A Tropical Storm slams into southern florida the state already water logged from 2 weeks of heavy rain now residents could soon be in even deeper trouble. To our viewers on p. B. S. In the United States into all of you around the world welcome we start tonight with the most Promising Development yet in efforts to stop the coronavirus pandemic today the u. S. Drugmaker pfizer and its german partner by on tech announced that they are experimental vaccine is more than 90 percent effective in preventing. Clinical trials have not shown any bad side effects either of these hopes are being tempered by. The vaccine if all goes well will not be available until sometime early. Next year. The hope for an effective vaccine against the corona virus could be growing German Company biotech says test results are more promising than expected. As our results are showing that after the interim evaluation the vaccine is able to prevent infections with over 90 percent probability. So. This is how the socalled and r. N. A. Vaccine works Genetic Information from the corona virus is brought into the human body via a messenger molecule the body then uses it to produce viral proteins against which the immune system forms antibodies those antibodies should then defend against covert 19 more than 43000 people around the world have been vaccinated. Because these vaccines are being developed very quickly at the moment but we have a considerable group of people who have now been vaccinated and they arent showing significant side effects so this gives us hope. Biotech and u. S. Drug from pfizer say their goal is to produce nearly one and a half 1000000000 doses by the end of next year these new results could accelerate that process well to bring in now dr Andrew Allman he is a member of the German Parliament hes also a specialist in Infectious Diseases its good to have you on the program let me get your reaction what did you see today when you heard the news about the vaccine trials. Actually the 1st news i was hoping for for a long time to hear some optimistic news on the back seam front but were cautious i still have to give you this is just a press release were still waiting to get about theres no reason not to believe the data so far that the vaccine is 90 percent of the cases and the safety profile looks very promising but actually confirms the data on the 1st it was published in the new england journal of medicine that hes one trial so when we say that this vaccine is effective do we know how long the efficacy is going to be. This is a very good question and that is the big 1000000 dollar question is how long the antibody response to that scene will last this is an unanswered question because this vaccine is on trial for just a couple of months and has to prove it is a fact on a long term basis but nevertheless i think looking at the exploding numbers that we see in north america and here in europe this is a very important tool to help us break down on this pandemic situation the one word of warning once the vaccine is approved either by the f. D. A. Or email we have to be have to come up with a vaccine strategy because we cannot thats the everybody in europe in north america or in the world because there wont be so many doses available for the people we understand that pfizer and by and check are saying that they hope to produce 50000000 doses by the end of this year 1400000000 doses next year. You would have to divide all of those by 2 right because were talking about 2 injections or 2 doses for someone to be vaccinated correct. That is correct this study trial is built on 2 injections approximately within 3 weeks that i recall correctly that have to be injected to elicit these body responses that are necessary to protect a person promise or risk to virus and this is important number 1400000 equals approximately 700000000 people and if you just add up the populations in just only europe and the United States that is the number of population that we have but we have to understand that this is a Global Responsibility we cannot see america 1st or europe 1st this is healthy globally discussed how this vaccine has to be distributed because we have a Global Responsibility in the Global Health arena our rights mr and if you would stand by for just a moment so the question of how quickly a role well could happen and also who will be the 1st to receive this that question that debate is in full swing also here in germany lets take a look at this next report. Germany is in Lockdown People and business is a facing tough restrictions at the moment strict controls are the only measure to keep the pandemic at bank one way there could be a return to Something Like normal life is if a vaccine becomes available thats why upis until basepoint it was unclear whether a vaccine could be made that would actually reduce the infection or actually prevent infection now it looks like it could work and that is encouraging and is German Health minister i may say that im very pleased its a german developed country said as im sure some the name is a Health Minister says to beat the pandemic at least 55 percent of the population would need to be vaccinated theres no question of making it compulsory but who would be often the vaccine best. Public facing jobs like medical workers and police seem certain to be near the front of the queue because of their level of risk. The elderly will be protected as a priority they are especially likely to suffer serious effects if they catch corona. But there are also suggestions that teaches and even the homeless should be among the 1st to be vaccinated the Health Minister wants white discussion about who should be 1st in line. But. Whats important also to me personally is that this debate is not only a Parliamentary Political and scientific one but that we take this discussion to every lunch table to every workplace to every circle of friends and acquaintances and that is discussed in general. And the debate about priorities has begun and can continue until a corona vaccine is actually ready. Mr i want to ask you in terms of producing this vaccine we understand that these pharmaceutical companies theyve taken the unusual step of starting production before they get approval from the f. D. A. Or from a human here in europe thats unusual so were going to have the vaccines when we need it as weve been told but who is going to decide how to distribute the vaccine and who gets the vaccine 1st. I think this is a very important question that needs to be answered ethically scientifically and politically and this gusen just starts off right now here in germany who needs to be prioritized for theyve got sufficient programs that might be started on terry basis of course and here in germany and i think that minister shawn just set out of the discussion has to start i hope the horses promise that we discussed this to start these discuss this in the parliament as well because without the why dick said tens of. The population here in germany or worldwide were going to have a lot of turmoil if we do not have a clear cut and transparent and politically not only political correct but also political adjudicated ruling how the vaccine will be prioritized it is those who need it 1st and these are usually the most voluntary and involuntary vulnerable groups especially the elderly and especially and chronic disease people but then we have to have a prior to zeeshan list that there is no good correct answer but has to be waited out in the parliament to be sure that we have a consensus within our country or countries even yet it will be interesting to see because after the new year im sure the public will be wanting to know when the vaccine is going to be distributed and very old a member of the German Parliament and an expert in sanctions diseases mr coleman we appreciate your time and your insights tonight thank you thank you for having me. But despite encouraging signs about a potential vaccine and end to this crisis is still a long way off until then the pandemic will continue to reshape the lives of hundreds of millions of people around the world our next report asks how are our children coping with all of that its. Called a big coronavirus in the middle its around greens. And has starts coming out of the hospitals in the whole world almost filled it with people who i missed the news is going swimming it is about meeting friends. From i miss grandma and grandpa. Now head down im afraid one of my family could be affected because i think i dont need to be afraid for myself through issues im fit. Im healthy those joints im a child sunny children get corona but not me and if it is a cold in the snow. We always have to wash our hands. You have to keep distance like 5 meters you have to cough into your hand to elbow yukons touch oh face. Was a man like that might need. A mask. And just in the classroom when you get out on the subway in Stores Shopping on the streets i have no difficulty breathing a chap called not to north. You cant him even. Here i think everything is sense of peace being everything that he wants and what you should bring is the corona machine hope that makes corona go away it shoots a laser beam corona away. Cornet. Children in the pandemic are lets take a look now at some of the other developments in this pandemic italy is one of the countries struggling to cope with the 2nd wave one winds of cars have formed at Testing Centers with some people so short of breath that theyve been given oxygen while still in their cars ukraines president vote amuse olinsky has become the latest National Leader to test positive for the virus his office in kiev says that the president seen here last month is feeling well despite the diagnosis and that he plans to continue working while being in isolation a court in india has banned fire crackers just days before the start of the countrys biggest annual festival. The National Green chard butyl says fireworks add to the already serious air pollution in many indian cities and make people more vulnerable to corona virus infections. Despite the latest hopes over a vaccine president elect joe biden is mourning that the United States is still facing a very dark winter the number of cases in the u. S. Now tops 10000000 thats according to Johns HopkinsUniversity President elect biden has made tackling the pandemic his top priority today he named members of his covert 900. 00 tests force they include an immunologist who was sacked for criticizing the federal governments response to the crisis under President Trump other biden concerns include the economy tackling racism and fighting Climate Change which means rejoining the paris climate agreement bidens latest message to the American People was dominated by the need to set aside partisanship and unite in the face of the pandemic this is a crisis affects everyone and ive said throughout this campaign i will be a president for every american. This election is over time to put aside the partisan partisanship and the rhetoric that designed to demonize one another its time to end the politicization of basic responsible Public Health steps like mass social distancing we have to come together to heal the soul of this country so that we can effectively address this crisis and as one country where hard working americans have each others backs and we unite in our shared goal defeating this virus as us president elect joe biden there lets take the story now to washington our bureau chief will joins me good evening to you need to hold the message everything radically different from what weve heard from President Trump tell us more about president elect bidens 19 strategy. Here indeed friend he really the reached alex he said again i want to be the president fall of you know that is indeed a different tone from what we kind of got used to over the course of the last 4 years however biden announced today that he wants to implement a nationwide mosque mandate where he will work with local governments to help facilitate that was one of his major kind of topics he spoke of tearing his rally so we kind of knew that this was coming and he also addressed the issue of how africanamericans and latinos have been hit the hardest by this disease and he wants to ensure that they also have access to p. P. L. And tests to help bridge that gap as soon as possible and what did the president elect and what did he say today about news from pfizer and beyond sites that this vaccine appears to be working. Well he was happy to hear about its progression but tempt down the excitement a little bit of the news by making it clear that even if its effective it vuln be widely widely away level for months so he has made his 1st priority again to push for more social distancing and mosque wearing to help slow down the spread of the wires in we see the president elect your superior doing everything you can so that he can hit the ground running on january 20th but the trouble ministration the Trump White House apparently doing nothing to help this transition what do we know. Exactly brand thats kind of what be expected from the Trump Administration right they have not done anything by the books and that includes the transition process we have to bear in mind that this is a complicated process kind of to shift the power from one administration to the other emily murphy shes the one who has been put in charge of hell moving than you had an administration into the white house but she has done nothing to acknowledge bidens win so far so the problem is the Trump Administration needs to hand over Important Information regarding issues of National Security and also the covert 19. Makes so that they will be able to start work on generate 21st all right do use use poll on the story forward in washy jillian uses always think you. So how is joe bidens election victory being seen around the world our reporters have been asking people across the globe for their views about the Incoming Administration i think its a great release a cleanout to have a leader and that. Somehow is. Right for some of the things they need to hear what im going on i hope biden will be a more serious and reliable partner for turkey but i hope he thinks mark lowe belief and not just america. In this country 80 percent are for trump because they consider it important what he did for israel and noakes it for us its not so important what he does in the internal affairs in america dont have too much cause ive heard this last speeches and he said that he doesnt have to be a jewel to be as i honestly. Did not good but im not grumpy nonsense and i dont need a good loyal member out there was before biting it was one of the african soil president obama what difference does it put to africa so i dont see but it can itll have a different or so its just neutral im happy that baden along because hopefully well have less of that she showed by us off it leaning by yes im all for what. That i did his victory will benefit mexico in many ways the economy and migration us economical but he think that they mean that its young regardless of republican or democratic policies what you want is a leader whos morals and ethics resemble your own and that was certainly joe biden and not donald trump so im very happy and we are listening to story and south america i want to bring in our correspondents your hunger mirror as he is in bogota good afternoon to you i mean weve had a sigh of relief from latin american countries when they heard that joe biden had one how is the new administration likely to change u. S. Relations with latin america. I think well see some changes in the relationship between latin america and the u. S. Under joe biden side ministration. What lets talk about the 2 main problems i mean what is the main problem we didnt between the us not in america illegal immigration why was Donald Trumps approach to this issue 3 its we cannot forget how he threatened mexico with imposing very high tardive if mexico didnt stop the flow of illegal immigration to the u. S. So im at the end of the day mexico became the police of south border of the u. S. So thats done on trumps approach joe bidens approach he has already announced the creation of a 4000000000. 00 ad back to fight poverty in Central America that is he supposed to fight illegal immigration so during his 4 year sudden inspiration donald trump never came to latin america no one single visit he just came once to argentina and it was because of the g. 20 that was held in one of the tightest barack obama came 15 times george w. Bush 18 times so on there are joe bidens that number is not going to be in that top of the agenda but for sure the region is going to have a closer relationship with the next president yet the numbers are very very impressive there that you mentioned lets also talk about the giant in south America Brazil we know that brazilian president also nado has been a close ally of da would draw what does bidens victory mean for for this relationship. Thats very interesting because every single country in latin america has already congratulated joe biden on to my harbors for a day of victory but mexico person is very curious we know how close was an hour was to donald trump and he was even happy when he was compared to donald trump so what is going to be their relationship that hes going to hop with joe biden we already had a little taste of that during the 2nd day of a president ial debate joe biden proposed the creation of an International Phone 20000000000. 00