There with me so robyn a reminder of our top stories the European Union has reversed a decision to impose export controls on vaccines made within the block to the United Kingdom the earlier move would have prevented vaccines from entering the u. K. Through Northern Ireland Drugs Companies that novaks and johnson and johnson have introduced 2 new vaccines to fight the pandemic johnson and johnsons inoculation is a single shot job but both produced weaker results on the more infectious south african strain. Mexicos economy last year suffered its biggest contraction since the Great Depression of the 1930 s. Its credible as death toll surpassed that of india this week that now has the 3rd highest number of fatalities in the world. Kenya says health care and security personnel will be 1st in line when it starts inoculating people next month that scenes are being secured through the African Union and the w. H. O. But Health Officials say it will take until june next year to vaccinate around
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The Foreign Relations committee to order. Our hearing today is to hear from five of President Bidens nominees dealing with career positions and ambassadorships. Its wonderful to have you here. We thank you all for being here. Thank you to the senator for being here to lead of the republican side of the hearing. Its not always easy to find members that are willing to adjust their schedules to accommodate the hearings ander i think the senator for always being available to the committee to carry out our important work. Im going to have some opening comments and i want to recognize senator reid and allow him to make an introduction and thank t him for being here in the committee. Sometimes have a friendly rivalry but since i will soon may need his help thank you very much, chairman and senator. Its my pleasure to introduce kristine, assistant secretary of state for oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs. Anyone whos had the pleasure of working with chris knows a a c