Now on bbc news. Its hardtalk. 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
Now on bbc news, its hardtalk with stephen sackur. 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, 20
The hard lives of palestinians. We will not be complicit in genocide. Help me what . Rations. We are talking about right at about russians . There are a fraction of children that have been killed in the last two years. Last two years, a fraction of the children that have been killed in gaza. There has been 17,000 orphans in gaza right now in the last four or five months. And our country is funding it. Our tax money. Why are you taking money from aipac . Stop taking money from aipac. This is funding genocide. Look at these pictures. These are real children. They have lost their limbs by amputation, all without anesthesia, hospitals, schools, mosques, 6000 bombs. In the firssize of philadelphia this meeting will come to order without objection. The chair is authorized to declare a recess at any time. We authorized todays hearing on the special counsel robert mueller. The ■7 chair now recognizes the gentleman from the state of wisconsin for the purpose of leading us in the pledge. Nikki
Policies led by donald to appear to have one enough of those to form a new government following sundays, select the menu and welcome to the program. Israel is denying reports of the ceasefire and Southern Gaza to allow foreign nationals to sleep for egypt. Some Media Outlets had said the rough up for the crossing was about to be open to allow people to leave and age to enter. The besieged territory un fuel trucks have been seen in the area. The destination is still unclear reports that said the truth that the board would take hold for several hours to the office of is really private and step. And, you mean, listen, yahoo says this is not the case. Ill extensions have been gathering up the crossing in the hope of escaping israels bombardment. A correspondent tanya explained that is in southern israel, and she told me more about the possible opening of the roof of Border Crossing a while at the moment. Its a bit of a confusion whether it will open or how it will open because in the early
Rooting policy should be hosted from power. Soft position process led by the almost cost appear to have one enough votes to form a new government following sundays. Electric the im got also is welcome to the program. United nations humanitarian f. S. Cheese mountain. Griffith says hes traveling through the middle east to support negotiations on getting aid into gaza. Palestinians happen gathering at the roof off crossing in the hope of escaping as well as bombardment into egypt. Media reports has prompted hope that cargo might open its buddha and that israel, my degree to cease 5 in the Southern Gaza as well says, no such agreements when we, when fuel trucks. Ive been seen in the area, but the destination is unclear. The u. N says gaza is running out of water, food and housing pollution is a journalist in the news about in the central gaza strip. Has them tell us more about how things are where you are . The situation is very miserable, very hard, and hes able vermin from time to time