corners were caught on safety. and one of africa's biggest rising stars — burna boy — speaks to the bbc about his grammy award win. a third wave of coronavirus is starting to sweep across the european union — much of it driven by the uk variant. large parts of france are going into lockdown again tonight. switzerland is extending its restrictions. poland is going into partial lockdown. germans are being told not to travel at easter. the vaccine rollout across the eu has been slow with around just 10% of the population vaccinated so far. confidence has been shaken after a number of governments suspended the rollout of astrazeneca over concerns about blood clots. but vaccinations are restarting — slowly as our paris correspondent lucy williamson reports. never mind the prime minister, in france, it was the astrazeneca jab that needed a shot in the arm today. after weeks of shifting guidelines, the message was meant to be clear — it's safe and it works. but only an hour before he received it, france's health authority said that a possible link to blood clots in younger patients meant the jab should only be used for those over 55. last month, it said only those under 65 should take it. lucky for mr castex that he turned 55 last year. but whether his very public vaccination will reassure people is about as clear as france's position. with cases spiralling and paris scrambling to find intensive care beds, 20% of french surveyed this month said they didn't trust the astrazeneca jab. and after weeks of resisting lockdown, the government is bringing in new restrictions for the worst affected areas, like paris. from midnight tonight, a new lockdown lite will come into force here. there'll be some travel restrictions at non—essential shops will close but schools will stay open and so will book shops, music shops and hairdressers. at his barber's shop in central paris, rafiq had a message from president macron today. translation: thank you for letting us stay open. turnover has dropped by 70%, he says, we'd go bankrupt if we had to close again. his customer, damien, says the new restrictions are just window dressing. the only thing that matters is the vaccine. we just scrap on the vaccine and this is the only thing that is working for now. maybe we'll have something better in three months, but right now, it is the only thing that matters. germany had been hoping to lift some of its restrictions next week but with the virus also outpacing the vaccines there, there was a fresh warning from the health minister. translation: there are not yet enough vaccines in europe - to stop the third wave - through vaccination alone. even if deliveries of eui orders are now reliable, it will still take several weeks before the risk groups - are fully vaccinated. only then can we talk about wider openings in society. _ poland is also facing a surge in cases, with the british variant expected to soon account for 80% of infections. a partial lockdown will come into force from tomorrow, with shops, hotels and cultural and sporting venues to close. president macron has been counting on france getting vaccinated to avoid another lockdown. the bill for shuttered businesses has risen to over seven billion euros a month. delays in vaccines can be expensive. trust in them is priceless. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. as cases continue to rise, the world health organization has also urged countries to continue using the astrazeneca vaccine — here's the who director general. we understand that people may have had concerns about the safety of the oxford astrazeneca vaccine. the question with any pharmaceutical or vaccine is whether the risk of taking it is greater or less then the risk of the disease it's meant to prevent or treat. in this case, there is no question. covid—i9 is a ben mee disease and the oxford astrazeneca vaccine can prevent it. it's also important to remember that covid—i9 itself can cause blood clots and low blood platelets. in an attempt to reassure the public that the astrazeneca vaccine is safe, british prime minister, borisjohnson, has received today the first dose of the jab. almost half of the british population has received at least one dose of the covid vaccine and the government is pushing to reach the goal of vaccinating the majority of adults before the summer. here's mrjohnson speaking after getting his jab — please be warned there is flash photography. i cannot recommend to highly everybody when you do get your notification to go for the vaccine please go and get it. if the best thing for you and your family and everybody else. don'tjust listen to me, listen to all the scientists and what the european medicine agency had to say yesterday and to what the nhra has said. their risk is covid—i9, this is a great thing to do. so how is europe doing in the battle against the coronavirus pandemic? dr michael head is a senior research fellow in global health at the university of southampton. when it comes to the different messages we are getting regarding the vaccine, what would you make of it and how helpful is it in terms of laying and he fears people may have? what we do know is that the astrazeneca vaccine like the other approved covid—i9 vaccine is safe and effective. that is the view of the world health organization and thatis the world health organization and that is the view of the european regulator and the ema and that is the view of the regulators here in the view of the regulators here in the uk and we do have very large data and we can say yes, if vaccine is safe and effective and any side effects are very rare indeed. let me sa to effects are very rare indeed. let me say to somebody — effects are very rare indeed. let me say to somebody who _ effects are very rare indeed. let me say to somebody who is _ effects are very rare indeed. let me say to somebody who is potentiallyl say to somebody who is potentially looking at the message from france when it comes to the age groups because they are talking about last month under 65—year—olds should already have it and now own the over 55—year—olds. it is confusing for people when they listen to this. yes. i agree it is confusing. it's article unnecessary. the ema recommends that astrazeneca vaccine for our age is a by the age of 18. we have seen successfully used in the uk and we have and backhanded out of a 10 million doses here in the uk many of which were in the older pop populations and if the other countries like canada but commanding the astrazeneca vaccine. so there are lots of data behind it and that astrazeneca vaccine is safe and that astrazeneca vaccine is safe and effective in order populations. i don't think it's helpful that france and other countries are putting up confusing messages as we have seen here.— have seen here. what can you tell us about concerns _ have seen here. what can you tell us about concerns across _ have seen here. what can you tell us about concerns across continental. about concerns across continental europe about a third wave of infection. we are seeing various different countries bringing in partial lockdowns, what are we to make of this? i partial lockdowns, what are we to make of this?— partial lockdowns, what are we to make of this? i think we can expect to see more — make of this? i think we can expect to see more interventions - make of this? i think we can expect to see more interventions like - to see more interventions like lockdowns with the national or regional over the next two months and that that's the mode across many european countries have been pretty slow. we have been ahead of the curve in this particular aspect of the pandemic response. it's good for us of course. infections are on the way up in germany, in france, important, in serbia. many european countries. so we would expect to see more lockdowns in place and the pandemic is going to be here for a little while to come.— little while to come. when we are lookin: at little while to come. when we are looking at the _ little while to come. when we are looking at the european _ little while to come. when we are looking at the european union - looking at the european union receiving vaccination supplies, how is the union doing? is it still struggling when it comes to getting the doses it was expecting? it looks like he is struggling _ the doses it was expecting? it looks like he is struggling a _ the doses it was expecting? it looks like he is struggling a little - the doses it was expecting? it looks like he is struggling a little bit - like he is struggling a little bit to get abilities in. say may be astrazeneca vaccine has been a little bit of a political football for the last few weeks which has not been great to see from a fantasy perspective. hopefully production around the world of astrazeneca and other vaccine is being scaled up so obviously demand massively outstrips the supply right now on the whole world wants to doses of each vaccine for 8 billion people around the world. so, there will be strategies and places for the foreseeable future. hopefully they will be in effect seems to get the vaccines rolled out as quickly as possible. thank you for your expertise. we have more on the vaccination situation on our website. but now following a shooting spree in atlanta on tuesday where eight people were killed, including six women of asian descent, presidentjoe biden and vice president kamala harris are today visiting the city. the visit comes as calls have been growing to highlight a recent increase of attacks against asian—americans. the suspect behind tuesday's shooting spree said it was fuelled by a "sex addiction", but investigators are assessing whether racism played a part. meanwhile, an officer involved in the investigation is also facing accusations of racism, for inappropriately commenting on the crime, and for sharing a racist post on social media. thatis that is a good example as to why he incidences in america are being underreported. it’s incidences in america are being underreported.— underreported. it's because incidences _ underreported. it's because incidences like _ underreported. it's because incidences like these - 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being overlooked. i am glad there is more coverage on it but they can - more coverage on it but they can still do _ more coverage on it but they can still do better— more coverage on it but they can still do better and _ more coverage on it but they can still do better and try _ more coverage on it but they can still do better and try to - more coverage on it but they can still do better and try to inform l still do better and try to inform other_ still do better and try to inform other pe0ple _ still do better and try to inform other people about _ still do better and try to inform other people about what's - still do better and try to informl other people about what's going still do better and try to inform - other people about what's going on in the _ other people about what's going on in the asian — other people about what's going on in the asian community. _ let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news... hundreds of thousands have fled their homes in ethiopia's tigray region, four months into a brutal and bloody conflict there. civilians have been caught between tigray militias and allied ethiopian and eritrean forces. the us state department has accused some armed groups of ethnic cleansing in the battle for control of the region. tanzania's vice president samia sul—uhu hassan has been sworn in as president — which makes her the country's first female leader. it follows the death ofjohn magufuli on wednesday. ms hassan will serve the remainder of the five year term in the top job. a russian court has extended the house arrest of opposition activist lyubov sobol, an ally of the kremlin�*s most renowned critic, alexei navalny. her trial is still pending, after being delayed last week due to a technical issue. ms sobol is accused of breaking covid—19 restrictions at a protest. the bbc has said it's extremely concerned about the bbc news burmese reporter, aung thura, who was taken away by unidentified men in the burmese capital, naypyidaw earlier on friday. the bbc says it's doing everything it can to find aung thura, and that it takes the safety of all its staff in myanmar very seriously. it has called on the authorities to help locate him and confirm that he is safe. aung thura is an accredited bbc journalist with many years of reporting experience covering events in naypyidaw. the director of bbc news, international services, mary hockaday, has called on the authorities to confirm his safety: he was taking in their capital by unidentified men in plain clothes and we don't know where he has been taking too and we don't currently know where he is. he was with anotherjournalist know where he is. he was with another journalist from know where he is. he was with anotherjournalist from another another journalist from another organisation anotherjournalist from another organisation who was also taken at the same time and we really are appealing to the authorities in myanmar to help us locate him and confirm to us that he is safe and well. we know that since the coup in february a number ofjournalists february a number of journalists have february a number ofjournalists have been detained and some remain in detention and media organisations in detention and media organisations in some cases are having a really difficult time. it's really important that we know where he is and that he is safe and he is an accredited jar working with the bbc and working there for several years. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: the pandemic, one year on: how cutting edge science helped us develop coronavirus vaccines at an unprecedented speed. more than 3000 subway passengers were affected. nausea, headaches and beginning of vision. shill were affected. nausea, headaches and beginning of vision. shallot were affected. nausea, headaches and beginning of vision.— beginning of vision. all of this caused by _ beginning of vision. all of this caused by an _ beginning of vision. all of this caused by an organised - beginning of vision. all of this | caused by an organised attack. this was an international trophy and we understand that the search for it has become an international search. offering reunification as quickly as possible and that's what the voters wanted. this is bbc news, the latest headlines as europe faces a third wave of coronavirus infections, the french prime minister has the oxford astrazeneca vaccine, following thursday's endorsement by the european medicines agency. a second day of talks between the us and china. american diplomats say they won't let "theatrics" from their chinese counterparts stop them having tough conversations. chinese delegates have arrived for a second day of talks with the biden administration — after a slow start, and an acrimonious first meeting on thursday. the white house has said that president biden understands relations with beijing will be "competitive", but that the us still wants to "work together" with china when it comes to mutual interests. our correspondent barbara plett usher is in anchorage where the talks are taking place. she says it's uncertain how much will be achieved in this meeting. bring us up—to—date because we believe that the meeting has ended now. . , believe that the meeting has ended now. ., , ., , now. that is right, the meeting has ended and the _ now. that is right, the meeting has ended and the secretary _ now. that is right, the meeting has ended and the secretary of- now. that is right, the meeting has ended and the secretary of state i now. that is right, the meeting has| ended and the secretary of state as that at the national security adviser came out and they both gave adviser came out and they both gave a very brief statement that did not take any questions. what's a day in essence said was we knew it was going to to be came here to explain what our position was at the had a candid conversation and thatis the had a candid conversation and that is what happened. so, no comments on that very acrimonious start by saying we got what we came to do. they did say it was not a surprise at the chinese what if because they had raised contentious issueis because they had raised contentious issue is that for example treatments of the muslims but they also had a chance for a candid conversation on an expensive agenda. they said on issues of economy and trade and technology, all of which they had some difficulties with the chinese and of course, they said those issues are being reviewed in conjunction with allies and they did not have the final say on that yet which of course is important to detainees because they want the americans and the biden administration to lift those tariffs that donald trump put in place and sanctions and other restrictions he put in place. he talked about areas of cooperation their interest intersected including things like north korea and iran but he did not really say whether they had managed to move forward on any of those issues. he said the two things he wanted to do with to share a significant number of concerns and we did that and we want to lay out their own policies and priorities and we did that as well. we came to do something and we did it and despite what it looked right at the beginning be achieved what we wanted. that's their message. thank ou. a year ago as the pandemic took hold, few would have imagined 12 months later covid vaccines would not only have been developed but also rolled out so fast in the uk, the us and elsewhere. science was always going to be the way out of this pandemic. our medical editor fergus walsh looks back at the role science has played throughout. and a warning, his report contains some flash photography. within days of the first reports of a new virus emerging in china, vaccine scientists around the world sprang into action. in oxford, their covid vaccine was designed over a single weekend, two months before a pandemic was declared. so, we took that information, that tiny bit of the sequence from the coronavirus, and used that to put into our platform vaccine technology. this was only possible as they'd spent years researching the processes needed. in april, vaccine trials got under way in oxford. other groups around the world were following suit. developing vaccines can take five years or more. government and industry funding helped cut out delays, and manufacturing began even while trials were conti