Its been a quiet year for hollywood, but the awards season is underway with female directors making history as three women are nominated for Best Director. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or Around The World, and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. Finally, vaccines are being produced that might help us return to Something Like the lives we had before covid. Here in the uk over ten million doses have already been given out, but at the same time, new variants are emerging too first here in the uk, then in brazil and south africa. So, scientists are turning their attention to how to adapt vaccines to make sure they work against all new variants. Astrazeneca and Oxford University say they plan to have a Next Generation Covid Vaccine ready for the autumn. Our medical editor fergus walsh reports. The scientists at oxford who created the astrazeneca vaccine are continually monitoring how coronavirus is evolving. The current vaccine is t
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Ever since the new variant of covid emerged in the uk, thereve been questions about its impact on children and whether they are more likely get it or help spread it. Our science correspondent Rebecca Morelle reports. Children have been one of the pandemic s biggest puzzles, with the young less likely to get the virus than adults. But does the arrival of the new variant change this, and is it affecting children more . Initial data was analysed for all ages and something stood out. This red barfor 10 to 19 year olds suggested the new variant was particularly infectious for this group, compared with the old one in blue. But this was during novembers lockdown when much was closed, apart from schools, and this may explain that bump. The latest evidence shows the new variant is 50 more infectious, but not especially for children its just that its better at infecting everyone across every age group. Is the new variant different for younger and older children . Nurseries are still open in engl
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More help is needed. Nasa fires up the engines of its megarocket, which it hopes will send american astronauts back to the moon. Socially distanced celebrations in the premier league. James maddison and Leicester City show that the message is getting through, as they move up to second in the league. Good morning. It is a sundae of sunny spells for many of us. A bit more of a breeze north and west, and thatis more of a breeze north and west, and that is where we will see most of the showers. I will have all the details coming up shortly. Its sunday the 17th of january. Our top story ten new Mass Vaccination Centres across england are set to open tomorrow to help meet the governments target of offering vaccines to the most vulnerable groups by the middle of february. Theyjoin seven other regional hubs already in operation. Our science correspondent Rebecca Morelle has more. Blackburn cathedral, transforming from a place of worship into an nhs mass Vaccination Centre. Last minute preparat