Indian capital delhi. They fear theyll be exploited in the new agricultural reforms and theyre prepared for a long battle. And we go to japan to me, to get into the giant battle robot that surprisingly has an antiwar message. As welcome to the program, covered 19 has dominated headlines this year, but there is another pandemic that still affects and kills millions of people around the world. United nations figures show that 38000000. 00 people were living with h. I. V. Last year, nearly 700000 of them died as a result of their hiv infection. But prevention and treatment measures are showing some promise in the last decade, the number of new infections has deep priest. And so has the number of people whose death was caused directly by aids. All factors related to the immune deficiency syndrome. Experts predict that trend will reverse this year because of the covert, 19 pandemic, and lock downs, causing a shortage of hiv medication. Its estimated there could be an additional 1400000. 00
Well, its looking like the f. D. A. In america is probably going to be making an announcement round about the 17th of december. And if thats the case, and if thats positive, then these vaccines are going to be shipped literally within hours, as weve just heard on that report. Now in terms of the european situation, the europeans measured medicines agency, typically this can take months or even up to a year to approve a new vaccine. So we really are in unprecedented territory here. And its going to be remarkably interesting to see what sort of timelines they come up with. But i think we can rest assured that they will be working flat out on this. Theyll be doing a lot more. A lot of hard work on the fires that are not important. Remember, its a rolling program, so they have access to much more information than we have pfizer mid and it will be reporting to them on a daily basis with the latest information will have all the latest information at their fingertips. But of course, this is n
Nigerian subsidiary responsible for multiple pipeline leaks and or does it to pay damages to pharma its. 70 years after they were driven to local extinction jack you as a back in their natural habitat in argentina. Hello we begin with the race to vaccinate the world against covert 19 and with fears that poorer nations are being left behind as rich countries rush to secure supplies johnson and johnson has become the 1st company to announce trial results for a single dose jab it says its vaccine is 66 percent effective in preventing moderate to severe symptoms of code 19 and plans to seek authorization in the United States next week thats just a day off to the American Company nowak said its vaccine was 89 percent effective in u. K. Trials but both vaccines are weak against the variant that was 1st detected in south africa a country which wont receive its 1st vaccine shipment until february meanwhile the European Union which has already secured 2 vaccines has just approved astra zeneca j
Depression of the 1930 s. Also gaming retailer game stops continued surge causes anxiety on wall street a small investors take on the market titans and why namibias government is auctioning off 170 elephants despite appeals by conservationists. Welcome to the program the European Union is imposing export controls on vaccines made within the block limiting shipments to dozens of countries including the u. S. Japan australia and the United Kingdom now thats raised diplomatic tensions with the u. K. Because the controls could prevent vaccines from entering the rest of the country through Northern Ireland the e. U. Has since clarified that a lot use emergency clauses in the brics it deal to block access to the block. The kids are doing creasing pressure following shop cuts to plant vaccine deliveries it was the Pharmaceutical Company astra zeneca to stick to its contractual delivery shed jewel but the drug company says it will supply british orders 1st the e. U. Just approved astra zeneca
There with me so robyn a reminder of our top stories the European Union has reversed a decision to impose export controls on vaccines made within the block to the United Kingdom the earlier move would have prevented vaccines from entering the u. K. Through Northern Ireland Drugs Companies that novaks and johnson and johnson have introduced 2 new vaccines to fight the pandemic johnson and johnsons inoculation is a single shot job but both produced weaker results on the more infectious south african strain. Mexicos economy last year suffered its biggest contraction since the Great Depression of the 1930 s. Its credible as death toll surpassed that of india this week that now has the 3rd highest number of fatalities in the world. Kenya says health care and security personnel will be 1st in line when it starts inoculating people next month that scenes are being secured through the African Union and the w. H. O. But Health Officials say it will take until june next year to vaccinate around