Hello and welcome. The European Union has backtracked this hour in a row with the United Kingdom over the export of Coronavirus Vaccines. Earlier, brussels introduced new controls giving Member States the power to block vaccines being sent abroad. Then to reinforce that, it announced the invoking of a clause in the brexit deal that would reinstate border checks between the eu and Northern Ireland, in Effect Stopping Vaccines entering the u k by the back door. It all underlines how sensitive the distribution of vaccines has become as 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 hangs on the contract the two sides signed thats now been released, although with parts blanked out. Astrazeneca says it agreed to do its reasonable best. The eu insists it was a leg
And also Johnson Johnson, just releasing the results from its phase three trials. Saying in its announcement it is 66 Efficacy Rate overall. 85 against severe disease. Still notably lessective than the vaccines from pfizer and moderna. What does the biden team say about that . The White House Press secretary just said this morning that President Biden is encouraged by the data coming out from j j but also said that the politicians will leave it to the scientists who we should hear from any moment. While were standing by. Lets bring in Elizabeth Cohen following the latest developments. So on this announcement from Johnson Johnson, what are they saying . Basically the bottom line here, kate, is that this vaccine does work well against covid 19, this j j vaccine. Im going to jump in. Andy slavic, one of the members of the Covid Response team is beginning the briefing now. On both the successes and the hurdles we face. I hope on these calls, that the public will get a regular and consisten
Describes as a hoch is all too real. He greg gutten berg joined or Rachel Maddow last night. If she wants to keep referring to me as a liberal mob, have it it. Im a dad. I remember a day in this country not long ago where two parties maybe disagreed on policy and they would argue things out, but they didnt disagree on facts. They didnt disagree on working for the American People. This party today gave up on that. It is shocking. So if they want to keep her around, if they want to continue to give her this platform, it only hurts the bigger party. What this means, 199 republicans care more about the qanon vote than victims of mass School Shootings. Today Marjorie Taylor greene stated as much, declaring the Party Takeover officially complete, as if that wasnt already clear, telling reporters explicitly, quote the party is his, Donald Trumps. It doesnt belong to anyone else. That statementunder scores the warnings from republican senator ben sasse last night in a too little too late Scree
Viewers in the United States and all Around The World. This is new day. And House Democrats today plan to strip Marjorie Taylor greene of her Committee Assignments. The vote will force republicans to go on the record to either publicly support or rebuke this controversial qanon supporter in their midst. There was a highstakes meeting of House Republicans last night and Minority Leader Kevin Mccarthy declined to take any action against greene, though she has never publicly apologized or recanted for supporting the execution of top democrats, shes never backed down from any of her violent rhetoric. But it was liz cheney whose fate was uncertain last night. The number three republican managed to keep her spot in leadership surviving calls to oust her for voting to impeach donald trump. Overnight, the House Republican leader Kevin Mccarthy also claimed that he did not know what qanon is. You might want to ask Kevin Mccarthy, who knew exactly what it was in august. You could also ask his po
Now on bbc news after social media suspended donald trump, some have questioned the power of the Silicon Valley giants. Has big tech gone too far, or is it long overdue . Hello and welcome to global questions with me, zeinab badawi. Many of us all over the world rely on social media for information, communication and entertainment, but the reach and power of Big Tech Companies is worrying many. Their decision to ban donald trump and decide what can and cant be said on their platforms has reignited the debate about Freedom Of Speech and whether we need new laws to regulate the tech giants. Thats global questions social media, is it more powerful than governments . Well, to bring you this edition of global questions, as always, our questioners and our two panellistsjoin us via video link. So let me tell you who is in the hot seat this week giving the answers. Kara swisher has been described by newsweek as Silicon Valleys most powerful technology journalist. Shes been covering the Tech In