MEDIA BRIEF
CNN Newsroom with Michael
VIA SKYPE
MONDAY 13TH AUGUST 2021
10:00 – 10:30 PM EAT
JOURNALIST / INTERVIEWER PROFILE:
Michael Holmes Anchor for CNN International
Michael Holmes is an award-winning anchor and correspondent for CNN International based at the network’s headquarters in Atlanta.
He has been in journalism for more than four decades, anchors CNN Newsroom. He joined CNNI in 1996 as the first Australian anchor for the network, has also reported extensively from all corners of the globe including Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Mexico, India, Nepal, Africa, Pakistan and Afghanistan and has travelled to more than 80 countries. https://edition.cnn.com/profiles/michael-holmes-profile
INTERVIEW TOPIC(S):
The interviewer would like to discuss global COVID vaccine inequality as the US prepares to approve third booster COVID shots.
The interview will focus on the issue of the US soon approving third booster COVID vaccinations, while many countries in the world still await their first dose. The WHO is pressuring the US to stall third jabs until September in effort to get more doses to such developing countries.
He would like to hear your thoughts on this issue and your experience as Africa CDC Director in Africa as we push to get the world vaccinated.
The interview is for a one-to-one, live on CNN’s Newsroom (via Skype).
