Thursday, December 24, 2020

Brazilian institute: China's CoronaVac vaccine 'the safest of all that are being tested'


The Butantan Institute in #Brazil’s Sao Paulo, which is overseeing the testing of the #CoronaVac vaccine developed by #China’s Sinovac Biotech, said on Wednesday that it is effective and "the safest of all that are being tested." Subscribe to us on YouTube: https://goo.gl/lP12gA

Wednesday, December 23, 2020

CBC News: The National | Moderna COVID-19 vaccine approved in Canada | Dec. 23, 2020


Health Canada has approved the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for use and 168,000 doses will arrive by the end of the year. We explain the similarities and differences between the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines and hear from groups who want to be next in line for the shot. Plus, the impact this pandemic year has had on children. #ModernaVaccine #COVID19 #COVIDKids

The dirty business with the shrimps


Once a luxury commodity, now discounter goods: shrimps. They are tasty, low in fat and cost little. 56.000 tonnes of the crustaceans are consumed annually in Germany alone. Most of the shrimps come from Southeast Asia, especially from Thailand. Meanwhile, environmentalists are sounding the alarm: the aquacultures of a gigantic shrimp industry have already destroyed large areas of Thailand’s mangrove forests. 

Intensive chemical use and untreated sewage are destabilising entire regions, they warn. But to which consequences has the mass production of shrimps actually led? The authors Michael Höft and Christian Jentzsch accompanied Greenpeace experts on a trip to Thailand with a camera team.

How poor people survive in the USA | DW Documentary


Homelessness, hunger and shame: poverty is rampant in the richest country in the world. Over 40 million people in the United States live below the poverty line, twice as many as it was fifty years ago. It can happen very quickly. Many people in the United States fall through the social safety net. In the structurally weak mining region of the Appalachians, it has become almost normal for people to go shopping with food stamps. And those who lose their home often have no choice but to live in a car. There are so many homeless people in Los Angeles that relief organizations have started to build small wooden huts to provide them with a roof over their heads. The number of homeless children has also risen dramatically, reaching 1.5 million, three times more than during the Great Depression the 1930s. A documentary about the fate of the poor in the United States today. We closed the commentary section because of too many inapproriate comments. -------------------------------------------------------------------- DW Documentary gives you knowledge beyond the headlines. Watch high-class documentaries from German broadcasters and international production companies. Meet intriguing people, travel to distant lands, get a look behind the complexities of daily life and build a deeper understanding of current affairs and global events. Subscribe and explore the world around you with DW Documentary. Subscribe to: DW Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW39... DW Documental (Spanish): https://www.youtube.com/dwdocumental DW Documentary وثائقية دي دبليو: (Arabic): https://www.youtube.com/dwdocarabia For more visit: http://www.dw.com/en/tv/docfilm/s-3610 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwdocumentary/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dw.stories DW netiquette policy: https://p.dw.com/p/MF1G

COVID-19 UK: Will schools be closed over new coronavirus variant?


The new variant of coronavirus could delay plans for schools to reopen next term. Scientists are concerned that the mutant virus could spread faster between children, driving an increase in infection rates. Sky's Laura Bundock finds out how parents feel about the prospect of homeschooling their children again. #COVID19 #UK SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews

UK new coronavirus variant “out of control” as countries announce travel bans - BBC News


The UK government has said a new mutation of the coronavirus is “out of control” in parts of England and spreading rapidly.   The latest figures show more than 35,000 new infections, many in London and the south-east.

Several countries have announced that they are banning travel from the UK — with France suspending passenger and some freight transport.  The Port of Dover has temporarily been closed. 

New restrictions have come into force for 18 million people in England and 3 million people in Wales. 

In England areas within the new Tier 4 rules include London, Kent and most of Essex.  People have been told to stay home with  non-essential shops closed.   Christmas mixing of households will not be permitted. 

The festive rules have changed in the rest of England too - with a gathering only now allowed on Christmas Day.

Mishal Husain presents BBC News at Ten reporting by political correspondent Nick Eardley, transport correspondent Caroline Davies, business editor Simon Jack and health correspondent Catherine Burns. 

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Britain's Covid-19 isolation stokes fears of food shortages | Coronavirus Update


Freight from Britain began arriving in France by rail and ferry on Wednesday, ending 48-hours of transport chaos in the UK. France, along with other countries, rushed to cut travel links on Sunday after a new coronavirus variant was discovered in the UK. This left around 2,800 trucks stranded in southern England at short notice. French Transport Minister Jean-Baptiste Djebarri and British counterpart Grant Shapps announced the deal to reopen the borders late on Tuesday. French citizens, British nationals living in France and those traveling for urgent reasons are now permitted to cross the border. They will need to carry a valid negative coronavirus test result taken within 72 hours before departure. Non-essential travelers have been advised to stay put. Several ferries arrived in France on Wednesday morning. Air travel, and Eurostar trains, which travel under the English Channel, are also set to resume service on Wednesday. But it is expected to take time to clear the backlog of drivers. A British minister said the military would assist with testing and drivers will take the lateral flow COVID-19 test in a bid to speed up results. However, scuffles broke out between a small number of police officers and frustrated drivers. Others honked their horns in unison during the night in protest. The mostly European drivers, many stranded with their trucks and without access to hot food or bathroom facilities, have grown increasingly angry as it became clear they may not arrive home in time for Christmas with their families. While France has reopened the border, travel between the UK and many other countries including Germany, remains banned. According to the World Health Organization, the transmission of this new variant is 40 to 70% higher. Scientists claim the mutation was spotted due to the UK's high levels of virus genetic sequencing. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutsche... For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ Follow DW on social media: ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewell... ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnews ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/channel/deuts...

Germany registers another record number of COVID-19 deaths | DW News


Germany has reported its highest daily coronavirus death toll since the start of the pandemic. 962 people have died from or with the virus in the past 24 hour period. That’s according to Germany’s national disease control agency. These numbers have been rising very quickly over the past few weeks. On November Fourth, seven weeks ago today, 151 covid-related fatalities were registered here in Germany. Three weeks later that number had risen to 410. And now today, the latest record high. The overal number of deaths attributed to the virus stands at almost 28,000 in Germany. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutsche...

Covid-19: Malaysia in talks to secure more vaccines from Russia and Pfizer, says Khairy


Malaysia is in talks to secure 6.4 million doses of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine, said Khairy Jamaluddin. The Science, Technology and Innovation Minister said that on Wednesday, adding that the government is also negotiating with Pfizer-BioNTech on an option to increase its purchase of vaccines to cover another 20% of the nation’s population. 

Friday, December 18, 2020

Inside The Clinical Trial For Moderna’s Covid Vaccine | NBC News NOW


NBC News’ Maura Barrett reports on the Moderna Covid vaccine trials as the world awaits a decision from the FDA to approve emergency use authorization of a second vaccination. » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch more NBC video: http://bit.ly/MoreNBCNews