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From the uk. translation: we ran out of vaccines at one point, so any donations coming from friendly states, like the uk, would be appreciated. we really need them to fully vaccinate the majority of the population. the donations are welcome, but poorer countries can still lose out. donated vaccines sometimes come at short notice and with a short shelf life. some have been destroyed after arriving in africa because they were out of date. you know, the difficulty. for low—income countries is that you can't stand . up a vaccine programme unless you know how much supply you're going to have _ an...

Well, i think at this moment, the key question for teenagers and younger children is whether or not vaccination of those groups has any direct benefit for them. and there's probably are a subgroup of children who have just slightly increased risk of severe disease. and definitely i think they should be included in vaccine programmes. but broader vaccination in childhood doesn't have so much direct benefit for them. so the real question is, will it prevent transmission and protect adults? and in a country like the uk, where the vast majority of adults are vaccinated, it's not such an important ...

Stephen Sackur speaks to Professor Sir Andrew Pollard, a key player in the development of the Oxford AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine.

And younger children is whether or not vaccination of both groups has any direct benefit for them. —— of those groups. and there probably is a subgroup of children who are at a slightly increased risk of severe disease — and definitely, i think they should be included in vaccine programmes. but broader vaccination in childhood doesn't have so much direct benefit for them. so the real question is, will it prevent transmission and protect adults? and in a country like the uk, where the vast majority of adults are vaccinated, it's not such an important issue to vaccinate children in order t...

Helps every country in the world... would you accept that rolling out or the pace of the rolling out globally to poor nations need to increase? ih to poor nations need to increase? in the uk has been front and centre in supporting other countries around the world in terms of access to vaccines and helping them get those vaccines and helping them get those vaccine programmes rolled out. a huge amount of work has been done by this country in terms of helping those who are struggling to get their population is vaccinated because it is true until everyone is vaccinated around the world we are alwa...