A 13 year legal battle. Im still going to welcome to the program the European Commission has approved corona virus vaccine for use across the e. U. Brussels signed off on the drug after the european bed since Agency Approved the drugs used in people over the age of 18 the e. U. Is facing a stove of criticism for the slow pace of its vaccine rollout astra zeneca this is the 1st to gain approval after those from biotech pfizer and medan. Straight to brussels that we find correspondent teri schultz welcome terry millions of people in the u. K. Have already received this vaccine why is the e. U. Been so slow. Thats right phil but despite all the pressure and the criticism that European Medicines Agency is not in the business of apologizing for taking whatever time it feels is necessary in a life or death issue like this so today in our briefing e. M. E. A. Officials said that the astra zeneca data was very complex and despite the fact that it was the 1st one that they started looking to ap
populous areas into a limited lockdown starting this weekend in the north of the country have been worst affected in the country s 3rd wave with the recording nearly 40000 new cases on thursday the government has ordered stores to close for a month. u.s. secretary of state anthony blinken says that china is quote threatening global stability he made his comments after arriving in alaska for talks with china s top diplomat yang jiechi the pair are due to discuss problem issues including trade human rights abuses and the militarization of the south china sea. news from berlin you can follow us on instagram or twitter news or you can go to our website dot com . it should be no surprise after the pandemic in trump s america 1st china would like a change in u.s. relations a reset but beijing may have to reset its expectations instead u.s. president biden is sending his top diplomat and national security adviser to meet with their chinese counterparts in alaska they ll bring a list
a dozen european countries paused vaccinations with astra zeneca shot after some recipients developed blood clots. surging covert 1000 infections have forced some of france s most populous areas into a limited lockdown starting this weekend paris and the north of the country have been worst affected in the country s 3rd wave with the with france recording nearly $40000.00 new cases on thursday the government has ordered stores to close for a month. u.s. secretary of state anthony blinken says that china is quote threatening global stability he made his comments after arriving in alaska for talks with china s top diplomat yang jiechi the pair are due to discuss problem issues including trade human rights abuses and the militarization of the south china sea. z.w. news from berlin you can follow us on instagram or twitter news or you can go to our web site that s dot com. it should be no surprise after the pandemic in trump s america 1st china would like a change in u.s. relatio
a volcano to blow its top and finally put an end to weeks of troublesome tremors. thank you so much for your company everyone well we begin our broadcast of with the european union regulators saying they are firmly convinced the benefits of astra zeneca corona virus vaccine outweigh the risk of any possible side effects more than a dozen e.u. countries stopped using the shots after reports of some people suffering blood clots after being inoculated on the european medicines agency now is investigating possible side effects of the vaccine and will issue its report later this week the regulators insist however that reported incidents remain rare and they are encouraging people. to keep getting vaccinated and the agency s director m.r. cook says there is no evidence that the astra zeneca vaccine has caused blood clots there was no indication that the nation has called these conditions they have not come up and clinical trials and they re not listed as known arse or expected side
abroad since taking office lincoln and defense secretary loyal stands are next heading to south korea where talks are expected to focus on north korea s nuclear weapons program. and dozens of families are holding funerals of people killed during and protests in myanmar activists say security forces have killed at least $180.00 protesters in total the army has imposed martial law in many areas but demonstrations are continuing. this is e w news from but then you can find much more news and analysis on our website w dot com. a form. there is new evidence linking the astra zeneca coronavirus vaccine with blood clots and yet half of all european union countries have stopped using the vaccine for pointing to worries over blood clots now does this decision does it make the situation for anyone safer as a 3rd wave of infections grips europe doctors agree that an accelerated vaccination rollout is needed now more than ever tonight what are europeans getting the very opposite i m brok