logistical problem with getting vaccine to the actual person that needs to be vaccinated. many countries got a later start and when they made these vaccines not only did they want to vaccinate their countrieses first but put export restrictions. many countries got late starts because they didn t have access to vaccine. this is something we have to think about. many of these countries refuse to allow domestically made vaccines to be exported even if there was a purchase, and i think that s something that we re coming to pay for as the pandemic rages out of control in many parts of the world. it s an interesting point of which i was not previously aware. as we wrap up here, i want to ask you for your assessment, where are we in the life of the pandemic? are we at the plateau of delta? dare i ask is there another variant on the horizon we should be concerned about? we do seem to be plateauing when it comes to delta in the united states. it has done a lot of damage,
and export restrictions in the developed world. african union enjoys masiyiwa. we want to buy from their same manufacturers but to be fair those manufacturers know very well that they never gave us proper access. the world passed another milestone in the pandemic this week. five million people have now died from the virus, 700,000 of them in the united states. there is a similarly high death rate in russia. only a third of russians have had a shot of locally developed sputnik v vaccine and this weekend a record number of them, 1700 died from the virus. australia too is wrestling with a covid surge. the city of melbourne has rolled out a huge testing program as the country prepares to reopen foreign travel. and people in melbourne will tomorrow when the dub win the
0 cbs weekend news is next. captioning sponsored by cbs . duncan: tonight a major oil spill off southern california. crews scramble to contain the crude after an offshore pipeline ruptured. at least 126,000 gallons pour into the ocean. beaches are fouled, wildlife killed. the impact to the environment is irreversible. also tonight vaccination or suspension for not getting shots. some as early as tomorrow. the crackdown rejected in some states. i truly believe that the mandate only divides us and only divides us more. duncan: overseas, covid contradiction. poor countries still bait for vaccines but in europe the virus retreat marks the return to old customs. plus divided democrats, the latest on a showdown putting the president s agenda in doubt. eye on america, what climate change is doing to the great lakes region. so this is the road to nowhere. it is. and later, we cruise to san francisco to celebrate the culture of low-riding. we ve got heart, we ve got sou