2021年CRI 美警察再现暴力执法 对9岁女孩喷射胡椒喷雾（在线收听）

Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin says China always puts the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines above everything.

He was responding to a question regarding the research data from the phase III clinical trials of the Chinese vaccines, saying that testing in multiple countries has gone well.

"Chinese enterprises engaged in vaccine research and development have followed scientific laws and regulatory requirements throughout the process, and advanced the research and development of vaccines according to law and regulations while carrying out international cooperation."

The spokesperson says China has several vaccines undergoing phase III clinical trials overseas with smooth progress.

One hundred-year-old veteran and NHS fundraiser Sir Tom Moore has died from COVID-19.

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson says Moore became a beacon of hope for the UK and the rest of the world during the pandemic.

"Captain Sir Tom Moore was a hero in the truest sense of the word. In the dark days of the Second World War he fought for freedom and, in the face of this country's deepest post-war crisis, he united us all, he cheered us all up and he embodied the triumph of the human spirit."

Moore shot to fame after raising around 40 million US dollars for the National Health Service by walking in his garden during the first coronavirus lockdown.

Among his accolades for his efforts, he was knighted by the Queen in a ceremony at Windsor castle last year.

The Palestinian Authority has administered its first known coronavirus vaccinations after receiving thousands of doses from Israel.

The Palestinian Health Minister acknowledged the donation alongside another from Russia of 5,000 doses of Sputnik V.

Mai Al-Kaila says the first doses will go to the health staff.

"Today we started vaccination against the corona virus. We received 2,000 doses, and as was planned, we began to vaccinate the medical staff working in intensive care."

Palestine hopes to acquire tens of thousands more doses in the coming weeks through a World Health Organization program.

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio says the city will reopen its available vaccination sites today after a major winter storm dropped more than a foot of snow across the city.

"Health and hospital sites, health and hospital sites are open for vaccination today, they have been in touch with the folks who were scheduled. Obviously, hospitals and clinics are staying open all the time no matter what. So they're able to continue vaccination today, which is great."

New York health officials say individuals who have existing appointments will have them rescheduled at the location they choose.

Officials in Arizona say COVID-19 hospitalizations and confirmed new cases continue to drop in the state.

The state Department of Health Services reported over 2,900 new cases, and more than 200 deaths on Tuesday.

Arizona has reported more than 765,000 people who have tested positive for the coronavirus since the start of the pandemic.

Data from Johns Hopkins University shows that Arizona had the third-worst COVID-19 diagnosis rate among US states over the past week, behind Texas and South Carolina.

The city of Rochester, New York has announced the suspension of police officers seen on video pepper spraying a nine-year-old girl.

A large crowd protested in front of Rochester Police station on Monday demanding action against the officers.

The officers were seen last week in body-camera videos scolding and restraining a distraught and handcuffed girl at the back of a police vehicle.

They then pepper sprayed the crying nine-year-old in the face as she calls out for her father.

The police were responding to a report of family trouble when the incident happened.

The city did not specify how many officers have been suspended, but the suspension is expected to last until an internal investigation is completed.

外交部发言人汪文斌表示，中国始终把新冠疫苗的安全性和有效性放在首位。

他在回答有关中国疫苗三期临床试验研究数据的问题时表示，在多个国家的测试进展顺利。

“中国从事疫苗研发的企业始终遵循科学规律和监管要求，在开展国际合作的同时，依法依规推进疫苗研发工作。”

该发言人表示，中国有多个疫苗在海外进行三期临床试验，进展顺利。

百岁老兵、英国国家医疗服务体系（简称NHS）筹款人汤姆·摩尔爵士因新冠肺炎去世。

英国首相鲍里斯·约翰逊表示，摩尔在疫情期间成为英国和世界其他国家的希望灯塔。

“汤姆·摩尔爵士上尉是一位真正意义上的英雄。在第二次世界大战的黑暗日子里，他为自由而战，面对这个国家战后最深重的危机，他团结了我们所有人，他鼓舞了我们所有人，他体现了人类精神的胜利。”

摩尔在英国第一次冠状病毒封锁期间，通过在自家花园里散步，为英国国家医疗服务体系筹集了约4000万美元，并因此一举成名。

去年在温莎城堡举行的仪式上，女王授予了他爵士头衔。

巴勒斯坦权力机构在收到来自以色列的数千剂疫苗后，进行了首次已知的冠状病毒疫苗接种。

巴勒斯坦卫生部长确认，俄罗斯捐赠了5000剂“卫星-V”疫苗。

梅伊·凯拉表示，首批疫苗将提供给医务工作者。

“今天我们开始接种冠状病毒疫苗。我们收到了2000剂疫苗，按照计划，我们开始为重症监护室的医护人员接种疫苗。”

巴勒斯坦希望在未来几周内通过世界卫生组织的一个项目再获得数万剂疫苗。

纽约市长比尔·德·白思豪表示，在一场严重的冬季暴风雪给纽约市带来一英尺的降雪后，纽约市将于今天重新开放可用的疫苗接种点。

“卫生和医院网站今天开放接种疫苗，他们已经与预定接种者取得了联系。很明显，医院和诊所无论如何都会一直开放。所以他们今天能够继续接种疫苗，这很好。”

纽约卫生官员表示，已经预约者将在他们选择的地点重新安排时间。

亚利桑那州官员表示，该州新冠肺炎住院病例和确诊病例持续下降。

该州卫生服务部周二报告了超过2900例新增病例，200多例死亡病例。

亚利桑那州报告称，自疫苗开始以来，有超过76.5万人在冠状病毒检测中呈阳。

约翰霍普金斯大学的数据显示，过去一周，亚利桑那州的新冠肺炎确诊率在美国各州中排名第三，仅次于得克萨斯州和南卡罗来纳州。

纽约州罗切斯特市宣布，对视频中向一名9岁女孩喷洒胡椒喷雾的警察进行停职处理。

周一，大批民众在罗切斯特警察局前抗议，要求对涉事警察采取行动。

上周，随身摄像头拍摄的视频显示，这些警察在一辆警车后面责骂并约束一名心烦意乱、戴着手铐的女孩。

然后，当这名9岁小女孩哭喊着找父亲时，警察将胡椒喷雾喷在了她的脸上。

事件发生时，警方正在处理一起家庭纠纷。

罗切斯特市没有具体说明有多少警察被停职，但预计停职将持续到内部调查完成。