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
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
Of the United States of america. Along with joe biden she has to convince americans that they can hear the country. Divided on the politics of president from. Germany because its highest number of new infections in corona virus cases across europe spike. Welcome to the program russian Opposition Leader alexina valmy is unconscious in hospital and on a ventilator following a suspected poisoning was on a flight it was on a flight from siberia to moscow when he lost consciousness the plane landed in gone he was carried off and taken to hospital for treatment the doctor that described him as being in a serious but stable condition his press secretary said something a proper. Be important to the team he drunk at the airport before the flight. Is considered one of president putins fiercest russian critics and has been repeatedly arrested at demonstrations its supporters say here survives several attempts to injure him. This isnt the 1st time tina valmy has cried foul in august last year alex
Still go to the program frances president. Is not letting up in his efforts to meet the challenges faced by the European Union germanys chancellor im going to machall is holding talks with the french president as he some of retreat in the south of france. Working out how to read 5 europes economy without prompting a new virus crisis but also discussing the e. U. s negotiations with the u. K. Aimed at breaching opposed to brets trade deal the political crisis in belarus the coup in mali and the military conflict in libya. P. W. So chief Political Editor is michela welcome michela. Quite a gender they have very. Theyre meeting to try and demonstrate unity this is from code german really running in sync since a breakthrough a big. What does this rescue deal. Well one has to say that that was certainly a changing point not just in berlin and paris talking to each other but also in the e. U. Acting together with that so i got to rest you deal that still has to be ratified by parliaments thi
Germany as early as tomorrow also coming up tonight frances president all for ringing of all the asylum in france mccraw met today with germanys chancellor Angela Merkel she also offered help to the kremlin critic and germany recording its highest number of new corona virus infections in months as coronavirus king says all across europe and in the United States the democrats most unusual convention enters its 4th and final night joe biden is due to formally accept his partys president ial nomination later this evening from his home state of delaware. Im off to our viewers on p. B. S. In the United States and all around the world welcome activists here in germany are tonight planning to send a rescue plane to bring russian Opposition Leader alexina vallie here to berlin for medical treatment of all the was on a flight from siberia to moscow today when he lost consciousness he. Seat last seen drinking tea at the airport before boarding the plane tea that his spokeswoman says was poisoned