Will Pakistans Vaccine Push be enough to stem the tide . Me is what im talking 900. 00 special. I want to jones and berlin, thanks for joining us. Now, the good news 1st, the number of new infections is seemingly going down in pakistan, though the accuracy of the data is in question. And how sustainable is this downward trend given that Neighboring India is grappling with an aggressive barrier and it may all depend on Pakistans Ability to ramp vaccination across the country. And theres a lot of catching up to do the, its a busy day at the rub up in the vaccination center. Every resident over the age of 19 can now register to get their job with vaccines bought and donated from china and allocations from the you. In back to kovak scheme, pakistan has now secured more than 18000000 vaccine doses and it came to get them out into the population. Initially, there was quite a bit of Vaccination Hesitancy here. But many have seen what happened in india, and theyre worried that came to the end of the next wave thats coming. Could potentially be the worst yet. When we watch a video about whats happening in india, in the people scrambling for oxygen, and then later on we get scared that it could be like that here. So its important everyone gets vaccinated. So now youre going okay. I would say that every pakistani should get the corona vaccine. Otherwise well have a similar situation as we see in our Neighboring Country of india. We need to avoid whats happening there and just find me where they need to wait till it says people were very good. They were unsure about the side effects and all. But now theres awareness. People are coming to get back to pakistan desperately needs to increase its vaccination rate. So far, only about 2 percent of the population has had a shot. Infection rates have been declining over the last few weeks, but the country has only just come out of locked down stampede. Theres been a loosening of restriction markets and mosque are once again busy but in some places miss about the Corona Virus persist. Even with them on when it cannot be. And i believe that while the Corona Virus exists, it doesnt harm us inside the month when we come here to pray. 100 is is, can, did put on the wrong. I cant come inside the mom. This is got home and i believe that Corona Cant come inside. It was just going to call in your what in many mosques, masks are worn and social distancing. Rules followed all if the goody people to take care and follow what the doctors say so that we can avoid whats happening in india in the ok. Yes. A how to, how much sick pakistan recently detected the variant responsible for the recent rapid spread of new infections in india. But even if infection rates go up again, doctors are competent that a crisis like the one in their Neighboring Country can be avoided. We have arranged almost 2 to 3 times of our routine services. In this hospital we have extended our ice used from 18 birds to 50 birds in recent days. And similarly, the number of Oxygen Port Number of autism birds have been increased pl, 3 foot. Meanwhile, everyone here is hoping that these new Resources Wont be put to the test of a more. Im joined by a hush im actor. Hes associate professor at use right. Institute of pharmaceutical sciences and national infectious Disease Specialist at terminix, international in pakistan. So very good to have you with us, and we have a case numbers going down there. Hospitals also seem to be well prepared for new cases. Just all of that mean that pakistan has the corona, virus pandemic, under control. Oh well you still did the count of go it 900 get his it has been including all over the world including budget on and with every like 1st were taking leave internally. If you have learned a lot hospitals of a beard, and yes, you can see that if theyre in control now. But if you look toward the stairs of its still on the alarming site. Ok explore. A the alarming because certainly we hear from the World Health Organization that when it comes to the number of new cases, there seems to be a discrepancy between those that are confirmed and those that may not have been reported. How worrying is that . Well, theres a, theres a good question i guess in august on many, many patients they go to the local clinics, many are not counted. Many like did a huge difference between the areas. So the count and the stars, the numbers are not included as good. If you, if you talk about them, but still did issue of him to medic, people, they said no medications is all too high. So we assume that the suspect is they are much higher than the child border. Ok. And especially a symptomatic infections of people with that dont, dont show any symptoms that obviously also keeps spreading virus which is dangerous. How big a role would you say, just to coby mutations play in pakistan right now . This little impressively, by august on have been voting. The for you non sequencing from the start of the damage and a tanks to the national institute of health august on which was led by doctor on medic, on me, reported the youll give it in the reported the brazilian variant reported the saw that it convenient and this, these millions do have role in, in the spread of covered in buckets on last week we heard around then, you know, sequencing in august and 7 out of 10 word south. If you convenience, one out of 10 was the indian radian, and in last 36 hours, we have around for more any of the. And so it is, it is the dont fall off deterred them, but still the video and the question here. Ok, so vaccination is key probably to keep all of those in check and the vaccination rate, however, its still very slow, is the reason for that that people basically refused to get vaccinated all the other problems supply. Perhaps if you talk about the legal, it says just around 3 Percent Debt bucks down is that it now but, but the population in august is huge. Its around over 200000000 people. And definition in budget on now today is around more than 300000 per day. So we are doing of this and it has also been commercially available now. So we hope that in the near future we will be able to go back now. Right. Commercially available means it costs money to get vaccinated. Yeah, mostly, you know, more than 90 percent is free. But still, if actually development has divided between the age groups and professional life. So the Health Care workers and the, the other professionals, they were a candidate 1st. But who cannot be done . He can go and, but she has it right. Professor Actor Reporting here about the situation in pakistan right now. Thank you so much for your time. Thank you. Thank you so much. Now one thing is, certain vaccines a key the pandemic has for science to react quickly and develop vaccines that can stop. Sorry cove too, but can they do even more than that time for your questions though. Over to our Science Correspondent derek williams. Oh, you could 19 vaccines and pretty to the types of Corona Viruses all depend, nick has turbocharged research into Corona Viruses. Weve learned a huge amount about them in the last 15 frantic months, including in an area called Cross Reactivity, which involves how the immune system can react to similar structures on the surfaces of different types of viruses. In other words, how your body might not have to learn everything from scratch about a pathogen if that pathogen reminds it of a bug. It encountered in the past fate because it has similar Spite Proteins and all Corona Viruses have spikes. Theoretically, at least, that means that teaching your immune system to recognise, sorry cubby to spy proteins, could maybe also help it recognise and prevent infection with other Corona Viruses in the spikes are similar enough. Among others. A study published last month by researchers that johns Hopkins University in the us shows that the idea isnt far fetched. The researchers looked at the response of what are called t saddles, which, which play an important defensive role in immune system response. And the study reported that after people were given the vaccine against over 19, their t cells also responded powerfully to a related Corona Virus that causes colds. And the assumption is that Cross Reactivity was providing some protection. There are still much to learn, but a lot of Experts Thing to work, being done in the fight against stars covey to will lead to a real revolution and how we addressed future corona, virus threats. Some even believe were not far from developing one shot vaccines that will work against a wide range of Corona Viruses. Lots of attempts to make one are already in animal testing me. Now who says bank holidays are a waste of time in the united kingdom. Any one of 18 could get a shot on monday, waiting of the some thousands spend this bond call a day to get vaccinated against co, with 19. Well, not much distance keeping a new trend, perhaps. Thats all for this edition of our covey. 900. 00 special thanks for watching. Stay safe. Whos willing to go beyond beyond yes. As we take on the world, were all about the stories that matter to you. The police and i the we are here is actually on fire for mines. Sometimes a seed is all you need to allow the big ideas to grow. Were bringing the environmental conservation to life with learning like global ideas. 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The special concert paid tribute to under appreciated african american composers. Part of a 3 concert many festival organized by renowned american baritone, Thomas Hampson and soprano scholar, Louise Top and now all 3 concerts are going online. This week, Thomas Hanson is going to tell us more about that in just a moment. But 1st, heres a quick look. I want you this the works of black americans and poses Hamburg Film on the Concert Hall names including William Grant still in the 1950s was one of the most played composes in the us performers and music scholars, Thomas Hampson and Louise Toppin curated the program. There is no more expert in this field and in were grants, feels offers than doctrine was, topics piece. Thank you. Thomas William Grant, phil wrote 8 opera of which these are 2 fingers also performed well known african american spirituals. The type of music originally, phone elses slavery the me. C i the world renowned Freeman Chamber Orchestra also formed under the baton of conductor roderick cox, the concerts and 2 others in the series will be available this week for view is around the world online. Ah ah, i will tell you where you can catch those wonderful concerts online and just a moment im going to pull in Thomas Hampson now world renowned baritone living between the us and europe and the motor behind this project. Thomas, how did you, as a white musician, come to co create the special program of black american composers and why is it important to you . Good afternoon. Thank you so much. The invitation is incredibly important to me over the years through my hamps on commendation and on a professional tours. Ive had a series that started in cooperation with the library of congress called song of america. And weve had different sort of centers of gravity to these tours and concerts, the beginning of american song and the birth of liberty and all various subject matters. And through the years recent years, especially, ive been very supportive of the african american Song Alliance as well as the east Coffins Website of african american d. S. For our Music Project and with the enormous outpouring of Sympathy And Concern in europe, especially in german speaking countries last summer for the black lives matter movement. It just seemed to me the time to try and bring this literature, this sound of diversity to europe. And so my good friend, christopher, even i propose that to him, you said it was a wonderful idea. And so we put it together on the 1st Phone Call i made was let me stop and i said, i think weve got something to do here. And she was very excited on as part of the project. I wanna, i wanna pull in a clip now of an excerpt of the Opera Highway one usa. And heres you and Louise Top and playing a loving couple who are on a gas station, as well as Lawrence Brown singing in the role of your spiteful brother who basically tries to ruin your wives. The me tom is just prefer you also focus in the series on spirituals, a type of song that originated during slavery in the us, including the well known song. This little light of mine, the arrangements may seem a little unusually classical. The people who know the songs tell us a little bit about those. Well, we have a very wide ranging repertoire in these 3 concerts and, and the spirituals dont just just come from the tradition of slavery the time the slavery bond. And one actually can look at a lot of the spirituals like folk songs of the african american culture, all the roots thereof. And quite frankly, the denial of those cultural roots was a big problem at the beginning of the 20th century. And my, my, my biggest passion about all of this is that this is not some other culture with an american culture. This is american culture, langston hughes is paula. As an american, he is also an african american. And the passion behind this project is democracy with the capital, the diversity with a Capital D. And this is what it sounds like, and it is the american culture. It is not a subculture or a very sorry. So its ants. And i know langston hughes as the focus of one of those amazing concerts which are online this week on the harmonious website at outfit when he died. The thomas handsome, thanks for joining me. Its a great pleasure. Thank you so much. Now for decades, artists and bella roost have faced censorship, and many fear the situation is getting worse with the resumed latest crack down on dissidence leader. Alexander lucas shanker, is also tightening. Bella ruse is orders making it impossible for most citizens to leave. Now those who dare to speak out are saying theyre scared. Ryan, a flight for 978 already has its own wikipedia page. On may the 23rd, the flight escorted by bell, a russian fighter jets was forcibly diverted to minsk national airports on the odors of bell russian president , Alexander Lucas cinco at the Stop Journalist roman cortez a which was arrested that has been widespread outraged across europe, which is which co founded the News Channel next top on the messenger telegram. The channel follows the actions of the opposition embed rose from exile in war. Saw more than 4000000 bell russians have subscribed to the channel that allows them to observe the increasing the arbitrary behavior of the russian states since Election Fraud protests last summer to have been 35000 arrests. So immense rights. Victor martinez, rich and unimaginable development, is better for costing them political scientists because they may with books and not just the news and have a broader perspective. But what Bella Ruth has experienced in the last 6 months is really question on a scale. The eastern europe has not known all of which naval focus is now happening in this country is a real tragedy. Im very happy. Ava bell, russian writes, and poets has lived in exile for many years. We met her at the like to book in eastern germany half a year was latest Book Camel Travel is about growing up in an era of conflicting transformations. That up was the law. It was a very interesting time so that the children saw and experienced 3 different heroes or times to name and or the to the doctor, soviet union on 4 years or 5 years of independence of Ocean Renee Song and then the latest era with the president and the regime we see ruling today, i was again 7, she didnt catch me. The book is no doubt. You look back on a soviet childhood. Rather, it tells with irony about a country called between times one well then and can be found in school books where patients are taken in distant soviet republics, where a little girl having her photo taken with a camel, has just sucking her tummy and what you learn to play the piano without a piano, a child, Poverty And Austerity in a post soviet culture thats helped shape the country to this day. Me up when you didnt come about by accident or rather hes a product of the soviet system and thats where he gets how i get power. Is that the feeling . Its a very interesting which, and we came to the transformation of power in the former soviet union from the communist party to a Matthew States oligarchy is the subject of victor martinez, which novel revolution. Its the comical and turbulent story of a naive and out of touch architecture lecturer, who gets blackmailed by the mafia. As he climbs the korea letter, hes forced to complete assignments. So once critical spirit becomes a cynical and brutal 7th of a secret order, the book is set in a symbolic moscow. During the recent protest, it became a manifesto of resistance. For many bella, russians level sure, a huge proportion, bella and russia, im very seminar. They have both decided to make postal soviet legacy, the new ideology. In these countries, everything is still on the ideals starlen, inventing from ocean. There are many similarities and when i talk about moscow at the turn of the century, i am of course also talking about minsk, many people have come to realize that specially during this repressive chime of Muscle Loss Control and stuff in the me lot of just about everything is seen as anti states, even when a member of the opposition shouts, long live beto ross. They act in secret in backyards and streets where people can easily hide today 9 months after the starts of the protests climate and hangs over the country. Not much over the last 6 months. Ive had the feeling that our society has been cut off and its just when it was breathing, a sigh of relief. We are talking to, were not hearing one another like we are in the most important voices of famous artists and writers have fallen silent because everyone is afraid to speak. But we cant give into this fear human rights is to keep talking, to call a spade a spade, to remember everything. Because sooner or later we will have to remember what happened here, prosecutors for me, but almost, or only on number 6 formulas. And how and this arts and culture on a lighter note, because charlie watts of the rolling stones is turning 80. Ill leave you now with a little look back. Bye. For now. The the the the, me, the, the, the the into the conflict with Tim Sebastian drive between israel and the militant palestinian group, hamas remains fragile. My guest is weak from god. Thats a name, a spokesman. When he finally accepts the Targeting Israeli civilians violates international law. But is there anyone left in his group . You still want to talk to conflict in 30 minutes on the w. O. I me the morning because you owe me the i know the me ah ah ah ah was ah. Visiting the news from brielle in july because was maria environmental disaster made worse. Container ship carrying chemicals and plastic that burns that day. Some spilled cargo is not a syntax. Tugboat surprised toys. Father, i said, but an Oil Spill is now a possibility. Also on the program of israels prime minister