Hello, and welcome if youre watching on pbs in the us or Around The World, and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. The European Union is introducing Export Controls on Coronavirus Vaccines produced in europe. The move will force Pharmaceutical Companies to get permission before supplying doses outside the bloc. It comes amid a Supply Dispute between the eu and two major Vaccine Suppliers, astrazeneca and pfizer. The European Commission says Export Controls are necessary to ensure that all eu citizens had access to vaccines. Nick beake reports from brussels. 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 hangs on the contract the two sides signed thats now been released, although with parts blanked out. Astrazeneca says it agreed to do i
of its programme making out of london, over the next six years. a remarkable collection of handwritten letters from diana princess of wales to a friend are being sold at auction to raise money for arts charities. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. ministers have sought to reassure people about the rollout of the coronavirus vaccine, amid a reduction in supply which means most people in their 40s will now have to wait till may for a jab. the government insists it will still offer all adults their first dose by the end ofjuly but in the commons earlier today the health secretary confirmed supplies would become tighter in the weeks ahead. the bbc understands a delay in the delivery of 5 million doses of the oxford astrazeneca jab from india is one factor. but matt hancock said no vaccine appointments booked would be cancelled and people would still get their second dose as planned. katharine da costa reports. this vaccination centre in south west london is one of hundreds
more bulletins, of course, at the top of the hour. now it s time for hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. scientists have developed covid vaccines with unprecedented speed. now it s the manufacture and distribution which will dictate how quickly the pandemic can be tamed. my guest today, adar poonawalla, is boss of the biggest vaccine producer in the world, serum institute of india. he went all in on a production deal with astrazeneca, and for many of us, the jab we get will have been made by him. he is a super rich vaccine visionary. is he is driven by more than profit? adar poonawalla, in india, welcome to hardtalk. nice to be with you. it is a pleasure to have you on the show. the numbers are staggering, you have the ambition to produce more thani billion doses of your covid vaccine a year. how is the plan going? you know, that s exactly right. when we announced to do this, there was a lot of scepticism that would we be able to scale up in