People because as we get older. d our immune systems deteriorate. This vaccine is different from the other 2 that weve been reporting on because it is made from a weakened version of the common cold virus found in chimpanzees, which is then modified to make sure that it cannot grow in humans is given in 2 doses. And so far is reporting a 99 percent efficacy rate. All participants have been gently generating neutralizing antibodies. So it is knocking out the virus in their bloodstream with no reported side effects. And that is very good news here because this is the vaccine that britain is betting on. It has bought 100000000 doses of it so far. And so we are eagerly awaiting the phase 3 result. Whats interesting is that initially this vaccine was one of the front runners, and we thought wed be getting results much earlier. But as we know in the last 10 days, the pfizer bio and tech and the madonna vaccines have pulled ahead and, and have shown that they are more than 90 percent effectiv
Highest daily death toll since the coronavirus pandemic began. At a different type of exam season hala for 1000000 students in south korea tackle the most important day in the academic calendar. We begin this news in hong kong where the prodemocracy movement has suffered a huge setback yet another prominent activist is facing time in prison and media tycoon and prodemocracy advocate jimmy lie is the latest to be taken into Police Custody hell be held until a court case in april next year hes accused of fraud it comes just a day after 3 other leaders were sentenced joshua was this child ivan lamb 1310 and 7 months in jail respectively the Hong Kong Government says that all those activists broke the law protesters say that trumped up charges to silence critics of Mainland China to view the pollen reports now from hong kong. This is a very significant move here thats being seen against hong kongs prodemocracy movement jimmy la is in jail at the moment he on wednesday night reported to pol
Of the American People and supporting our like minded allies and partners worldwide. The military leaders, u. S. Allies and senior figures in trumps republican policy have warned of the dangers of putting too many troops out before conditions are right. Others are extremely important here in the next couple of months. Not to have any earth shaking changes with regard to defense and foreign policy. I think a precipitous drawdown and either afghanistan or iraq would be a mistake. Lets get the view from iraq al jazeera, simona fulton, is in baghdad. The reduction of u. S. Troops in iraq to 2500. 00 is not that significant in light of the drawdown that already took place earlier this year. In january, there were 5000. 00 troops present in country that number was reduced to 3000 as of september. And of course, the political and security context that precipitated this reduction was rather complex. Back in january, we had the us assassination of iranian general custom still in miami, as well
Years on victims of the bosnian war struggle to find closure as they fight for their day in court. Hello americans will receive their 1st doses of a Coronavirus Vaccine from monday as the u. S. Experiences its toughest period of the pandemic so far the Pfizer Vaccine is being recommended to those aged 16 and alder nearly 300000 people have died of covert 19 in the worlds worst affected nation john hendren has the latest from washington d. C. In the nation most devastated by the Global Pandemic the 1st doses of the 1st approved vaccine or on the move within the next 24 hours they will begin moving vaccine from the Pfizer Manufacturing facility to the u. P. S. And fed ex hopes and then it will go out to the 636. 00 Locations Nationwide the 1st 145. 00 sites in the u. S. Are expected to receive the vaccine on monday with the rest receiving it by wednesday now front line responders like dr ben you sachin colorado will be among the 1st to be vaccinated against cove of 19 i am going to be on
We dont know exactly what happened in the meeting, but the statement afterwards from the 2 Senior Republicans from michigan certainly indicate that they heard nothing from donald trump. That would change the result of the election in michigan. And that they are going to press ahead. The United Nations is warning of a humanitarian crisis in northern ethiopia. Says more than 2000000. 00 children are at risk from the fighting in t. Great aid agency in neighboring sudan are planning for as many as 200000 refugees. If european government forces, meanwhile, say theyve taken to major towns, mohammed and in the capital, addis ababa says the battle for mccain will prove decisive in the conflict. If they cant hold the cup at all, it means they are defeated. And mackellar is considered the ultimate prize by the if European National defense forces, who are now said to be roughly about 100 kilometers from the cup at all. And they are saying they will launch attacks on mackinnon from a place for dif