people out of hospital, this one has looked at how good they are at preventing any infection by the delta variant. the study showed the pfizerjab had 93% effectiveness two weeks after the second dose, compared to 72% for the astrazeneca vaccine. the researchers say that pfizer s performance then falls faster, and they believe that after four to five months, the two vaccines may converge, having similar effectiveness. i would stress that both the vaccines are still giving really, really good protection. and it s important to remember that actually pfizer starts out at around 15% better effectiveness than astrazeneca, which is far more my thing, then we could ever have imagined. so whilst it does decline, it s actually declining from a really high starting point. there is another way the delta variant is changing the vaccine landscape. although vaccinated
the vaccine at no profit, and therefore that has cost the company s top line and their bottom line because they are distributing it at no profit. yet when you think about whether it has been a successful year for astrazeneca, probably most people would say yes. the improvements to the company s reputation, and also the good it has been seen to be doing to public health, are incalculable. even though it hasn t done much for astrazeneca s bottom line, i doubt the shareholders will begrudge him his salary. the headlines on bbc news. desperate scenes at kabul airport a little girl is handed over to an american solider by people fleeing the taliban. britian pledges to remain, as long as the us controls the airport. british troops are helping control the crowds and check people s documents. new research finds both the pfizer and the astrazeneca jabs are still offering good protection against the more transmissable
so, how are we safer now, with the taliban taking over? i m sick to my stomach. we ll bring you the latest on the evacuation from afghanistan. also this lunchtime. reporter: are you going to resign, mr raab? - labour accuses the foreign secretary of putting interpreters lives at risk, after he declined to make a phone call to get help evacuating them from afghanistan. the government has defended him. new research finds both the pfizer and the astrazeneca jabs are still offering good protection against the more transmissable delta variant of covid. and. yorkshire county cricket club has apologised to former player azeem rafiq after an investigation into allegations of racism. and coming up in sport on the bbc news channel. the former manchester united and scotland striker denis law reveals he s been diagnosed with alzheimer s and vascular dementia at the age of 81.
much as a year from that point to move everybody out of the country. so that happened obviously much quicker than they expected. that was the cause of some of the chaos that we saw at the airport. the administration is adamant that they were working urgently to expedite visa processing and plans to get people out of the country. but as we have seen over the past few days and as we will continue to monitor, there are still thousands of people, americans and afghans, who are looking to get out of the country and who are unsure they will be able to. . ~ , ., , and who are unsure they will be able to. ., ,, , ., , . and who are unsure they will be able to. ., ~ i., , . ., and who are unsure they will be able to. thank you very much for being with us on to. thank you very much for being with us on bbc to. thank you very much for being with us on bbc news. to. thank you very much for being with us on bbc news. thank i to. thank you very much for being with us on bbc news. thank you. |
them from afghanistan. the government has defended him. new research finds both the pfizer and the astrazeneca jabs are still offering good protection against the more transmissable delta variant of covid. and, unearthed near a berkshire church. the site of an 8th century monastery that was believed to have been lost and has baffled historians. good afternoon. the government says the uk will continue to help people leave afghanistan as long as american troops remain in control of kabul airport. more british troops are being sent to the afghan capital today to help maintain order.