Welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. The roll out of covid 19 vaccines has boosted hopes the virus can be tamed, but it will have to be a worldwide effort if its to be effective, and right now the signs are not so good. While tens of millions have already been vaccinated in the rich west, the worlds poor are facing a very long wait the phrase Vaccine Apartheid has already been coined. My guest is the chief scientist at the world health organization, dr Soumya Swaminathan. Is Vaccine Inequity undermining the fight against covid . Dr Soumya Swaminathan in geneva, welcome to hardtalk. Hello, stephen. Thank you for having me. Its a pleasure to have you on the show. Lets start with an overview. Is there any reason to believe that we are getting on top of this Global Pandemic . Well, one year ago, the Director General of the who announced that this covid 19 was a Public Health emergency of international concern. That was on 30 january, 2020. And he said that there was a window of opportun
Is also poised to go on trial. Many advisers to President Biden say what were seeing tonight in these duelling stories is verification, a validation of his view that the government and the congress can do more than one thing. Now President Biden is talking up this new relief plan. It passed this key vote in the senate. It passed in the house. It is on its way. Take a look. If i have to choose between getting help right now to americans who are hurting so badly and getting bogged down in a lengthy negotiation or compromising on a bill thats up to the crisis, thats an easy choice. Im going to act fast. Act fast. And the major breakthrough here came with an assist from the person you see right there, an allnight Senate Debate followed by Vice President Harris Casting her first ever tiebreaking vote. This occurred after 5 30 a. M. This morning. The Vice President votes in the affirmative and the concurrent resolution as amended is adopted. Heres what you need to know. This is the blueprint
Now on bbc news its time to hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. The roll out of covid 19 vaccines has boosted hopes the virus can be tamed, but it will have to be a worldwide effort if its to be effective, and right now the signs are not so good. While tens of millions have already been vaccinated in the rich west, the worlds poor are facing a very long wait the phrase Vaccine Apartheid has already been coined. My guest is the chief scientist at the world health organization, dr Soumya Swaminathan. Is Vaccine Inequity undermining the fight against covid . Dr Soumya Swaminathan in geneva, welcome to hardtalk. Hello, stephen. Thank you for having me. Its a pleasure to have you on the show. Lets start with an overview. Is there any reason to believe that we are getting on top of this Global Pandemic . Well, one year ago, the Director General of the who announced that this covid 19 was a Public Health emergency of international concern. That was on 30 january, 2020. And he sa
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Attacks by those inspired by the assault three weeks ago now. An attack even Donald Trumps former Defense Secretary now says was, quote, fomented by the former president. All of it in service to the big lie. Since january 6th, a lot of Members Of Congress are reporting, 32 Members Of Congress have now asked House Leadership for more protection. We will probably need a supplemental for more security for members when the enemy is within the house of representatives. A threat that members are concerned about in addition to what is happening outside. What did you mean that the enemy is within in. We want to bring gun on the floor and have threatened violence on other Members Of Congress. There is of course already tension over initial moves to enhance Safety Procedures like Metal Detectors which some republican members have walked around, refusing to use. But there is also increasing anger among democrats about other members of the house, like freshman republican Marjorie Taylor greene of