Marin county will begin restrictions tomorrow. Joining us to talk about its effectiveness, Infectious Disease specialist dr. Monica gandhi and ash coalrod. Thank you for joining me today. Thank you. Thank you. I want to dive into whether the new restrictions make sense. Bmp we do that, the governor announced alarming new numbers. Dr. Gandhi, when numbers caught your attention . You know, its aptly true that were in a surge, we have increased cases and many areas in the state have increased hospitalizations. This is not true we havent reached yet in the bay area. This is a prophylactic move to prevent us from getting into the kind of criteria that the governor explained. They were not there. Its a prophylactic move. We have to restrict activities, and so now the question becomes what makes sense, what gets restricted and what doesnt make sense. Thats absolutely true. Many things are closing down again. Indoor entertainment, outdoor playgrounds, that caught a lot of people by surprise. A
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 ports of military in myanmar code was draw out the results of november pause my collection. And how all these lockdown video calls from home have prompted an unexpected book the macro boost in business for books. Welcome, youre in bbc news. The European Union has announced its introducing Export Controls on Coronavirus Vaccines so that it can monitor where theyre being sent. Its the latest escalation in a deepening row between the eu and astrazeneca over supplies of the vaccine which is mostly produced here. Today the eus Medicines Regulator approved the use of the astrazeneca jab for everyone over the age of 18, though germany says it will still only give the jab to the under 65s. Our brussels correspondent nick beake reports. Throughout the week, this post brexit battle between the eu and a british based Vaccine Maker has been intensifying. European countries are demanding that astrazeneca delivers all the jabs they ordered even if it means taking them from the uk supply. It all
A Government Expert says its a big step forward. It means that we can spread the vaccine around, it means that we can really start to impact on this pandemic notjust here but right the way across the world. Some Primary School children in wales could be back in the classroom after half term, if Infection Rates continue to fall. And the trailblazing African American actress cicely tyson has died at the age of 96. And coming up in sport on bbc news, Dina Asher Smith makes a winning return to International Athletics as she storms to 60 metre victory at the World Indoor Tour event in germany. Good evening. The Prime Minister says the European Union must urgently clarify its intentions over its decision to temporarily override part of the brexit deal as the row intensifies with astrazeneca over a shortfall in supplies. The eu has introduced new controls giving Member States the power to block exports of the Coronavirus Vaccine to countries including the uk should they want to. Under the bre
A lot of progress but divisions between east and west. Im anthony how it welcome u. S. President donald trump has arrived at a Military Hospital after testing positive for cocaine 90 the marine one helicopter brought the president from the white house to the walter breed Medical Center in maryland officials said the transfer was a precautionary measure and that mr trump was expected to remain at the hospital for several days earlier his physicians said he was receiving an experimental drug treatment the white house has said trump is experiencing mild symptoms including a favor and fatigue but hes continuing his president ial its. Well before his departure from the white house the president recorded a short video statement which he then posted to. I would think everybody the tremendous reporter i would you Walter Reed Hospital are he going to do we very well but were going to maybe you are the things were the 1st ladys doing very well so we would thank you very much very. Very good than