Of questions using the Polling Technology this afternoon. This is a conversation i have been looking forward to all day, and for many weeks. We are joined by bill gates, somebody who needs no introduction. I have had the privilege to know him for a long time and talk to him through the pandemic. Hes the smartest person i know about setting the tables of where we are. Ive called him a national treasure, but hes now a global treasure. Hes donated 400 million to covid research. Advancecalled this in in 2015, when he warned about a possible pandemic of this sort. I should also note hes trying to get into the journalism business, hes starting a podcast, which we can go out and get, as well. I should also introduce albert bourla. Albert may no longer need an introduction, either. He is the ceo of pfizer. He has done something quite remarkable with this Covid Vaccine and the trial results we have seen have been astonishing. We will talk to him about what that means and where it is all headed.
Bring to our guests, and also we are planning to ask you a couple of questions using the Polling Technology this afternoon. This is a conversation i have been looking forward to all day, and for many weeks. We are joined by bill gates, somebody who needs no introduction. I have had the privilege to know him for a long time and talk to him through the pandemic. Hes the smartest person i know about setting the tables of where we are. Ive called him a national treasure, but hes now a global treasure. Hes donated 400 million to covid research. Advancecalled this in in 2015, when he warned about a possible pandemic of this sort. I should also note hes trying to get into the journalism business, hes starting a podcast, which we can go out and get, as well. I should also introduce albert bourla. Albert may no longer need an introduction, either. He is the ceo of pfizer. He has done something quite remarkable with this Covid Vaccine and the trial results we have seen have been astonishing. We
Plus, big tex pharma. Tech pharma. Amazon launches a digital pharmacy that includes discounts and deliveries for prime members. It promises to upend the pharmacy business as we know it and may spell trouble for thousands of small pharmacies across the country. And, just what are your children watching . A new study finds if it is childrens content on youtube, it is probably littered with ads depicting violence and providing no Educational Value whatsoever. We will have all the details. First, u. S. Stocks pulled back from record highs today as u. S. Investors turn to the surge in new cases of covid19 and lockdown measures. Pharmacy stocks took a beating after amazon announced it is getting into the pharma business. Our Abigail Doolittle has more from new york. Markets generally ended the day down, but it was a big up day for amazon. How much influence did that have . Abigail lots of great headlines that you were mentioning. It was a fairly quiet day. It started risk off and ended mildl
The ports of military in myanmar code was draw out the results of november pause my collection. And how all these lockdown video calls from home have prompted an unexpected book the macro boost in business for books. Welcome, youre in bbc news. The European Union has announced its introducing Export Controls on Coronavirus Vaccines so that it can monitor where theyre being sent. Its the latest escalation in a deepening row between the eu and astrazeneca over supplies of the vaccine which is mostly produced here. Today the eus Medicines Regulator approved the use of the astrazeneca jab for everyone over the age of 18, though germany says it will still only give the jab to the under 65s. Our brussels correspondent nick beake reports. Throughout the week, this post brexit battle between the eu and a british based Vaccine Maker has been intensifying. European countries are demanding that astrazeneca delivers all the jabs they ordered even if it means taking them from the uk supply. It all
Pfizer and moderna with Distribution Process once vaccine is ready, and the public s Overall Trust in getting inoculated. This is just under an hour. Welcome back. It is a privilege to be with all of you, and we have a very special conversation planned for right now. We want this to be as interactive as possible, and i ine you will all join us asking questions to our guests, and we also plan to ask you a couple of questions with the bullying technology. This is a conversation i have been looking forward to all day and for many weeks. We are joined by bill gates, somebody who needs no introduction. I have had the privilege to know bill for quite some time and to have talked to him throughout this pandemic, and he is the smartest person i know to understand how we are. He is a national treasure, a global treasure, giving 400 million to covid research. Advancecalled this in in 2015, when he warned about a he also called to this back in 2015, warning us about a national a podcast this week