This is bbc news. A major breakthrough in the fight the headlines. Against coronavirus a vaccine thats 90 effective pfizer, a Pharmaceutical Company in preventing the disease. Involved in producing one of the experimental coronavirus Drug Company Pfizer says its vaccines says its been found a great day for science to be over 90 effective this is bbc news with the latest and for humanity, and headlines for viewers in the uk and hails the moment as a great day a significant step forward. For science and humanity. But the world health and around the world. The us president elect, joe biden, is set to take the us president elect, joe biden, the next steps in his plans is set to take the next steps for the white house today organisation urges caution. In his plans for the white house by launching a task force to deal today by launching a task force to deal with the coronavirus pandemic. Everybody who is hearing and with the coronavirus pandemic. Watching this will be saying, wow, it comes as cases it comes as cases rise does this mean life can go back to rise in 27 us states, and after more than 237,000 people in 27 us states normal in the near future . The and after more than 237,000 people in the country have died in the country have with the virus. Died with the virus. A nswer normal in the near future . The answer is, life will go back to a new normal, but we are not there we cannot repair the economy and restore our vitality, or relish yet. Shares soar on the news lifes most precious moments, markets around the world hugging our grandchildren, we cannot repair the economy are up dramatically. And restore our vitality, airline shares benefit too. Our children, our birthdays, or relish lifes most precious weddings, graduations, so well be asking, moments, hugging our grandchildren, is this the big breakthrough all the moments that our children, our birthdays, weddings, graduations, matter most to us, all the moments that everyones been waiting for . Until we get it under control. Matter most to us, until we get it under control. Also this lunchtime uk and eu officials are resuming talks in london today on a post brexit trade deal, with significant differences uk and eu officials are resuming remaining on fishing talks in london today on a post brexit trade deal, and competition issues. With significant differences
a two and a half Week National remaining on fishing lockdown in wales ends, but it wont be clear for another and competition issues. Two weeks whether the measure has helped reduce the a two and a half Week National spread of coronavirus. Lockdown in wales ends but it wont be clear for another and virgin successfuly two weeks whether the measure tests its first ever high speed has helped reduce the hyperloop journey with passengers, spread of coronavirus. And virgin successfuly in the desert of nevada. Tests its first ever high speed hyperloop journey with passengers, in the desert of nevada. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world, and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here in the last few minutes, weve heard a Coronavirus Vaccine made and across the globe. And analysis from here by the american pharmaceutical multinational giant pfizer the us president elect, joe biden, is more than 90 effective in preventing covid 19. Will step up preparations thats according to preliminary late for his move into the white house stage trial results and has been today by launching a task force called a great day for science and humanity by pfizers ceo to tackle the coronavirus pandemic. And a significant step forward for the world in the battle scientists and Public Health against the pandemic. Officials will sit on the panel which has been asked to come up
with a formal plan by the time mr Biden Takes Office injanuary. But the transition could be hindered the us Company Pfizer and german manufacturer biontech want to apply by Donald Trumps continued for emergency licensing refusal to accept his so that the vaccine can start to be rivals election victory. Given to the public, the president is now planning notjust those taking part a series of Campaign Rallies in the trials possibly before the end of the year. To build support for legal challenges to the result. The uk government has already pre ordered 0ur correspondent 30m doses of the vaccine, which is given as two ben wright reports. Dose, a month apart. Oh, no, not i initially, it would be given to some i will survive. Of the people at highest risk if donald trump remains in any doubt about the election result, he only needs to look out of the window. Our Health Correspondent joe biden supporters continued Michelle Roberts is here. To Party Outside the white house on sunday, while the many are in the trial stage but president slipped away for another round of golf. Tells about this Pfizer Vaccine. This is the final stage of testing mr trump has not conceded and instead continues to claim, before you get approval. You can without providing any evidence, that there was widespread submit the findings to get approval election fraud. To use this outside of clinical while some Senior Republicans have trials. This trial is still ongoing, backed Donald Trumps stand, on sunday, the former president , george w bush, issued there are still a few things that need to be ticked off the list a statement of congratulations. Though we have political before they get the emergency differences, he wrote, i knowjoe biden to be a good man approval, so these interim results, who has won his opportunity to lead the preliminary results, look really
and unify our country. Positive, 90 protection from the well, ijust had the opportunity to have an excellent conversation with president elect trump. After winning four years ago, pandemic virus. They need to keep gathering that data on efficacy but donald trump met the outgoing president , barack 0bama, also check for safety, too, and the at the white house within a week manufacturing side that they can of election day, the cordial produce it to scale at a standard beginning of a transfer of power that continues through that regulators will see as adequate to the inauguration. At least, thats how its meant to work. For ruling out further. We are so far, President Trump has refused to acknowledge thatjoe biden has won. Expecting safety in the next few the president elect does weeks and then jabs going out before not need Donald Trumps christmas. White macro hearing the concession or congratulations Prime Minister will hold a news to plan for power. Conference this afternoon expected joe biden and the Vice President elect, kamala harris, at 5pm, the newsjust are busy building a Transition Team, conference this afternoon expected at 5pm, the news just through, conference this afternoon expected at 5pm, the newsjust through, not choosing key appointments, sure if it is related to this news and yesterday launched a website on the vaccine but no doubt outlining the immediate priorities for his administration, something we will address because from trying to repair the economy to tackling the pandemic. This is obviously something that has our work begins with getting been linked to since the start of covid under control. The pandemic is a game changer we cannot repair our economy, needed to stop the endless cycle of restore our vitality or relish lockdown is. There are other lifes most precious moments, hugging our grandchildren, our children, our birthdays, companies in terms of developing the
weddings, graduations, vaccine . This is not the only all the moments that frontrunner vaccine. We know there matter most to us, until we get it under control. Are hundreds and development and covid is americas most pressing crisis. Around seven at this advanced phase deaths are rising in 27 states, three stage which means it has been and the virus is surging across the country. Today, mr biden will announce testing thousands of people to check the make up of a new covid task it is safe and effective, lots of force that will work on containing the pandemic. Countries are hedging their bets and but mr biden will not be able to take action not backing just one type of until he becomes president. Vaccine, so this one today we are talking about is mrna, a tiny bit of despite Donald Trumps refusal genetic code injected that teachers to accept the result, joe biden will be sworn into office in front of the Capitol Building need body how to fight off the virus on january the 20th next year. Itself. There are other ways of his supporters have high hopes, giving vaccines, too, so they want but the challenges are huge. And while mr biden has lots of different ones in the offing talked about working so that hopefully one will work well with republicans in congress, the political divisions are deep. Ben wright, bbc news, washington. Enough to get on with this. What earlier, ben told us goes from here . We want to apply for more about mr bidens emergency licensing so it could immediate priorities. Delivered before the end of the weve got an idea of year, the uk has already ordered what president Electjoe Biden wants to do on the global stage, millions of doses of this particular
rejoining the World Health Organization and the paris climate vaccine. Is it realistic that it accords, it will be a very different could be given to people on the presidency to Donald Trumps, but he has a huge immediate crisis front line in particular and the to deal with right away. Yesterday, sunday, the us surpassed vulnerable before christmas . This data is really encouraging. We need 10 million cases of covid, to wait for the end of this trial to and its clocking up 100,000 new infections per day, happen and the stage where they can it is sweeping across the us gather all of the data to look at it at the moment and this and submitted to regulators. The uk isjoe bidens number one priority, has ordered 30 million doses of this he will announce on monday, one, preorder a bit. Today, this new task force to try to produce a blueprint for dealing with it, but hes got has ordered 30 million doses of this one, preordera bit. Dearto those doses i pre ordered it. Getting a real problem because this is a country of 50 separate states run by 50 different governors this out quickly is important. Weve with very different views about the usefulness of mask wearing, about how the economy heard about another vaccine and another company in the us is using should be restricted if necessary to contain the virus and as president , he has to begin looking at using mrna with they are vaccine trials, to, quite to get a grip on that from the centre and that is advanced, so its not clear which going to be difficult. One will not forward. Russia and but we will learn more about his covid plans today. China have already started meanwhile, vaccinating Wider Population with donald trump continues to say that vaccine there, so it is all nothing publicly Aboutjoe Biden about looking at the different ones winning the election, that are coming out and seeing which
he has not given him his one is proved to be most effective. Approval or conceded. We suspect we will need more than one type ofjab to get on top of he has complained on twitter a lot, of course, about what he thinks this virus and the different groups is a rigged election, of patients might need different which he has no evidence for at all. Vaccine is a bit like the flu and his Campaign Manager said vaccine, children get a nasal one, on sunday that donald trump planned to hold a number of rallies elderly people get a different one around the country to try to raise from younger adult, so it could be money for a legal fighting fund the case with covid, too. Thank you. To pursue lawsuits that clearly, donald trump thinks might begin to chip away let mejust remind the case with covid, too. Thank you. Let me just remind you we have to atjoe bidens result here. Assert the Prime Minister will hold assert the Prime Minister will hold a News Conference at 5pm. Full but nobody thinks thats going coverage here of course. To make a difference, so well see whether at some point in the next week or so, donald trump accepts the inevitable the us president Electjoe Biden or whether he continues to hold out will step up preparations for his move into the white house and not givejoe biden his blessing. Today by launching a task force to tackle the coronavirus pandemic. Scientists and Public Health officials will sit on the panel joining me now is thomas gift, which has been asked to come up whos an associate professor with a formal plan by the time and founding director mr Biden Takes Office injanuary. Of the centre on us but the transition could be hindered politics at ucl. By Donald Trumps continued refusal to accept his he joins us live now from oxford. Rivals election victory. The president is now planning a series of Campaign Rallies to build support for legal challenges to the result. Thank you forjoining us. Joe biden our correspondent
ben wright reports. Is putting together this task force on coronavirus. What is it composed of and what will it be trying to do . Oh, no, noti i will survive. Welcome it looks like the united if donald trump remains in any doubt states right now is in the throes of about the election result, he only needs to look a third wave and getting the out of the window. Joe biden supporters infection numbers under control is continued to Party Outside crucial for the white house on sunday, infection numbers under control is crucialforjoe biden. He has while the president slipped away for another round of golf. Pledged to initiate this task force, mr trump has not conceded and instead continues to claim, basically, its going to outline a without providing any evidence, that there was widespread plan for covid, deferring to election fraud. While some Senior Republicans have backed Donald Trumps stand, on sunday, the former president , george w bush, issued scientific experts, expanding a statement of congratulations. Testing and Contact Tracing. Joe though we have political biden has also announced he plans to differences, he wrote, i knowjoe biden to be a good man who has won his opportunity to lead spend 25 billion in covid 19 and unify our country. Manufacturing and dissemination and crucially there has been a push to encourage governors to implement mandates for mask wearing in the states. This is something joe biden has said repeatedly in the campaign. Well, ijust had the opportunity to have an excellent conversation he has gone back as to whether it with president elect trump. After winning four years ago, donald trump met the outgoing would be legal for him to sign an president , barack obama, at the white house within a week executive order about it but at the of election day, the cordial
very least, he is going to try and beginning of a transfer of power encourage states to do that. Whether that continues through to the inauguration. They will comply is another question at least thats how its meant to work. So far, President Trump has but that is one of his highest refused to acknowledge thatjoe biden has won. Priorities. Is he likely, do you the president elect does not need Donald Trumps think, to come up against resistance concession or congratulations to plan for power. Amongst the public . A big chunk of joe biden and the Vice President elect, kamala harris, are busy building a Transition Team, them will have voted for donald choosing key appointments, trump and they may be sceptical and yesterday launched a website outlining the immediate priorities about mask wearing, for example. For his administration, from trying to repair the economy to tackling the pandemic. Exactly, i mean, we saw that over our work begins with getting covid under control. The course of the campaign with many we cannot repair our economy, restore our vitality or relish republicans pushing back at some of lifes most precious moments, hugging our grandchildren, the efforts to make mask wearing our children, our birthdays, weddings, graduations, all the moments that matter most to us, mandatory. That was not helped of until we get it under control. Course by donald trump downplaying the severity of the virus and suggesting that in many cases, basic Health Protocols like mask wearing and social distancing were not essential. I do think there could be a compliance issue. Many republican deaths are rising in 27 states, and the virus is surging governors still might be reluctant across the country. To impose those kinds of changes but today, mr biden will announce some other states i think well be receptive and as a result, joe biden the make up of a new covid task is just
receptive and as a result, joe biden isjust going to receptive and as a result, joe biden is just going to do what he is able to do. And what about the effects of the pandemic on the economy . How is force that will work he likely to set about trying to do on containing the pandemic. But mr biden will not something about it . On the economy, be able to take action until he becomes president. Many americans are clearly despite Donald Trumps refusal to accept the result, joe biden will be sworn into office struggling financially a