Has just introduced a control mechanism for companies producing vaccines tell us a little bit more about that if you want its a bit of a warning shot for other companies and pfizer of biotech is also a company that has suddenly confronted the u. S. Supply a problem so what the use is has introduced is a mechanism whereby companies a you can track now to what extent companies are exporting vaccines that are being produced inside the e. U. The u. S. Made clear today this is only an insurance policy they do not want to get involved into any sort of vaccine protectionism or to export bounce but it is clear that they are flexing their muscles to show those tech or from a suitable dions that they do mean business here. Georg not as in brussels for us thank you so much. The astra zeneca vaccine is one of 3 being used as part of britains vaccination drive the country has one of the highest death tolls in the world but as we have heard it is also making more progress than many other countries e
Code phrase how these at near record levels all the government considers using g. P. S. Tracking to make sure that the people city home is but that idea for the big. Guy give g. P. S. Tracking people is for the 1st time for implementation in time the way weve got to get back to what weve got to get back to what not to do so you dont get to come back if we let this continue much longer im worried that were. Still not. Going to get out of this quickly and the way to do it is to keep these restrictions going to get people back so. Youre watching our 2 International Coming to you live from the russian capital this every hour welcome to the program. European unity over securing coded vaccines appears to be splintering further a meeting between you members is deciding whether nations should be able to ringfence local production and curtail exports after brussels fell out with britain over getting enough to us as of the astra zeneca vaccine sent across. Explains. This ra is really heating up
Even the europes closest neighbors in the western balkans have yet to see the bloc deliver on pledges to help here to chinese and russian vaccines are filling the void the European Union have that they wanted their Global Public good they wanted to ensure a quick bloc there but were just seeing even today and yesterday then you know suggesting or threatening that there might be export bans on the coronavirus back in the e. U. And so obviously thats very concerning sign of buckley nationalism here and brussels Officials Say humanitarian vixen donations will be exempt from tougher export controls they promise help will come soon to say that the e. U. Is not doing anything i think its is really not correct that we are actually in discussion both with the Member States but also with the pharmaceutical companies in order precisely to help this advance the e. U. Was quick to call for Global Cooperation against a pandemic but so far its been too slow to live up to promises of global solidarit
Head of the u. N. Heralds the role sputnik we can play in the battle against time damage. A very warm welcome to the program from all of us here at our church here in moscow thanks for joining us this hour. The simmering spat over covert Vaccine Supplies has seen the European Commission publish its contested contract with anglo swedish drugs maker astra zeneca their disagreeing over definitions the firm says its of hearing to the specified best reasonable efforts while the e. U. Insists the supply volume is a binding number you members earlier met to decide whether nations should be able to ringfence their own local production charl devinsky explains. This ra is really heating up in brussels made the threat that it will look to ban exports of the 19 vaccines from the blog thats going to have massive implications not just for the but also other countries in the world and this comes amidst a huge shortage of the curve in 1000. 00 vaccine here in the e. U. Now leaders are meeting on frida
From this moment onwards dutch multinationals will be held accountable for their activities and their actions in developing countries and thats an enormous victory for for for that the rights of more globally. By degrees has been following proceedings from a boozer. This is not the only case in court either in the netherlands or in the u. K. Where hundreds of people have queued up to shell for contaminating the niger delta i spoke to an actor is a short while ago he said this is just the beginning and a lot of analysts also believe that it will open the floodgates into so many late editions against all producing Company Production companies that have been operating in nigeria some of these cases have been there for a very long time and they were unsuccessful similar communities up and successful to try call a shell in nigeria and courts for example in this particular case today in the netherlands 2 of the people who filed that case have died have already died but again activists are sa