First . Good morning. Thank you for having me. These are weighty decisions. We have been having meetings since april of this year and weve had approximately 25 closed meetings and six to seven open meetings to discuss this. These decisions are made based on science and facts provided to us by the cdc. We asked for the data and the data is presented and analyzed to us and presented to us. So our decisions or deciding which of the priority groups are based on current knowledge and current information about the pandemic, the epidemiology, the persons most affected by this pandemic. Okay. So take us through it with specifics. As i understand it you will have 40 million doses and that translates to 20 Million People. So this year before the end of the year theoretically 20 Million People can be vaccinated. Who are those . So as of today we have talked about this among the group and it seems pretty clear that the top group of individuals will be Health Care Providers. There is a second group
Talking about a growth at 3 . Donald trump has been accused of overstepping his authority when it comes to lifting lockdown. Italy ta kes comes to lifting lockdown. Italy takes small steps towards easing its lockdown as infection rates continue to full. Hello, and a very warm welcome to you. New Economic Projections say that the coronavirus pandemic will push much of the world into a severe recession this year. The International Monetary fund in paris what it says will be the result of what it is calling the great lockdown. When result of what it is calling the great lockdown. When it comes to jobs, you can see a prediction that unemployment will rise to higher levels tha n unemployment will rise to higher levels than after the financial crisis in 2008 and 2009. The bbc spoke directly with the woman in charge of these Economic Projections. This is something that we havent seen in any of our lifetimes. The last crisis, major crisis, with the Global Financial crisis. At that time, the ec
Equipment is keeping those in need out of the dentists chair. Good morning. The government rejects claims that it was too slow to cancel big sporting events. It comes after some coronavirus deaths were blamed on Liverpools Champions League game against Athletico Madrid last month. Good morning today we are looking ata good morning today we are looking at a briskey wind for many, it will feel chilly along the east coast but we lose the patchy rain from the south west. Ill have more at x 20 seven a. M. south west. Ill have more at x 20 seven a. M. At 27 minutes past. Its tuesday, april 21. Our top story the latest measures to tackle the coronavirus pandemic, including whether people should be told to wear masks when not at home. That will be discussed by the governments Scientific Advisory Committee Later today. Nhs providers, thats the body that looks after hospital trusts in england, has warned this could lead to further shortages for staff, as andy moore reports. Manjeet singh riyat w
To find a safe way back, other sports lead the way. Rory mcilroys helping to start golfs return. Hell play in a televised Charity Match next week. Good morning. A windy and wet start to tuesday across some parts of South West England and south wales. Things will improve. And elsewhere, its another dry day. Ill have all the details later. And what will we all be watching later this year . Well find out how the tv industry is overcoming the challenges of lockdown and social distancing. Its tuesday may the 5th. Our top story a new nhs app to track the spread of coronavirus will be made available on the isle of wight today. Its part of a trial that will help shape the governments strategy for easing the lockdown. The software is designed to rapidly trace recent contacts of anyone who tests positive for covid i9. Its hoped its use will be expanded across the uk by the middle of this month. Andy moore reports. The nhs covid i9 app lets you know quickly if you come into contact with someone w
With cement and putting u. N. Tags on them. The sheer scale of this site, 25 square kilometers, is an indication of iraqs previous commitment to weapons of mass destruction. Now containers like these are put across the door to stop it continuing. It was there in 2002. Here he is right now, nic robertson, Senior International correspondent joining us from baghdad. We should reiterate the state department is suggesting that this is not a huge threat. But take me back to that trip there, nic, in 2002. What do you remember about it . Reporter this was a very derelict looking site. We know it had been bombed in the first gulf war in 1991. The weapons inspector had been there in the mid90s as well to cement that stuff up. This was sort of an inspection check. It was really it was a place that felt it was just being unused. It wasnt really getting any attention. L comparing me to comparing then, theyve only gotten older and rustier since then. The reality is, isis, theyre fighting with tribal