The search for a Covid supershot
FT News Briefing
Forhecz Topher
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🗓️ 19 July 2021
⏱️ 10 minutes
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Summary
Opec and its allies have reached a deal to raise oil production in response to soaring prices, and China just launched the world’s largest carbon trading market. Plus, the FT’s global health editor, Sarah Neville, reports on scientists’ pursuit of a “supershot” vaccine to protect against all coronaviruses.
Opec+ reaches deal to raise oil production
https://www.ft.com/content/b517d13d-dc7b-4610-b468-7ded0b46d8f7
China’s carbon market scheme too limited, say analysts, with Beijing correspondent, Christian Shepherd
https://www.ft.com/content/3bcc2380-8544-4146-ba71-83944caff48d
The hunt for a coronavirus super shot, with global health editor, Sarah Neville
https://www.ft.com/content/7e96fa85-2392-467c-8960-0c9444180030
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| 0:00.0 | Good morning from the Financial Times. |
| 0:01.6 | Today is Monday, July 19th. |
| 0:03.6 | And this is your FT News Briefing. |
| 0:08.9 | OPEC and its allies have reached a deal on oil production |
| 0:12.5 | and the world's largest carbon trading market just opened. |
| 0:15.9 | Plus, imagine if there were a vaccine |
| 0:17.8 | that could protect against every COVID-19 variant. |
| 0:21.2 | It would be a massive reassurance. |
| 0:24.0 | If every year we could take a vaccine |
| 0:27.6 | that would allow us to relax, |
| 0:29.2 | whatever future viruses came along. |
| 0:32.6 | We'll talk about the pursuit of a super shot. |
| 0:35.5 | I'm Mark Filipino, and here's the news you need to start your day. |
| 0:42.2 | OPEC and its allies reached a deal yesterday |
| 0:44.8 | to raise oil production, response to tight supplies |
| 0:47.4 | and soaring oil prices. |
| 0:49.4 | Starting in August, they'll pump out |
| 0:51.0 | an extra 400,000 barrels of oil a day each month. |
| 0:55.0 | By the end of the year, they'll ramp up output |
| 0:56.9 | by about 2 million barrels per day. |
| 0:59.6 | Now, it is a modest increase, |
| 1:01.6 | and it shows that oil producers are still concerned |
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