Applications with the fda. Three companies ha shown promising data for efficacy and ase three trials. Tore owif that supported candidates are on the way in the final phase of Clinical Trials. Fda has now scheduled a meeting the Vaccine Committee to review on december 17 foowing pfizer meeting on december 10th we also learned this morning the United Kingdom is grted mthorization to the fraser vaccine. To have enougho vaccinate ery american who wantit because of operation warp speed we expect to be at that point i the spring. Having substantial quantities of th safee and effective vaccine thats been authorized by the fda before the end of the year is a remarkable aievement and willtart saving lives very soon. As all o of you likely know yestery the cdc held a meeting on immunization practices that issued recomndations to the leadership o how vaccines can be equitably distributed. These recommendations will be used bytates to develop the best prioritization system for thei own citizens. S
A special british passport issued to people in hong kong and accuses the u. K. Of political interference. Thanks for joining us the European Union is expected to give astra zeneca as covert 1000 Vaccine Limited emergency approval in the coming hours and thats despite a growing dispute between the block and the company about a shortage of supply so the e. U. Has released a redacted copy of its contract which it says proves the vaccine maker is obliged to meet its promised supply it was expecting at least 80000000. 00 doses by the end of march but astra zeneca cut supply a week ago blaming manufacturing issues on thursday brussels war and it may have to ban exports of vaccines produced on the continent to protect stock its also questioned why it appears that the u. K. Supply has been unaffected and there is more potential help for the global inoculation dr with 2 more american jobs nearing completion there is no novaks vaccine its shown to be around 90 percent effective. And trials of a
Trials so its jobs to be nearly 90 percent effective against covert 19. A dutch Court Orders Oil giant shell to pay compensation for contaminating communities in nigeria. And china says it will no longer recognize a special british passport issued to people in hong kong and accuses the u. K. Of political interference. With a small 12. 00 to 14. 00 days of quarantine the wools took to the stalls are back on cooled him astray and firms were allowed to. Welcome to the news hour the European Union is expected to give astra zeneca covert 1000 Vaccine Limited emergency approval in the coming hours thats despite a growing dispute between the block and the company about a shortage of supply so the e. U. Has released a redacted copy of a contract which it says proves the vaccine maker is obliged to meet its promise supply it was expecting at least 80000000. 00 doses by the end of march but astra zeneca cut supply a week ago blaming manufacturing issues now on thursday brussels warned that it ma
Where this vaccine has been used already for weeks and also in all age groups because the main question here in amsterdam is is there going to be a limit to the age group of 65. 00 plus because the german Vaccine Committee already yesterday sad theres not enough Data Available for these attacks seem trials to show that this vaccine efficient for the age group meanwhile u. S. Drug firm johnson and johnson is expected to apply for emergency use authorization for its vaccine in the u. S. Next week they say its single dose job appears to be a cli 66 percent effective in preventing coronavirus the dutch court of appeals has ruled the Oil Giant Shell bust by a compensation to a group of nigerian farmers they choose the company of destroying their fishing villages as a result of 3 or all spills. Military is refusing to rule out the possibility of a coup in the aftermath of last years election. Governing party won a majority of seats in parliament the army says it may take action if its compla
The argument in europe about the distribution of coronavirus vaccines has intensified with the authorities in belgium investigating a Production Site owned by astrazeneca. Brussels wants to know why the Pharmaceutical Company wont be able to deliver all of the doses it promised. The eu has called for some of the vaccines made in the uk to be diverted and warned it could resort to legal action. Our medical editor fergus walsh reports. Once again, science has triumphed in the fight against coronavirus. The Us Firm Novavax has released results of its british trial showing the first proven efficacy against the new, more contagious uk variant. There were more than 15,000 volunteers on the trail throughout the uk. Over half the cases of covid recorded were the result of the new variant. The results showed the vaccine was 95 effective against the original covid strain and over 85 effective against the new uk variant, giving an overall efficacy of 89 . The former head of the uk Vaccine Task Fo