his son, david, took the photo, which has been shared tens of thousands of times on social media, immensely grateful to the soldier who vaccinated his father in north east london. i thank you very much for the vaccination you gave to my father. and, in the process of knocking out a virus, i ve made you viral, how about that! your dad is such an amazing man, and been through so much. i think it wasjust inspiring, and it was so lovely i got to vaccinate such a lovely man. they had no idea the picture would resonate with so many. from private oliver s mum. ..to the brigadier in charge of the army s role in covid vaccinations. thousands of soldiers helping in the effort to get vaccines into arms. how do you feel he s been given this chance to hopefully extend his life? it is amazing. we talk about the difficulties and the terrible tragedy that has befallen many people. yet, there is plenty of hope and light in it, just as my father has always said that there is light in his darkn
the argument in europe about the distribution of coronavirus vaccines has intensified with the authorities in belgium investigating a production site owned by astrazeneca. brussels wants to know why the pharmaceutical company won t be able to deliver all of the doses it promised. the eu has called for some of the vaccines made in the uk to be diverted and warned it could resort to legal action. our medical editor fergus walsh reports. once again, science has triumphed in the fight against coronavirus. the us firm novavax has released results of its british trial showing the first proven efficacy against the new, more contagious uk variant. there were more than 15,000 volunteers on the trail throughout the uk. over half the cases of covid recorded were the result of the new variant. the results showed the vaccine was 95% effective against the original covid strain and over 85% effective against the new uk variant, giving an overall efficacy of 89%. the former head of the uk
now it s time for a look back at the week in parliament. hello there, welcome to the week in parliament our look at the highlights from all four of the uk s parliaments and assemblies. coming up: borisjohnson tells mps schools in england won t return before the 8th of march. and i know how frustrating that will be will be for pupils and teachers who want nothing more than to get back to the classroom. the labour leader calls for teachers to be vaccinated in the next few weeks. he should bring forward the vaccination of key workers and use the window of the february half term to vaccinate all teachers and all school staff. also on this programme: leaders in wales and scotland face questions about the coronavirus vaccine roll out. the home secretary announces tougher border controls. and there s to be a new investigation into mother and baby homes in northern ireland which housed women pregnant outside marriage, including victims of rape and incest. wasn t their fault- that
the new lockdown craze sweeping the globe. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. major trials of a new vaccine have shown it s effective against some new variants of covid 19, helping to reduce fears that they might prove resistant. novavax is an american jab but it s being produced in the uk. it s also easier to roll out than some previous vaccines since it doesn t need to be kept at ultra low temperatures. the news came amid a deepening row between another vaccine maker, astrazeneca, and the european union over shortages. our medical editor fergus walsh reports. once again, science has triumphed in the fight against coronavirus. the us firm novavax has released results of its british trial showing the first proven efficacy against the new, more contagious uk variant. there were more than 15,000 volunteers on the trail throughout the uk. over half the cases of covid recorded were the result of the new variant. the results showed the vaccine was 95% e