Welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. The roll out of covid 19 vaccines has boosted hopes the virus can be tamed, but it will have to be a worldwide effort if its to be effective, and right now the signs are not so good. While tens of millions have already been vaccinated in the rich west, the worlds poor are facing a very long wait the phrase Vaccine Apartheid has already been coined. My guest is the chief scientist at the world health organization, dr Soumya Swaminathan. Is Vaccine Inequity undermining the fight against covid . Dr Soumya Swaminathan in geneva, welcome to hardtalk. Hello, stephen. Thank you for having me. Its a pleasure to have you on the show. Lets start with an overview. Is there any reason to believe that we are getting on top of this Global Pandemic . Well, one year ago, the Director General of the who announced that this covid 19 was a Public Health emergency of international concern. That was on 30 january, 2020. And he said that there was a window of opportun
Her from two committees. The Prime Minister is being urged to block plans for a new coalmine whitehaven in cumbria. Dozens of environmental groups have written to him and saying they are mystified that the government has not intervened even though it is due to host a climate in glasgow this year. Downing street insists the government is a world leader and will not reverse the decision. Newsreel and beneath this land lie more than 200 million tons of coal. Its more than half a century since the last deep coal mine opened in the uk. The plan is to burrow under the irish sea to access a vast deposit of high quality coal. The local mayor is delighted. I think the project is absolutely fantastic. You know, itll bring huge amounts ofjobs and prosperity into the area. Its been broadly welcomed right across copeland. Ive never known a project thats carried so much public support. The coal produced here wont be used to generate power, but to make steel, he says, and means less will need to be i
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