Hello everyone and welcome to Amman Poir. Here's what's coming up.

The president has made clear that he is focused on ensuring that vaccines are accessible to every American.

That is our focus. With the US focus at home, Cash Strap Cuba defies the odds

to produce its own vaccine and ship it abroad, the soft power of vaccine diplomacy.

Plus, when I'm writing a novel I want it to have an emotional connection with people.

That's one of my great priorities.

Nobel Prize winner, Kazu Ishiguro,

talks about his new novel, Clara and the son,

and how his own wife and daughter

are his toughest critics.

The average person, average family has really fallen behind

and this is our attempt to plug them back into the game.

Go big or go home.

Democratic Congressman Tim Ryan tells our Michelle Martin

why President Biden's massive COVID relief package

meets America's moment. Welcome. Welcome to the program everyone. I'm Christina Manpur in London.

Call it another shot in the arm for Hope. New data here in the UK shows that a single dose of either the

Oxford AstraZeneca or the Pfizer vaccine cut the risk of COVID

hospitalization by more than 80%.

Now while the UK and Israel lead the pack in vaccine rollout,

big powerful blocks like the EU and the United States

are still struggling with theirs.

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