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US Covid chief hails vaccine trial results
A new trial shows the AstraZeneca jab is safe and effective - the US Covid chief reacts.
The results from a long-awaited US study into the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine are out and confirm the jab is both safe and effective. We hear from one of its developers and get reaction from the man leading the US response to Covid, Dr Anthony Fauci.
Also on the programme: Why the EU has imposed its first sanctions on China in 30 years; and the thousands of children arriving at the US border.
(Photo: Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. EPA/SUSAN WALSH / POOL)
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