People because as we get older. d our immune systems deteriorate. This vaccine is different from the other 2 that weve been reporting on because it is made from a weakened version of the common cold virus found in chimpanzees, which is then modified to make sure that it cannot grow in humans is given in 2 doses. And so far is reporting a 99 percent efficacy rate. All participants have been gently generating neutralizing antibodies. So it is knocking out the virus in their bloodstream with no reported side effects. And that is very good news here because this is the vaccine that britain is betting on. It has bought 100000000 doses of it so far. And so we are eagerly awaiting the phase 3 result. Whats interesting is that initially this vaccine was one of the front runners, and we thought wed be getting results much earlier. But as we know in the last 10 days, the pfizer bio and tech and the madonna vaccines have pulled ahead and, and have shown that they are more than 90 percent effectiv
2900000 for the 2nd follow up injection this is a 2 injection procedure of course the. States themselves where the sites have been established this is something thats been drawn up over a period of months for zille has announced its planning to vaccinate about a quarter of the population in the 1st half of next year but Health Authorities say 70 percent of brazilians will need to be immunized in order to stop the virus from spreading south korea has reported a 2nd day of record high corona virus infections more than 1000. 00 new cases were reported on sunday many of them are being reported in seoul the government has warned it may have to increase restrictions to the highest level. Police in Northern Nigeria have launched a rescue mission after gunmen stormed a secondary school in kidnapped a number of children about 800 students attend the school in cut scene the state many fled during the attack police say 200 have since returned. Venezuelas opposition says millions of people partici
Economic crisis. Peru gets its president in the span of a week and al jazeera obtains recordings of one of the worlds most wanted men, trying to negotiate immunity from prosecution. With infections surging worldwide and government struggling to respond. Theres been another dose of hope in the battle against the 19 u. S. Pharmaceutical madonna says interim results from trials show its vaccine looks to be 94. 5 percent effective in preventing the virus. Its a really important milestone in the fight against the penn demick because it demonstrates that our most senior morning to all 73 is able to prevent covert 90 disease including severe disease in people whove received it. Its really just a milestone. We have a lot of work ahead of us knowing the vaccine is going to be effective is great news, but we still need to complete the regulatory process, which involves completing the study, generally more to follow it safe. And then of course, we need to get busy manufacture. Follow drugs, make
Exchanges. Regulators criticize the lack of access. Goldman sachs is set to be preparing a second round of job cuts in three months as a moratorium on firing amid covid19 comes to an end. Howi lets take a look at we are setting up in the first couple minutes of sydni trading. We have had a pretty cautious trading session this week ever since we had a Technical Glitch that essentially put the asx out of action for monday. We are seeing a little bit of a flight back to the opening session as we get more clarity in terms of the ongoing trade tensions between camera and beijing. Still on the back foot trading at the moment. We are seeing outside of half a percent trading in new zealand stocks. Shery we continue to see pressure in the futures markets. U. S. Futures down. 1 after stocks pulled back from record highs. We are seeing nikkei futures down 0. 4 , coming down from the highest level since 1991. The japanese yen unchanged, although one of the biggest gainers. Virus concerns. And wti
Of the rising death toll after a cease fire between as a body shot and armenia russia calls for both sides to deescalate. And the sugar plantation in uganda that environmentalists say threatens a protected grain forest of hundreds of its animal species. Us president told trump has been back among the crowds to fire up a campaign that was interrupted by his covert 19 infection trump addressed supporters in florida without a mosque a decision the democratic rival joe biden described as reckless and he gallagher reports from miami. After a dramatic 2 weeks that seen President Donald Trump contract at 19 and to the Walter Reed Medical Center and make an apparent speedy recovery hes now back on the campaign trail his 1st stop Central Florida where thousands gathered to welcome him back following the example of the president many in the crowd didnt wear masks and social distancing was nonexistent as Florida Governor rod dissenters and to the rally he gave high fives to the crowd before touch