Pandemic overall the region accounts for more than 30 percent of all coronavirus related deaths worldwide and maybe 30 percent of all infections Monica Yannick here has more from Rio De Janeiro everybody is out and about as if nothing were happening thats pretty much the case for example its very hot here in Rio De Janeiro its winter but its been very hot its a very hot season all over brazil and people are out on the no social distancing no masks theyre out in bars and restaurants and the government also doesnt give a good example the president himself isnt one that likes wear masks so people have just been Walking Around as if nothing like this happening. Neighboring peru has the highest death rates per capita in the world doctors and other Health Workers are on strike demanding better equipment. To the United States Largest Airlines are all skin thousands of employees to go and leave as politicians struggle to agree on a new Coronavirus Relief bill united furloughing more than 13000
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Was an estimate and were going to write questions from family barns from Maggie Charity who say do you think a covered 1000 vaccine will be available so over to you christmas. I was speaking this week with one of Cambridge Universitys foremost experts on this gordon doogan who is a vaccine ologist is an Award Winning vaccine on the just and he has brought to the clinical coalface a number of vaccines over the course of his career and i asked him this very question last week and said with a fair wind behind it whats his most optimistic projection he said to me hes thinking realistically probably 2120 in 2021 june so it might be as long as 9 months to go yet the government themselves have said that we might see some vaccine available before christmas on a small scale basis this might be just part of a trial or whatever but really to scale this up to get it to the number of people who need it and do it in a safe way is still going to take quite a bit of time so thats why i think the proje
Hello im melissa chan and im guest hosting this stream home edition today were going to be talking about endangered languages there are some 50027000 languages out there depending on how you count it and 50 to 90 percent of it its estimated could be gone by the end of the century well take a look at why and speak to some of those who are working to preserve these languages as always on you tube post your comments and questions well try to get to as many as possible see you too you can join the stream. Welcome to our guest today we have david and we have a rock or a we have beat us to get quickly if you can each introduce yourselves to everyone lets start with david. I mean listen and good morning to our viewers and my names david harris i must secure geographic. I study law. And endangered languages and i work with last speak. To world to help them change their languages pts. David you broke up there so im going to let the viewers know that you are affiliated with national geographic.