here in germany for drugmaker cure back. Yes we are very happy. However. In the. It must not the 1st one it is the 1st one proved the below tech vaccine but we should not forget to discuss vaccines against. Proved by the chinese and by russian government and regulatory bodies they improved our vaccines 1st already in summer and well you hope that means continue in the who will have to 1st approval in the European Union. So would you say 3 vaccines already been approved and many more awaiting approval that this is the beginning of the end of the coronavirus pandemic. Well this is how i see it it will be certainly a change in the us after having discussed axing orders and European Union and hopefully soon or so in other countries and read about since i rolled out big vaccination campaigns with the start of
General Assembly World leaders convene for a special session is there a multilevel. Pandemic and the number of deaths in russia suggests that the virus is taking a far greater told them to government is admitting well meet an undertaker who tells us he is overwhelmed. And a key architect of the European Union and the g. 7 dawns from code big seen former french president to scott to lead france during the 19 seventies and laid the foundations for europes single currents. To our viewers on p. B. S. In the United States and to our viewers all around the world welcome we start tonight with the latest from the pandemic here in germany and the news is. Not good the head of the countrys Public Health institute says that germany is still nowhere near bringing the 2nd wave of corona virus infections under control a partial lockdown in place since early november has stabilized the numbers but those numbers remain to haul. The coronavirus pandemic is not yet letting up in germany. The head of the