Settlements and forced from their homes. We need the feel p. And so fled to sudan and are now desperate for help. Im joining us though with Sports Major League Baseball star Robinson Camaro has been banned for a whole season for doping and must fulfill his 24000000. 00 salary. Thank you for joining us. We start this news hour with the coronavirus funday make and the race to find a vaccine. British pharmaceutical giant astra zeneca says its phase 2 trials show, promise in protecting the most at risk groups. A strong immune response was shown in those age over 70. The vaccine is being developed in partnership with Oxford University and is now in the final stage of human testing to confirm those findings. The positive news on the vaccine front comes as cases continue to mount. More than 2000000. 00 cases have now been reported in africa, but low rates of testing means the caseload is sought to be much higher across the 54. 00 country, continent globally cases have surpassed 56000000. 00. Theres been more than, 1300000 deaths worldwide. 250000 of those in the u. S. , making it the worst affected country by far on a dangerous is standing by in nigerias capital for more on the increase in cases across africa. But 1st we go to charlie in london for more on the Oxford University vaccine charlie. This week we had the pfizer and were doing a vaccine, really some positive results. And now encouraging news from the office of vaccine. Yes, very encouraging. As you said, its just published its phase 2 results which were based on a group of 560 volunteers. These are not, its phase 3 results which will be coming in the next few weeks. But the initial results showed that this vaccine is generating a strong immune response in adults over 1617. This is a very crucial age group because vaccines dont tend to work as well in older people because as we get older, our immune systems deteriorate. This vaccine is different from the other 2 that weve been reporting on because it is made from a weakened version of the common cold virus found in chimpanzees, which is then modified to make sure that it cannot grow in humans is given in 2 doses. And so far is reporting a 99 percent efficacy rate. All participants have been gently generating neutralizing antibodies. So is knocking out the virus in their bloodstream with no reported side effects. And that is very good news here because this is the vaccine that britain is betting on. It has bought 100000000 doses of it so far, and so we are eagerly awaiting the phase 3 results. Whats interesting is that initially this vaccine was one of the front runners, and we thought wed be getting results much earlier. But as we know in the last 10 days, the pfizer bio and tech and the madonna vaccines have pulled ahead and, and have shown that they are more than 90 percent effective. And whats interesting is that those vaccines use a technology that is completely new, that known as messenger r. N. A. , but their results are not. So vaccine results are very promising for all the other vaccines that are still in development because the Scientists Say that if one is working well of 2 it working well, its very likely that the others will also work well. And thats important because Scientists Say that its not, its going to be a, its not going to be a one size fits all. One vaccine might be good for a certain age group. Another vaccine might be good for certain ethnicity or certain demographic in the population. But all this talk of facts, and its certainly giving hope here in britain, indeed in london. Thank you live in a project for us ahmed. This been an increase in cases in africa over the last few weeks. Where is this happening and why . Fully the truth of the matter is this seems to be some for tea or some kind of fatigue of the past 2 of africans. We just came back from an election in ivory coast and what you notice there and across many subsaharan african countries is that people where very few people were massed this days. Social distancing is still a problem, and crowds gather in large numbers. Most of the people you see in such crowds dont wear a face mask. These are concerning and experts are warning that as the how much dusty amateur season kicks in. In a few weeks or a few days. Were going to see we are going to see a lot of cases of 19, for example in nigeria for the last 2 months, only a few dozen cases were reported each day. But today, at the center for disease control, the released its results saying that in the past 48 hours, more than 200. 00 cases were recorded. And it warned that this could increase as people abundant safety precautions use of and of course, social distancing. And even government doctors are warning that probably the government half to re impose restrictions across the country if this case is continue to rise. So thats the problem now. Well, the issue of science is good news for me, the africans. But remember, this is a very, very hot continent, most parts of the continent, its very hot. The storage of these boxes is a problem with shortage of electricity supplies and all that. And what people want to see is the quick delivery of vaccines. They can easily access to which many people in africa, many people across subsaharan, africa believe will be difficult because the priority seems to be europe and the richer countries of, of the world. And then the problems of logistics, these trucks. And some of these boxes can be stored at minus 70 degrees temperature. And this is not possible in, in, in many parts of africa. You have problems of electricity and even storage could be a problem delivering such rotten storage areas. Hard, accessible a rural areas will also be a contributor, a factor too, are these. But since were not necessarily which people quickly in a budget, well, lets discuss this further. Now, increasing cases across africa with professor yacht bloom, who is the Regional Representative for epicenter africa, the research on of doctors without borders. He joins us via skype from yellow day in cameroon. Thank you very much, professor for being with us. So whats happened to the numbers in africa . One of the main trajectories of countries right now, did you could be funny to me . I was asleep, always one to atlanta, the size of a freak out. It was a 1454 countries because of the, what were seeing in that country like south africa, are still having a number of cases as well as those countries that are closer to europe. Moral core 70000 kids for the last 2 weeks. Sympathy for needy are for n. G. O. S and so on. But what is interesting us has been mentioning nigeria and have countries like kenya and kenya. Last week you have for just one day because they were north visiting the must be talked to the count down. An important and increasing number of kids, their country as uganda mentioned also worry because when to the answer election guy is going to bat and then we get in. We believe that daughter election or what is happening there, meeting in the rallies before the election. And i also contribute to the increasing number of kids in some countries, as well as what has been however, the fact that people dont work must write because they are kind of appreciate the number of this was a cloak and is the idea of the west india think the continent is missing more cases perhaps because of the fact that he has less far Testing Capacity than other places in the world. Yes, definitely. Difficult to do this to do things for which so most of the country will turn to the bishop to be symptomatic while weve realized that in africa what the kids so if those people dont go by themselves to the desired, what are you committed become a group we want to actually live in now you have doors. So big were looking for people who have been exposed in what he has seen that more people having its jaws than those who are big reported meeting. So we are missing a number of cases, but even with this increase in cases professor, that were seeing right now, its not the catastrophe that many experts had predicted at the beginning of the pandemic. The catastrophe that africa said would experience to what do you attribute this is actually 1st of all we need to define what because it does a few what you see in kenya, for example, the number of kids done during the 1st wave, but that doesnt feed the number of kids, one or more death in a number of deaths, phone number of examples. So no need to be stupid. And we dont want to mediate expect to have more all done previously because the actual target population work people are listening to africa. So how will your population might be advantage for the continent . So, as ahmed mentioned, developing countries are falling behind in the race to reserve a vaccine despite an International Agreement to allocate a vaccine equitably. How would just say africa is positioned right now . I think its important to contextualize the risk for a back seat. If you dont have a car, see that in a cheap present. If you get any ill enough to go, you have a 9596 percent coverage rate. So would you go to a vaccine . That was, my house starts adverse effect, what it is by not particularly it on yourself. So while it also took all the risk that i mentioned, we need ever seen that to save us well, that can actually be implemented in how many consider it took the lead at all as a country. But definitely we need to also find how on the front and the british and the support of the buying of those. I see. Thank you so much, professor yap bone for talking to us about this professor joining us there from cameroon. To this loss more ahead on this aljazeera news hour including its going to get worse as air pollution in the winter months struggling to breathe why Health Experts are warning evolution could lead to more coronavirus dancing in india. Australian soldiers are accused of unlawfully killing civilians and prisoners, one serving in afghanistan in the edwards from the university of georgia and an n. B. A. Draft with a difference. Icet. Delayed. Pick of the best College Players goes ahead in the pandemic thats coming out in support states which are more than a quarter of a 1000000, people have now died from colvin. 1000 in the u. S. The highest number of deaths in a single country infections are still rising more than a 1000000 cases have been reported in the past week. The situation is so bad, states and cities are imposing new restrictions. New york city has just decided to close schools to prevent more infections. Meanwhile, u. S. President elect joe biden has warned. The u. S. Could be setback in the fight against a pandemic, unless information is made available to his team. Biden was hosting a Virtual Meeting with Frontline Health care workers battling the coronavirus. He also said that americans deserved leaders who would work hard to support nurses and care is not. A poll conducted over the past week has revealed a significant number of Republican Voters still believe the president ial election may have been stolen. According to its source and 68 percent of republicans said they are worried. The poll was rigged. Meanwhile, only 16 percent of democrats and one 3rd of independents are similarly concerned altogether. 73 percent of those polled agree that biden won the election law fire percent fun one, but some race, especially when they were asked whether the president let todd rightfully been victorious. Lets speak to david smith about this, his a senior lecturer in american politics and Foreign Policy at the university of sydney and joins us via skype from sydney in australia. Thank you very much, david, for being with us. So what its nearly 3 weeks now since election day, and this poll shows that president trumps false claim that he won the election is being backed by many ordinary republicans. How surprising is this u. N. Where problems as it posed to the Biden Administration when it comes in . This unfortunately is not very surprising. And when we look at these poll numbers, we have to remember, this is something that people like saying to pollsters. Its an expression of their frustration, its an expression of their political beliefs. It may not be a particularly deeply held belief, but certainly it really echoes the rhetoric of trump himself. During a bombers presidency, polls consistently found that the between a quarter and hof of republicans thought that obama was not born in the United States. So this kind of questioning of the legitimacy of the incoming president isnt actually new to america. And it really shows just how deeply divided the society is along party lines. So unfortunately, this isnt a very surprising at all. As long as trump continues to say that the election was stolen, the majority of republicans will continue to side with the election was stolen, and despite the legal set, banks have had in recent days, a Trap Campaign continues with this legal actions if paid 3000000. 00 to fund a partial recount in wisconsin is not going to make any difference you think that isnt going to make any difference to the rice recounts usually at the most might uncover a few 100 ballots. There has been a hand recount in georgia that has narrowed bidens, laid by about a 1000 or 2000 votes there. But the laid in wisconsin is 20000. 00 votes to biden. There are only asking for a count in 2 counties because the campaign is running low on cash at this point. That will cost them 3000000. It would have cost 8000000. 00 to have a recount for the whole state. So this isnt going to change the result. Its just dragging out the process and its really just a delaying tactic, right. And so what are the areas where this lack of corporation on the transition is most dangerous . Is it colored 1000. 00 Foreign Policy troop withdrawals . Its really dangerous on all of those fronts. One of the findings of the 911. 00 commission was that when the president ial transition was delayed just by 6 weeks in 2000, that led to Serious Problems with intelligence. But my have obstructed the discovery of the 911 plot. Your previous guests have talked about the kinds of logistical challenges that are involved in the distribution of a vaccine. Those are going to be absolutely immense when that vaccine becomes available. This is going to be one of the 1st major challenges for joe biden, and its not just the lack of information that is being shared with biden. Its the fact that trump has been sacking sun. Many people that some many positions in the u. S. Government on the stopped, theres a real lack of expertise and theres a real danger. The biden is going to walk into a very chaotic situation when he becomes president. That will be compounded by the lack of the transition and the lack of information sharing thats going on at the moment. Certainly a very complicated transition process. David smith, thank you very much for talking to us. David smith is a senior lecturer in american politics at the university of sydney. Thank you for your time. And the Prime Minister says Government Troops are closer to victory against forces in the northern take grey region. The fighting has forced thousands to cross into sudan over the past 2 weeks. Many have gone for days without food, but aid is starting to arrive. Aljazeera reports on the eastern side of god, a reef on the border between sudan in ethiopia. More than a week after the arrival of refugees through this cabin ghobadi of the 1st apply of food aid is starting to trickle. And also flour and oil is rationed out between the families whove come here hundreds lined up to receive their share. Most like some family you have left their children back in shelters and withstand scorching sun while they wait. They are desperate. As it is, im a lamb of god. That would mean im glad that it. Organizations have started distributing food. A lot of people were going hungry, some of us had gone for 2 or 3 days without food. There was a whole day that my kids and i went without any food, but now with 8 here, we can have meals. Its been 10 days since i came here from a country, and in those 10 days we havent eaten proper meals. We are hungry and we have small children to feed. Now we are going to get some food. And we think god for that, because over the past 10 days we didnt receive anything. We hope they bring more because this will not be enough for the many families here. Both of those are 2 of the nearly 15000 residents of the camp, which was opened less than 2 weeks ago. They come from the region in northern ethiopia, where the government has launched an offensive more than 50000. 00 have fled to neighboring sudan since the start of the conflict, including to aid organizations, the thousands more integrate are facing a dire humanitarian situation with the government imposing a Communications Blackout and blocking access to the region. Many refugees arriving at the Sudanese Border are exhausted and hungry. So far most of the food for the refugees has come from local communities around the border points and refugee camps. But the communities themselves face economic hardships, as sudan, battle soaring market prices, and the number of those crossing the border to escape the fighting into great is rising. Many who said theyve gone for days without food. Now have something to eat. But the country, the refugees are arriving too has its own set of problems, including a state of emergency floods in september damaged many roads. And that is now one during a delivery. So the challenge is to remain there, but what were doing is that we have enough food stocks in the country has w f. B i. Weve been able, really to pull on food from other areas where we had surpluses to try to prepare food here. As we speak right now, we have about enough food 46270000 people already here on site. And these are distributed, of course, which are of course under god if, as well where we are right now, theyre refugees dont know how long they will remain in the camps. For now they just please to be safe and have food for their families. And he joins us now live from ethiopias border with sudan. So he tell us more about this camp where you are right now, and where the people whove arrived there in recent days have told you well, fully the place where i am right now was not initially set up to be a refugee camp yet. It continues to receive hundreds and hundreds of refugees every single day. Lets take a look at the structure of the camp behind me. Its concrete. It seems to be made up of a room and a small kind of shelter, but it was set