The new Lockdown Craze sweeping the globe. Welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. Major trials of a new vaccine have shown its effective against some new variants of covid 19, helping to reduce fears that they might prove resistant. Novavax is an american jab but its being produced in the uk. Its also easier to roll out than some previous vaccines since it doesnt need to be kept at ultra low temperatures. The news came amid a deepening row between another vaccine maker, astrazeneca, and the European Union over shortages. 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 agains
the oscars have certainly had their shocking moments. but none of these have had the cultural impact of the slap heard around the world. so here s the scene. chris rock s on stage. he s presenting one of the awards, best documentary. the most interesting thing that has ever happened in the academy awards happened when most people went to get their second beer. chris rock spots. jada pinkett smith. will smith s wife sitting in the front row and she s rocking this bald head. i think she looks better without hair than most women look with hair. chris rock says, jada, i love you. she adds to can t wait. the entire audience laughs, including will smith. she shoots. will this look like him? like she is not amused and then will like. like hitting a light switch. jumps up on stage, stalks right to chris rock. then like a pitcher in the bottom of the knife rearing back stance. when violence spiked at the oscars. that s the moment we knew crime was out of control in liberal cities. fir
Despite the resurgence of cases in China and concerns about the development of dangerous new sub-variants, SARS-CoV2 will likely recede into the background, according to Sarah Gilbert, who led a team that developed the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.
he s the worst person who s ever lived. he wrote the bad ending of the sopranos. get him out of here in. 2022. he had physicist and biochemist robert malone on. he s a guy that a lot of the medical community does not agree with. natural immunity is superior to the vaccine induced immunity. and oh, by the way. as a vaccinologist and an immunologist, i wouldn t expect anything different. so the malone episode results in hundreds of doctors sending an open letter saying that this show is a menace to public health. so as with all controversies in america, nobody really pays attention until celebrities start jumping in. neil young goes to spotify. he s like, you ve got to choose between me or joe rogan. i thought hippies were supposed to be cool. and his pals like crosby, stills and nash say, hey, we re moving our music. joni mitchell is apparently getting involved. joni mitchell, brilliant as she is, is apparently not seeing the world from both sides now. all these free speech relics who i