Coronavirus and vaccine. This event hosted by the Washington National cathedral. And welcome to, Washington National cathedral. I am the dean of the cathedral. On behalf of the bishop of the diocese of washington and all of us who serve in his cathedral, welcome. We are so glad you have decided to join us for this important conversation this evening. Convening conversations and bringing people together to discuss some of the most important issues of the day is one of [indiscernible] priorities. And paul8 the Nancy Ignatius program has given his to focus on many important issues, issues that sit at the intersection of faith and public life. The nancy and Paul Ignatius program fund was established by children, their friends, and other relatives, as srecognition of nan and paul service and commitment to Washington National cathedral. While we said goodbye to nan last year, her legacy lives on here at the cathedral, and we are so pleased to have paul as the mainstay of our cathedral commun
But i also want to say just an aside here at the outset that we are still in quarantine. We are following orders. We are fine. No symptoms developing for either of us. I have learned that i am somewhat of an inpatient patient. This is one of the first times i have been pinned down, but , december 1chnology will get here when it gets here. In the meantime, we will be celebrating thanksgiving home alone. Better safe than sorry. Maybe we will make up for it next year with emily from around the state and around the country coming in and maybe do two thanksgivings next year family from around the state and around the country coming in. We are wishing a lot of others good health and strength and food and clothing and shelter they need because we know so in india are stepping up to help and fill that need. This year has reminded us both of everything that we took for past. D in years even the most basic things like at sporting events. All those traditions and annual rituals or routines that h
The covid study here in indiana, but i also want to say just an aside here at the outset that we are still in quarantine. We are following orders. We are fine. No symptoms developing for either of us. I have learned that i am somewhat of an inpatient patient. This is one of the first times i have been pinned down, but , december 1chnology will get here when it gets here. In the meantime, we will be celebrating thanksgiving home alone. Better safe than sorry. Maybe we will make up for it next year with emily from around the state and around the country coming in and maybe do two thanksgivings next year family from around the state and around the country coming in. We are wishing a lot of others good health and strength and food and clothing and shelter they need because we know so in india are stepping up to help and fill that need. This year has reminded us both of everything that we took for past. D in years even the most basic things like at sporting events. All those traditions and
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
And welcome to, Washington National cathedral. I am the dean of the cathedral. On behalf of the bishop of the diocese of washington and all of us who serve in his cathedral, welcome. We are so glad you have decided to join us for this important conversation this evening. Convening conversations and bringing people together to discuss some of the most important issues of the day is one of [indiscernible] priorities. And paul8 the Nancy Ignatius program has given his to focus on many important issues, issues that sit at the intersection of faith and public life. The nancy and Paul Ignatius program fund was established by children, their friends, and other relatives, as srecognition of nan and paul service and commitment to Washington National cathedral. While we said goodbye to nan last year, her legacy lives on here at the cathedral, and we are so pleased to have paul as the mainstay of our cathedral community. Not to mention that this years ignatius program is especially important beca