Ive seen what covid can do. The sort of severity of some of the cases has been quite upsetting at times, so i really wanted to try and help get rid of this disease. Unfortunately, me dad fell ill with covid, and was admitted here for eight days. And i think, once its been that close to home, it makes more of a difference. You feel like you want to do your bit. Vaccines work by training the immune system to recognise and remember the enemy in this case coronavirus. The oxford vaccine stimulates the creation of specialist y shaped proteins known as neutralising antibodies. In the event of future exposure, these should latch onto the coronavirus and prevent infection. It also stimulates the creation of t cells, another key part of the immune system. These should sweep up after the antibodies and destroy any cells that have become infected. In the first 1,000 volunteers, the vaccine was safe, and two doses gave a better immune response than one. The oxford team says it is a really importan
Early results from two more Coronavirus Vaccine trials have produced an immune response without any serious side effects. One trial was carried out at the university of oxford, and the other at chinas academy of military medical sciences. Donald trump has said he plans to send federal Law Enforcement personnel to more us cities to tackle anti racism demonstrations, which he insists are the work of anarchists. Some democrats have called their actions deeply disturbing and unacceptable. European Union Leaders hold a fourth day of talks in an attempt to overcome major differences about a 750 billion euro coronavirus rescue package a divide on how it will be funded. The Actress Amber Heard says her ex husband, johnny depp, threatened to kill her many times. Now on bbc news, its time for hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. The International Reach of the black lives Matter Movement has put a new focus on racism in sport. My guest today is an athlete who made a stand. Adam goode
Produced an immune response without any serious side effects. One trial was carried out at the university of oxford and the other at chinas academy of military medical sciences. President trump has said he plans to send federal Law Enforcement personnel to more us cities to tackle anti racism demonstrations, which he insists are the work of anarchists. Some democrats have called their actions deeply disturbing and unacceptable. The Actress Amber Heard says her ex husband johnny depp threatened to kill her many times. Shes giving evidence as part of the actors libel action against a newspaper for calling him a wife beater. He denies the allegations. It is about1 30am. It is about 1 30am. You are about up to date on the headlines. Now on bbc news click. This week cleaning up the social network. Getting your mask on. And. Breaking bad with giancarlo esposito. Hey, welcome to click and wear a mask. Thats the advice you are given, just do it, its not a problem. In fact in some part of the w
Welcome to bbc news. Im mike embley. Our top stories hopes grow for a covid 19 vaccine after every volunteer involved in atrial at Oxford University shows an immune response to the jab. They are extremely promising, because these are the type of responses that we believe will be associated with protection. President trump says he will send more federal Law Enforcement officers to deal with protests. Local Officials Say its an abuse of power. In thejohnny depp libel case, his ex wife amber heard says she was afraid the Hollywood Star was going to kill her. And polar bears under threat from Climate Change why they could be extinct by the end of this century. We start with the global race to find a vaccine to halt the pandemic. Here in the uk, scientists at Oxford University say the vaccine theyre developing appears to be safe and does trigger an immune response. The uk government has already ordered 100 million doses of it. Heres the bbcs fergus walsh. 3131197. So much is riding on this.