Forecast. A reminder of our top story. Another new vaccine has been shown to be effective, the second and 2a hours. If approved the uk has millions of doses on order. Thats all from the bbc news at six, so its goodbye from me. On bbc one, we nowjoin the bbc s news teams where you are. Hello and welcome to sportsday. Im Lizzie Greenwood hughes, heres whats coming up tonight. Well look at two of the biggest issues in football west broms Romaine Sawyers the latest to be racially abused online, we speak to the chair of kick it out. Were also talking about concussion, as the Premier League takes further steps to protect players. Also coming up in the programme. Premiership rugby is back after an enforced break caused by the pandemic, well be with Northampton Saints to find out how theyre coping with covid. And Tracey Neville joins us on sportsday to tell us about her return to netball. So a busy sportsday for you tonight and were starting with more on the distressing story this week that se
The drive to get more laptops to children to help them with Home Schooling. And how all these lockdown video calls from home have prompted an unexpected boost in business for books. And coming up on bbc news. West bromwich albion Contact Police over alleged online racist abuse of romaine sawyers. Hes the Third Premier League player to receive abuse this week. Good evening. Yet another new vaccine has been shown to be effective in major trials in just 2a hours. The latest is the janssen vaccine. Its 66 effective overall and only needs a single dose. And crucially its 85 effective against severe disease. Last night novavax announced uk trials had shown its vaccine to be 89 effective. And crucially that vaccine protects against the new more contagious uk variant. If approved the uk has millions of doses of both vaccines on order though they wouldnt be available until later in the year. Our medical editor fergus walsh reports. Covid Vaccine Trials keep delivering results beyond all expecta
The announcement. Unprecedented that there should be a rich abundance of approaches, all of which rich abundance of approaches, all of which are rich abundance of approaches, all of which are essential. And new data shows another covid 19 vaccine developed in the us that may only require a single dose is 66 effective. In other news, primary schools in wales could re open to all pupils after half term though the nationwide lockdown will continue. And thousands of volunteers helping the nhs with the Vaccine Roll Out will be prioritised for a jab. Hello, and a very good afternoon. The European Medicines Agency is expected to approve the Oxford Astrazeneca Covid Vaccine for use in the eu this afternoon. The uk has been using the Astrazeneca Jab in its Mass Immunisation Programme for weeks now. Meanwhile, the European Commission has published a redacted version of its contract with the pharmaceutical giant in a continuing row about supplies of the vaccine. A contract was signed in august fo
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Hello and welcome to sportsday with Karthi Gna Nasegaram and jessica creighton. The headlines this evening a record Equalling Goalfrom rooney as Manchester United move into the fourth round of the fa cup. Millwall capitalise on a much changed bournemouth side to dump the Top Tier Team out of the cup. Stourbridge were seven minutes from the fourth round draw but the lowest side in the compeition bow out. Well round up all of the days fa cup action. Also coming up in the programme setting up the season with a stunning three setter. Murrays winning run is brought to an end by djokovic as the serb retains his doha title. And farah finishes in seventh as he starts his season at the great Edinburgh Cross country. It has been an incredibly busy day. And this afternoon couldnt have gone much better for Manchester United. Current fa cup holders, they beat reading 4 0 at old trafford in the third round, with one of their goals coming from wayne rooney. It was his 249th goal for united, Equalling