Theres concern about supplies of the pfizer bion tech vaccine after it was announced that shipments are to be substantially reduced for the next few weeks. The vaccine makers say that modifications are needed to the manufacturing process, its unclear how the uk will be affected. In a letter, Six European Union countries have described the delay as unacceptable. The Eu Commission president ursula von der leyen said shed been in touch with the head of pfizer about the situation. I think it is very important that immediately we may declare that there is a guarantee of an amount of doses that have to be delivered in the First Quarter so it was good to talk to the ceo a little while ago and he confirmed and reassured me that they know that they have guaranteed these doses and they will deliver these doses. I think it is good that they are aware that for us its a very difficult situation because as the Prime Minister rightly said the first shots have been given and a certain amount of time a
A new variant of coronavirus, which was first seen in brazil. Joe root has scored his first test century in over a year as england tightened their grip on the first test against sri lanka in galle. Ok, so, here we go. And its one of the oldest tricks in the book how magicians are celebrating a century of sawing someone in half. And the fomer man utd star wayne rooney has been appointed derby county manager on a permanent basis. Tens of thousands of Small Businesses are celebrating a Supreme Court ruling that means theyll receive insurance payouts for losses incurred during the First National lockdown. Thejudges ruled in favour of their appeal in the £1. 2 billion legal battle. Insurers who had said the cover was never intended for such unprecedented restrictions say all valid claims will be settled as soon as possible. Our business correpsondent Vishala Sri Pathma reports. Back in march, hundreds of thousands of businesses were forced to close because of restrictions. Many worried the
Hello, and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. To stay with me for the latest news here and across the globe. All 50 us states are on alert for possible violent protests this weekend ahead of president Electjoe Biden s inauguration on wednesday. Members of the National Guard are patrolling the streets around the capitol in washington following the storming of the building by supporters of president trump. Michigan, virginia, wisconsin and pennsylvania are among more than a dozen other states that have activated their National Guards to strengthen security. Our washington correspondent nomia iqbal has the latest from washington. The fbi have warned state capitals to be on alert following some chatter online that some extremist groups plan to get together in the run up to the inauguration. That there is concern that there might be some protests. Today it was actually flagged up as a day of unrest. There have been some short lived protests, one in michigan. Nothing ha
Welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. Two Million People worldwide have now died from covid 19 and nearly 400,000 of those deaths were in the us. So far, just 11 million americans have been vaccinated against the virus. But the incoming President Joe Biden is promising to vaccinate 100 million americans in his first 100 days, he set out his plan. The honest truth is this things will get worse before they get better. I told you i will always level with you. You know, and the policy changes that we were gonna be making will take time to show up in the covid statistics. And theyre notjust statistics, it is peoples lives. People getting infected today dont show up in case counts for weeks. Those who perish from this disease die weeks after exposure, so it will take time. But i know there are things we can do, and we can do them now. For example, the vaccines offer so much hope, and were grateful for the scientists and researchers and everyone who participated in th
Hello, welcome to the programme. Two Million People worldwide have now died from covid 19, and nearly 400,000 of those deaths were in the us. So far, just 11 million americans have been vaccinated against the virus. But the incoming President Joe Biden is promising to vaccinate 100 million americans in his first hundred days. He set out his plan. The honest truth is this things will get worse before they get better. I told you i will always level with you. You know, and the policy changes that we were gonna be you know, and the policy changes that were gonna be making are gonna take time to show up in the covid statistics. And theyre notjust statistics, it is peoples lives. People getting infected today dont show up in case counts for weeks. Those who perish from this disease die weeks after exposure, so it will take time. But i know there are things we can do, and we can do them now. For example, the vaccines offer so much hope, and we are grateful for the scientists and researchers a