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allowed girls to go to secondary schools and most of afghanistan, the only country in the world to do so. china military launches fresh drills off taiwan. its in response to a visit to the island by a new group of american lawmakers. and world leaders meet in an attempt to reach an agreement on a treaty to protect the worlds oceans from exploitation. welcome to bbc news — broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. broadcasting to viewers in the uk we begin in britain, wh...

in the world to do so. chinas military launches fresh drills off taiwan — in response to a visit to the island by a new group of american politicians. the uk becomes the first country to approve a covid vaccine that fights both the original strain and the omicron variant. and check mate, with a difference — how this underwater version of chess is helping competitors stay cool in the hot weather. hello and welcome to the programme. us officials have warned of an increase in violent ...

Different strains and so, which is looking down the barrel at more vaccines of this kind or can we get to a point where we just have a single vaccine administered at birth or early childhood authority for the major illnesses?— major illnesses? excellent question. _ major illnesses? excellent question. you _ major illnesses? excellent question, you really - major illnesses? excellent question, you really hit. major illnesses? excellent| question, you really hit the nail on the head. they are tw...

Its not i—size—fits—all, as youll see the booster policy in the united kingdom is based on risk groups by age, we know older individuals are at risk immune status of people of immunocompromised conditions or household status, person themselves may be very healthy but maybe they live with others who are very vulnerable thats one concept that your viewers should appreciate. and another is the need for ongoing research was severely sexing of the sexes are fantastic on the safe and effective, ...

Thanks. i think lena nguyen is back with us in the great city of baltimore. can we go back to dr. nguyen. >> hi, jim. >> we heard from jeff zeleny covering the funeral of harry reid. were going back to jeff and whats going on there in just a little bit. but i want to get back to you, dr. nguyen because we were in the middle of the discussion of whats going on at the white house and concerns about dr. walenskys messaging issues, how she worked with a consultant and so on. you were making the poin...

There was so much mis -- the misstep was not around the communication around the booster policy. it was are boosters needed in the first place? i think the cdc needs to have a hard reset, led by dr. walensky but ultimately sported and driven by the white house as well about what is the cdcs role, and how they get better at formulating policies in a transparent and accountable way? >> and dr. nguyen, i wonder if its a messaging issue or people not getting the message. i want to talk about schools...

Caribbean. apple is closing all of its stores in new york city. they will be closed just to browsing. they will still be open for pickup orders. apple says a wave of covid cases among employees left stores unsafe and under staffed. and goldman sachs telling its employees they will be required to show proof of a vaccination booster shot before entering any u.s. offices. this new booster policy takes effect february 1st and applies to both staff and visitors. and breaking overnight, at least f...

>> theyre studying this. pfizer has not applied for emergency use authorization. again in that age group, it may not be that necessary because theyre generally spared from severe disease. so this is a discussion thats going to happen society-wide, within the infectious disease community as well whether or not thats necessary but in the works. >> what about boosters for kids 5 and up? >> thats, again, going to be something far off in the distance, relatively speaking because that group is at even...

Pfizer vaccine antibodies disappear in many people by seven months. as that time lapses, should that qualify someone to receive a booster shot, even if they dont fall into the group thats authorized by the cdc, or is it still -- the public should wait for further direction? >> right. let me do clarification. its very confusing. im getting many questions from all sorts of people about what is actually the booster policy. let me go forward a few months and reiterate what dr. fauci has said. eventu...

Shot considering the one that pfizer is offering is built on the two prior vaccinations out there. the cdc is now weighing that. the fda has decided really only folks that might need this are those that have compromised immune systems or the elderly or both. were going to get the read from bryan llenas. bryan? >> the advisory committee is discussing who will be eligible for a third shot and decide when the booster shots would be administered. the cdc panel, doctors and experts will meet tomorrow...