US trial confirms the AstraZeneca vaccine is safe

The vaccine was 79% effective at stopping symptomatic Covid disease and 100% effective at preventing people from falling seriously ill. We’ll hear from one of the vaccine’s creators from Oxford University. Also: the EU has agreed to place sanctions on China over its treatment of ethnic minorities; and the WHO’s representative in Yemen tells us about the dire health crisis in the country.

(Photo: Vials labelled "Astra Zeneca COVID-19 Coronavirus Vaccine" and a syringe in front of a displayed AstraZeneca logo. Credit: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo).