Welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe after increased pressure the Biden Administration says it supports removing Patent Protections for covid 19 vaccines. The move aims to make it easier to ramp up production of vaccines and make them more widely available for poorer countries. Us Trade Representative Katherine Tie said in a statement well this was welcomed by the Director General of the World Health Organization, who said this was a monumental moment in the fight against covid 19. A Vaccine Patent Waiver makes it harder for Vaccine Manufacturers to make money out of their products. Shares in a number of the companies tumbled on the news. The International Federation of pharmaceutical manufacturers and associations says the plan is a red herring when it comes to improving the distribution of vaccines. The decision by the Us Administration is disappointing, but it doesnt change that its a wrong answer to complex problem. Year you are its a wrong but simple answe
And the duke and Duchess Of Cambridge have taken part in a call to encourage people to keep on taking the covid 19 vaccination. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. Here in the uk the chancellor rishi sunak says hes committed to supporting businesses and helping those on the lowest incomes, saying the public should feel assured ahead of wednesdays budget. Labour has urged the government to keep the Furlough Scheme for as long as Health Restrictions remain in place. There are plans for a £5 billion grant scheme, to help pubs, restaurants, shops, and other businesses in england to re open safely. Our business correspondent, katie prescott, reports. The first signs of spring and with them hope of new beginnings for businesses as lockdown eases but it has not been an easy ride. Despite government support, salons like this one still have rents and overheads. We cant do takeaway haircuts, we cant go into peoples homes. There is no way a hair salon or beauty sal
The Bloodiest Day of the Military Coup in myanmar the un says Security Forces have shot dead at least 18 protesters. The Coronation Street actorJohnny Briggs who played mike baldwin in the itv soap has died at the age of 85. Good afternoon. The chancellor rishi sunak says people should be reassured by his plans in this weeks budget. Mr sunak said he would continue to support families and businesses hit by coronavirus, but wanted to level with people that more challenging times could lie ahead as we emerge from the pandemic. He also announced a £5 billion grant scheme, to help pubs, restaurants, shops, and other businesses in england to re open. Heres our political correspondentjonathan blake. Closed for business and struggling to survive, but some comfort for Companies Hit hard by the pandemic as the government offers £5 billion worth of grants part, the chancellor says, of his promise to do whatever it takes to keep the economy going. And ahead of the Budget A Signal that hell keep