CHINA IS GRAPPLING WITH
CHINA IS GRAPPLING WITH THEIR WORST COVID-19
CHINA IS GRAPPLING WITH THEIR WORST COVID-19 OUTBREAK SINCE INFECTIONS
THEIR WORST COVID-19 OUTBREAK SINCE INFECTIONS EMERGED OVER
OUTBREAK SINCE INFECTIONS EMERGED OVER TWO YEARS AGO. THE COUNTRY HAS
EMERGED OVER TWO YEARS AGO. THE COUNTRY HAS PUT
TWO YEARS AGO. THE COUNTRY HAS PUT 24 MILLION PEOPLE IN LOCKDOWN.
PUT 24 MILLION PEOPLE IN LOCKDOWN. LOCKDOWN AND IS HALTING
24 MILLION PEOPLE IN LOCKDOWN. LOCKDOWN AND IS HALTING FACTORY PRODUCTION
LOCKDOWN AND IS HALTING FACTORY PRODUCTION OF APPLE PRODUCTS AND
FACTORY PRODUCTION OF APPLE PRODUCTS AND TOYOTA CARS WHILE THE
OF APPLE PRODUCTS AND TOYOTA CARS WHILE THE WEST LOOSENS
TOYOTA CARS WHILE THE WEST LOOSENS MASS MANDATES AND OTHER COVID.
WEST LOOSENS MASS MANDATES AND OTHER COVID. SAFETY MEASURES
MASS MANDATES AND OTHER COVID. SAFETY MEASURES CHINESE OFFICIALS ARE
SAFETY MEASURES CHINESE OFFICIALS ARE IMPLEMENTED IN SOME OF THE
CHINESE OFFICIALS ARE IMPLEMENTED IN SOME OF THE STRONGEST
IMPLEMENTED IN SOME OF THE STRONGEST RESTRICTIONS YET IN THE ENTIRE
STRONGEST RESTRICTIONS YET IN THE ENTIRE PANDEMIC AS A
RESTRICTIONS YET IN THE ENTIRE PANDEMIC AS A SEVEN-DAY AVERAGE
PANDEMIC AS A SEVEN-DAY AVERAGE OF NEW CASES
SEVEN-DAY AVERAGE OF NEW CASES IN CHINA.
OF NEW CASES IN CHINA. IT HAS MORE THAN
IN CHINA. IT HAS MORE THAN QUEEN TUMBLED QUINTUPLE.
IT HAS MORE THAN QUEEN TUMBLED QUINTUPLE. THAT‘S FIVE TIMES
QUEEN TUMBLED QUINTUPLE. THAT‘S FIVE TIMES IN RECENT DAYS.
THAT‘S FIVE TIMES IN RECENT DAYS. ACCORDING TO THE NEW YORK
IN RECENT DAYS. ACCORDING TO THE NEW YORK TIMES.
ACCORDING TO THE NEW YORK TIMES. MEANWHILE, THERE IS AN
TIMES. MEANWHILE, THERE IS AN EMERGENCE OF A NEW
MEANWHILE, THERE IS AN EMERGENCE OF A NEW VARIANT
EMERGENCE OF A NEW VARIANT CALLED
VARIANT CALLED DELTA QURAN. IT‘S A
CALLED DELTA QURAN. IT‘S A HYBRID OF OMICRON AND
DELTA QURAN. IT‘S A HYBRID OF OMICRON AND DELTA. IT WAS VARIANTS THAT WE
HYBRID OF OMICRON AND DELTA. IT WAS VARIANTS THAT WE KNOW SO WELL AND ACCORDING TO
DELTA. IT WAS VARIANTS THAT WE KNOW SO WELL AND ACCORDING TO A NEW STUDY
KNOW SO WELL AND ACCORDING TO A NEW STUDY PUBLISHED OVER THE WEEKEND AT
A NEW STUDY PUBLISHED OVER THE WEEKEND AT LEAST TWO CASES OF DELTA CRON.
PUBLISHED OVER THE WEEKEND AT LEAST TWO CASES OF DELTA CRON. HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED IN
LEAST TWO CASES OF DELTA CRON. HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED IN CALIFORNIA,
HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED IN CALIFORNIA, WHICH
CALIFORNIA, WHICH WE KNOW WHAT HAPPENS NEXT.
WHICH WE KNOW WHAT HAPPENS NEXT. SO HERE,
WE KNOW WHAT HAPPENS NEXT. SO HERE, DISGUST IS DR. IRWIN,
SO HERE, DISGUST IS DR. IRWIN, REDLENER. HE‘S THE FOUNDING
DISGUST IS DR. IRWIN, REDLENER. HE‘S THE FOUNDING DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL
REDLENER. HE‘S THE FOUNDING DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR DISASTER.
DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR DISASTER. PREPAREDNESS. HE‘S ALSO AN
CENTER FOR DISASTER. PREPAREDNESS. HE‘S ALSO AN MSNBC
PREPAREDNESS. HE‘S ALSO AN MSNBC PUBLIC HEALTH. ANALYST
MSNBC PUBLIC HEALTH. ANALYST DR. REDLENER.
PUBLIC HEALTH. ANALYST DR. REDLENER. I PAY ATTENTION TO GLOBAL
DR. REDLENER. I PAY ATTENTION TO GLOBAL HEADLINES.
I PAY ATTENTION TO GLOBAL HEADLINES. MY DAD TRAINED ME TO LOOK AT
HEADLINES. MY DAD TRAINED ME TO LOOK AT THOSE HEADLINES TO
MY DAD TRAINED ME TO LOOK AT THOSE HEADLINES TO WATCH FOR.
THOSE HEADLINES TO WATCH FOR. OTHER PLACES.
WATCH FOR. OTHER PLACES. WHAT IS YOUR INITIAL REACTION
OTHER PLACES. WHAT IS YOUR INITIAL REACTION TO CHINA GOING INTO
WHAT IS YOUR INITIAL REACTION TO CHINA GOING INTO LOCKDOWN? IS IT NECESSARY FOR
TO CHINA GOING INTO LOCKDOWN? IS IT NECESSARY FOR THEM TO DO THAT RIGHT NOW?
LOCKDOWN? IS IT NECESSARY FOR THEM TO DO THAT RIGHT NOW? AND IF IT IS,
THEM TO DO THAT RIGHT NOW? AND IF IT IS, SHOULD WE HERE IN AMERICA BE
AND IF IT IS, SHOULD WE HERE IN AMERICA BE CONCERNED THAT WE WILL FACE
SHOULD WE HERE IN AMERICA BE CONCERNED THAT WE WILL FACE ANOTHER SURGE OR POTENTIAL
CONCERNED THAT WE WILL FACE ANOTHER SURGE OR POTENTIAL LOCKDOWN?
ANOTHER SURGE OR POTENTIAL LOCKDOWN? YEAH, SO BY THE WAY,
LOCKDOWN? YEAH, SO BY THE WAY, IS EARLY AND IT‘S ALSO
YEAH, SO BY THE WAY, IS EARLY AND IT‘S ALSO STRIKING TO ME THAT
IS EARLY AND IT‘S ALSO STRIKING TO ME THAT WERE SO INTERCONNECTED AS A
STRIKING TO ME THAT WERE SO INTERCONNECTED AS A WORLD. WE‘RE TALKING ABOUT
WERE SO INTERCONNECTED AS A WORLD. WE‘RE TALKING ABOUT CHINA AND RELATIONSHIP TO THE
WORLD. WE‘RE TALKING ABOUT CHINA AND RELATIONSHIP TO THE UKRAINE, RUSSIA CRISIS.
CHINA AND RELATIONSHIP TO THE UKRAINE, RUSSIA CRISIS. WE‘RE TALKING ABOUT CHINA
UKRAINE, RUSSIA CRISIS. WE‘RE TALKING ABOUT CHINA RELATIONSHIP TO COVID,
WE‘RE TALKING ABOUT CHINA RELATIONSHIP TO COVID, INTERNATIONAL TRADE, AND
RELATIONSHIP TO COVID, INTERNATIONAL TRADE, AND EVERYTHING ELSE. SO WE‘RE ALL
INTERNATIONAL TRADE, AND EVERYTHING ELSE. SO WE‘RE ALL CONNECTED ON ALL FRONTS.
EVERYTHING ELSE. SO WE‘RE ALL CONNECTED ON ALL FRONTS. I AM
CONNECTED ON ALL FRONTS. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT‘S
I AM CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT‘S HAPPENING IN CHINA, ALTHOUGH
CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT‘S HAPPENING IN CHINA, ALTHOUGH CHINA‘S ALWAYS BEEN
HAPPENING IN CHINA, ALTHOUGH CHINA‘S ALWAYS BEEN I GUESS THE MOST
CHINA‘S ALWAYS BEEN I GUESS THE MOST EXTREME COUNTRY ON
I GUESS THE MOST EXTREME COUNTRY ON EARTH WHEN IT COMES TO
EXTREME COUNTRY ON EARTH WHEN IT COMES TO REACTING. THEY HAVE A ZERO
EARTH WHEN IT COMES TO REACTING. THEY HAVE A ZERO TOLERANCE
REACTING. THEY HAVE A ZERO TOLERANCE FOR ANY BREAKOUTS. THEY DO
TOLERANCE FOR ANY BREAKOUTS. THEY DO VERY
FOR ANY BREAKOUTS. THEY DO VERY OF, YOU KNOW, CONTACT
VERY OF, YOU KNOW, CONTACT TRACING, AND NOW THEY‘RE INTO
OF, YOU KNOW, CONTACT TRACING, AND NOW THEY‘RE INTO SOME SERIOUS LOCKDOWNS. AND
TRACING, AND NOW THEY‘RE INTO SOME SERIOUS LOCKDOWNS. AND WHY IS BECAUSE
SOME SERIOUS LOCKDOWNS. AND WHY IS BECAUSE THEY ARE HAVING A SERIOUS
WHY IS BECAUSE THEY ARE HAVING A SERIOUS OUTBREAK. AND I THINK
THEY ARE HAVING A SERIOUS OUTBREAK. AND I THINK THAT WHAT WE‘RE DEALING WITH
OUTBREAK. AND I THINK THAT WHAT WE‘RE DEALING WITH IS
THAT WHAT WE‘RE DEALING WITH IS FIRST OF ALL,
IS FIRST OF ALL, THEY ARE NOT NECESSARILY
FIRST OF ALL, THEY ARE NOT NECESSARILY DEALING WITH THE DELTA CRON
THEY ARE NOT NECESSARILY DEALING WITH THE DELTA CRON THAT
DEALING WITH THE DELTA CRON THAT NEW COMBINED
THAT NEW COMBINED VARIANT THAT
NEW COMBINED VARIANT THAT WE‘RE SEEING IN THE US, WHICH
VARIANT THAT WE‘RE SEEING IN THE US, WHICH IS
WE‘RE SEEING IN THE US, WHICH IS PART OF THE DELTA AND
IS PART OF THE DELTA AND PART THE OMICRON.
PART OF THE DELTA AND PART THE OMICRON. VARIANTS. THEY ARE DEALING
PART THE OMICRON. VARIANTS. THEY ARE DEALING WITH A BIG OUTBREAK OF
VARIANTS. THEY ARE DEALING WITH A BIG OUTBREAK OF THE SO-CALLED.
WITH A BIG OUTBREAK OF THE SO-CALLED. STEALTH
THE SO-CALLED. STEALTH OMICRON,
STEALTH OMICRON, WHICH IS THE
OMICRON, WHICH IS THE VARIANT CALLED BE A
WHICH IS THE VARIANT CALLED BE A TO, WHICH SPREADS MORE RAPIDLY
VARIANT CALLED BE A TO, WHICH SPREADS MORE RAPIDLY THAN THE ORIGINAL OMICRON EVEN
TO, WHICH SPREADS MORE RAPIDLY THAN THE ORIGINAL OMICRON EVEN THOUGH IT MAY NOT CAUSE A
THAN THE ORIGINAL OMICRON EVEN THOUGH IT MAY NOT CAUSE A SERIOUS ILLNESS, BUT
THOUGH IT MAY NOT CAUSE A SERIOUS ILLNESS, BUT CHINA IS NOT TAKING ANY
SERIOUS ILLNESS, BUT CHINA IS NOT TAKING ANY CHANCES
CHINA IS NOT TAKING ANY CHANCES AND WE‘RE SEEING A VERY
CHANCES AND WE‘RE SEEING A VERY TOUGH
AND WE‘RE SEEING A VERY TOUGH CRACK DOWN ON THIS NEW
TOUGH CRACK DOWN ON THIS NEW OUTBREAK.
CRACK DOWN ON THIS NEW OUTBREAK. SO THAT‘S IMPORTANT TO
OUTBREAK. SO THAT‘S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND.
SO THAT‘S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND. SO WE‘RE TALKING ABOUT TWO
UNDERSTAND. SO WE‘RE TALKING ABOUT TWO DISTINCT
SO WE‘RE TALKING ABOUT TWO DISTINCT VARIANTS, THAT ARE NEW
DISTINCT VARIANTS, THAT ARE NEW ISH. WE‘RE TALKING ABOUT
VARIANTS, THAT ARE NEW ISH. WE‘RE TALKING ABOUT THE STEALTH
ISH. WE‘RE TALKING ABOUT THE STEALTH OMICRON WHICH IS A SUB VARIANT
THE STEALTH OMICRON WHICH IS A SUB VARIANT OF OMICRON. AND THEN WE
OMICRON WHICH IS A SUB VARIANT OF OMICRON. AND THEN WE MENTIONED IN THE INTRO, DELTA
OF OMICRON. AND THEN WE MENTIONED IN THE INTRO, DELTA QURAN, WHICH IS A COMBINATION
MENTIONED IN THE INTRO, DELTA QURAN, WHICH IS A COMBINATION OF OMICRON AND
QURAN, WHICH IS A COMBINATION OF OMICRON AND DELTA. OKAY,
OF OMICRON AND DELTA. OKAY, SO LET‘S TALK ABOUT
DELTA. OKAY, SO LET‘S TALK ABOUT DELTA PRAWN.
SO LET‘S TALK ABOUT DELTA PRAWN. SHOULD WE BE CONCERNED ABOUT
DELTA PRAWN. SHOULD WE BE CONCERNED ABOUT THAT HERE IN
SHOULD WE BE CONCERNED ABOUT THAT HERE IN THE SHOW?
THAT HERE IN THE SHOW? WELL, THERE‘S BEEN ONLY A FEW,
THE SHOW? WELL, THERE‘S BEEN ONLY A FEW, REALLY ONLY A FEW CASES
WELL, THERE‘S BEEN ONLY A FEW, REALLY ONLY A FEW CASES IN THE US, BUT IT‘S SOMETHING
REALLY ONLY A FEW CASES IN THE US, BUT IT‘S SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE TO KEEP OUR EYE
IN THE US, BUT IT‘S SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE TO KEEP OUR EYE ON. I THINK
THAT WE HAVE TO KEEP OUR EYE ON. I THINK MY MAIN
ON. I THINK MY MAIN CONCLUSION ABOUT
MY MAIN CONCLUSION ABOUT BOTH THE SITUATION IN CHINA.
CONCLUSION ABOUT BOTH THE SITUATION IN CHINA. AND DELTA CRON IS THE
BOTH THE SITUATION IN CHINA. AND DELTA CRON IS THE FOLLOWING THAT
AND DELTA CRON IS THE FOLLOWING THAT WE‘RE NOT DONE WITH THIS.
FOLLOWING THAT WE‘RE NOT DONE WITH THIS. WE I THINK WE‘RE IN ALL
WE‘RE NOT DONE WITH THIS. WE I THINK WE‘RE IN ALL A KIND OF A STATE, STATE
WE I THINK WE‘RE IN ALL A KIND OF A STATE, STATE OF
A KIND OF A STATE, STATE OF MASS WISHFUL THINKING
OF MASS WISHFUL THINKING IN AMERICA AND ELSEWHERE THAT,
MASS WISHFUL THINKING IN AMERICA AND ELSEWHERE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE‘RE DONE WITH
IN AMERICA AND ELSEWHERE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE‘RE DONE WITH COVID. I HOPE THAT‘S TRUE
YOU KNOW, WE‘RE DONE WITH COVID. I HOPE THAT‘S TRUE AND EVENTUALLY,
COVID. I HOPE THAT‘S TRUE AND EVENTUALLY, I GUESS IT WILL BE
AND EVENTUALLY, I GUESS IT WILL BE BUT WE STILL HAVE LINGERING
I GUESS IT WILL BE BUT WE STILL HAVE LINGERING CHALLENGES. YOU KNOW, WE‘RE
BUT WE STILL HAVE LINGERING CHALLENGES. YOU KNOW, WE‘RE STILL DEALING WITH ABOUT
CHALLENGES. YOU KNOW, WE‘RE STILL DEALING WITH ABOUT 1,300 CASES OF
STILL DEALING WITH ABOUT 1,300 CASES OF DEATHS, RATHER FROM COVID.
1,300 CASES OF DEATHS, RATHER FROM COVID. EVERY SINGLE DAY IN THE UNITED
DEATHS, RATHER FROM COVID. EVERY SINGLE DAY IN THE UNITED STATES WERE SEEING BIG
EVERY SINGLE DAY IN THE UNITED STATES WERE SEEING BIG UPTICKS. NOW
STATES WERE SEEING BIG UPTICKS. NOW IN EUROPE AND THE UK.
UPTICKS. NOW IN EUROPE AND THE UK. AND GERMANY, NETHERLANDS
IN EUROPE AND THE UK. AND GERMANY, NETHERLANDS ETC.
AND GERMANY, NETHERLANDS ETC. SO WE HAVE THESE LINGERING.
ETC. SO WE HAVE THESE LINGERING. SPOTS OF CONCERN AROUND THE
SO WE HAVE THESE LINGERING. SPOTS OF CONCERN AROUND THE WORLD INCLUDING THE US
SPOTS OF CONCERN AROUND THE WORLD INCLUDING THE US AND I THINK WE‘RE JUST GOING
WORLD INCLUDING THE US AND I THINK WE‘RE JUST GOING TO HAVE TO KEEP OUR
AND I THINK WE‘RE JUST GOING TO HAVE TO KEEP OUR EYES
TO HAVE TO KEEP OUR EYES FOCUSED IN SPITE OF EVERYTHING
EYES FOCUSED IN SPITE OF EVERYTHING ELSE THAT‘S GOING.
FOCUSED IN SPITE OF EVERYTHING ELSE THAT‘S GOING. GOING ON, IN OUR
ELSE THAT‘S GOING. GOING ON, IN OUR COMPLICATED WORLD, OUR EYES
GOING ON, IN OUR COMPLICATED WORLD, OUR EYES FOCUSED ON MAKING SURE WE
COMPLICATED WORLD, OUR EYES FOCUSED ON MAKING SURE WE DON‘T MISS SOMETHING REALLY
FOCUSED ON MAKING SURE WE DON‘T MISS SOMETHING REALLY IMPORTANT HAVING HAPPENING
DON‘T MISS SOMETHING REALLY IMPORTANT HAVING HAPPENING WITH,
IMPORTANT HAVING HAPPENING WITH, WITH COVID, WHICH IT
WITH, WITH COVID, WHICH IT COULD BE.
WITH COVID, WHICH IT COULD BE. ONE OF THE THINGS I KEEP I
COULD BE. ONE OF THE THINGS I KEEP I KEEP HAVING HAPPEN
ONE OF THE THINGS I KEEP I KEEP HAVING HAPPEN AND REALLY COUPLE OF MONTHS IS
KEEP HAVING HAPPEN AND REALLY COUPLE OF MONTHS IS LIKE
AND REALLY COUPLE OF MONTHS IS LIKE THAT WE DO THIS THING WHERE
LIKE THAT WE DO THIS THING WHERE LIKE WORLD WHERE IT PEOPLE
THAT WE DO THIS THING WHERE LIKE WORLD WHERE IT PEOPLE ARE HAVE PANDEMIC FATIGUE,
LIKE WORLD WHERE IT PEOPLE ARE HAVE PANDEMIC FATIGUE, GET BACK AT, GET BACK TO THE
ARE HAVE PANDEMIC FATIGUE, GET BACK AT, GET BACK TO THE WORK. GET BACK TO THE OFFICE.
GET BACK AT, GET BACK TO THE WORK. GET BACK TO THE OFFICE. WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF? AND
WORK. GET BACK TO THE OFFICE. WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF? AND THEN
WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF? AND THEN WE KEEP HAVING
THEN WE KEEP HAVING SURGES
WE KEEP HAVING SURGES AND NOW WE‘VE REMOVED ALL
SURGES AND NOW WE‘VE REMOVED ALL MASK MANDATES, AND WE‘VE
AND NOW WE‘VE REMOVED ALL MASK MANDATES, AND WE‘VE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT
MASK MANDATES, AND WE‘VE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT TWO VARIANTS. I MEAN THE
ALREADY TALKED ABOUT TWO VARIANTS. I MEAN THE BY THE ADMINISTRATION WARNS
TWO VARIANTS. I MEAN THE BY THE ADMINISTRATION WARNS THAT THERE MAY BE CUTS TO THE
BY THE ADMINISTRATION WARNS THAT THERE MAY BE CUTS TO THE FUNDING
THAT THERE MAY BE CUTS TO THE FUNDING FUNDING
FUNDING FUNDING BECAUSE OF
FUNDING BECAUSE OF STALEMATE IN CONGRESS RIGHT
BECAUSE OF STALEMATE IN CONGRESS RIGHT NOW. I MEAN, HOW CONCERNED ARE
STALEMATE IN CONGRESS RIGHT NOW. I MEAN, HOW CONCERNED ARE YOU? THAT WE ACTUALLY ARE NOT
NOW. I MEAN, HOW CONCERNED ARE YOU? THAT WE ACTUALLY ARE NOT ADEQUATELY PREPARED
YOU? THAT WE ACTUALLY ARE NOT ADEQUATELY PREPARED FOR.
ADEQUATELY PREPARED FOR. I MEAN, IS IT, IS IT WRONG TO
FOR. I MEAN, IS IT, IS IT WRONG TO SAY THE
I MEAN, IS IT, IS IT WRONG TO SAY THE INEVITABLE VARIANT THAT CAUSES
SAY THE INEVITABLE VARIANT THAT CAUSES A SURGE IN THE FUTURE?
INEVITABLE VARIANT THAT CAUSES A SURGE IN THE FUTURE? THAT IS THAT UNREASONABLE TO
A SURGE IN THE FUTURE? THAT IS THAT UNREASONABLE TO SAY AT THIS POINT, TWO YEARS
THAT IS THAT UNREASONABLE TO SAY AT THIS POINT, TWO YEARS INTO THIS PANDEMIC.
SAY AT THIS POINT, TWO YEARS INTO THIS PANDEMIC. YEAH, WELL, WE‘RE NOT. WE‘RE
INTO THIS PANDEMIC. YEAH, WELL, WE‘RE NOT. WE‘RE JUST NOT DONE WITH IT AND IT‘S
YEAH, WELL, WE‘RE NOT. WE‘RE JUST NOT DONE WITH IT AND IT‘S A MYSTERIOUS VIRUS THAT
JUST NOT DONE WITH IT AND IT‘S A MYSTERIOUS VIRUS THAT MANY WAYS ARLENA. SO WE
A MYSTERIOUS VIRUS THAT MANY WAYS ARLENA. SO WE DON‘T REALLY KNOW WHAT‘S
MANY WAYS ARLENA. SO WE DON‘T REALLY KNOW WHAT‘S COMING DOWN THE PIKE HERE.
DON‘T REALLY KNOW WHAT‘S COMING DOWN THE PIKE HERE. WHAT WE DO KNOW WHICH WAS
COMING DOWN THE PIKE HERE. WHAT WE DO KNOW WHICH WAS MIND-BOGGLING LAST WEEK.
WHAT WE DO KNOW WHICH WAS MIND-BOGGLING LAST WEEK. THERE WAS ORIGINALLY A
MIND-BOGGLING LAST WEEK. THERE WAS ORIGINALLY A TWENTY FIVE BILLION DOLLAR
THERE WAS ORIGINALLY A TWENTY FIVE BILLION DOLLAR COVID PACKAGE FOR THE
TWENTY FIVE BILLION DOLLAR COVID PACKAGE FOR THE ADMINISTRATION CONTINUE ITS
COVID PACKAGE FOR THE ADMINISTRATION CONTINUE ITS WORK
ADMINISTRATION CONTINUE ITS WORK THAT WAS WHITTLED DOWN IN THE
WORK THAT WAS WHITTLED DOWN IN THE BUDGET DISCUSSIONS AND THEN IT
THAT WAS WHITTLED DOWN IN THE BUDGET DISCUSSIONS AND THEN IT ENDED UP BEING
BUDGET DISCUSSIONS AND THEN IT ENDED UP BEING FIFTEEN POINT, NINE BILLION,
ENDED UP BEING FIFTEEN POINT, NINE BILLION, AND THEN
FIFTEEN POINT, NINE BILLION, AND THEN THAT WAS TOTALLY ELIMINATED
AND THEN THAT WAS TOTALLY ELIMINATED BY THE
THAT WAS TOTALLY ELIMINATED BY THE CRASH. WHO WERE WORRIED THAT
BY THE CRASH. WHO WERE WORRIED THAT IF THEY KEPT IT IN THERE
CRASH. WHO WERE WORRIED THAT IF THEY KEPT IT IN THERE TO THE OPPOSITION OF THE
IF THEY KEPT IT IN THERE TO THE OPPOSITION OF THE REPUBLICANS
TO THE OPPOSITION OF THE REPUBLICANS THAT THE WHOLE BUDGET DEAL
REPUBLICANS THAT THE WHOLE BUDGET DEAL WOULD FALL APART.
THAT THE WHOLE BUDGET DEAL WOULD FALL APART. SO NOW THE THE
WOULD FALL APART. SO NOW THE THE DEMOCRATS AND THE
SO NOW THE THE DEMOCRATS AND THE ADMINISTRATION ARE REALLY
DEMOCRATS AND THE ADMINISTRATION ARE REALLY WORRIED ABOUT WHERE WE‘RE
ADMINISTRATION ARE REALLY WORRIED ABOUT WHERE WE‘RE GOING AND HOW ARE WE
WORRIED ABOUT WHERE WE‘RE GOING AND HOW ARE WE GOING TO BE REPAIRED IN THE
GOING AND HOW ARE WE GOING TO BE REPAIRED IN THE OTHER THE OTHER
GOING TO BE REPAIRED IN THE OTHER THE OTHER BIG PROBLEMS OR LENA IS THAT
OTHER THE OTHER BIG PROBLEMS OR LENA IS THAT WE‘RE NOT
BIG PROBLEMS OR LENA IS THAT WE‘RE NOT SUFFICIENTLY
WE‘RE NOT SUFFICIENTLY VACCINATED. WE STILL ONLY
SUFFICIENTLY VACCINATED. WE STILL ONLY HAVE ABOUT
VACCINATED. WE STILL ONLY HAVE ABOUT 65 PERCENT
HAVE ABOUT 65 PERCENT OF ALL AMERICANS, THAT ARE
65 PERCENT OF ALL AMERICANS, THAT ARE FULLY VACCINATED MEANS A
OF ALL AMERICANS, THAT ARE FULLY VACCINATED MEANS A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN
FULLY VACCINATED MEANS A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN A THIRD OF THE
LITTLE BIT MORE THAN A THIRD OF THE AMERICANS
A THIRD OF THE AMERICANS ARE NOT FULLY VACCINATED
AMERICANS ARE NOT FULLY VACCINATED AND THAT LEAVES US OPEN
ARE NOT FULLY VACCINATED AND THAT LEAVES US OPEN TO GET HIT BY WHATEVER THE
AND THAT LEAVES US OPEN TO GET HIT BY WHATEVER THE NEXT SURGE WITH WHATEVER THE
TO GET HIT BY WHATEVER THE NEXT SURGE WITH WHATEVER THE NEXT VARIANT, IT‘S
NEXT SURGE WITH WHATEVER THE NEXT VARIANT, IT‘S COMING AT US AND I AM WORRIED
NEXT VARIANT, IT‘S COMING AT US AND I AM WORRIED ABOUT THAT.
COMING AT US AND I AM WORRIED ABOUT THAT. SO, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I
ABOUT THAT. SO, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WANTED TO ASK YOU ABOUT AS
SO, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WANTED TO ASK YOU ABOUT AS WELL AS YESTERDAY,
WANTED TO ASK YOU ABOUT AS WELL AS YESTERDAY, UNVACCINATED
WELL AS YESTERDAY, UNVACCINATED NBA STAR KYRIE IRVING
UNVACCINATED NBA STAR KYRIE IRVING WENT TO GAME.
NBA STAR KYRIE IRVING WENT TO GAME. NO MASK. I MEAN, THERE‘S NO
WENT TO GAME. NO MASK. I MEAN, THERE‘S NO MANDATE TO ANYMORE. SO SITTING
NO MASK. I MEAN, THERE‘S NO MANDATE TO ANYMORE. SO SITTING IN THE CROWD, NO MASK. I MEAN
MANDATE TO ANYMORE. SO SITTING IN THE CROWD, NO MASK. I MEAN WHEN
IN THE CROWD, NO MASK. I MEAN WHEN YOU‘RE A MEDICAL
WHEN YOU‘RE A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL LIKE YOURSELF,
YOU‘RE A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL LIKE YOURSELF, WHEN YOU SEE THIS,
PROFESSIONAL LIKE YOURSELF, WHEN YOU SEE THIS, WHAT DO YOU
WHEN YOU SEE THIS, WHAT DO YOU YOU THINK?
WHAT DO YOU YOU THINK? WELL, FIRST OF ALL,
YOU THINK? WELL, FIRST OF ALL, HIS TEAMMATES AND OTHERS ARE
WELL, FIRST OF ALL, HIS TEAMMATES AND OTHERS ARE DEMANDING THAT HE BE ALLOWED
HIS TEAMMATES AND OTHERS ARE DEMANDING THAT HE BE ALLOWED TO GO BACK AND
DEMANDING THAT HE BE ALLOWED TO GO BACK AND PLAY,
TO GO BACK AND PLAY, BUT THE RULE IS
PLAY, BUT THE RULE IS THAT YOU CAN‘T PLAY IF YOU‘RE
BUT THE RULE IS THAT YOU CAN‘T PLAY IF YOU‘RE NOT VACCINATED PERIOD,
THAT YOU CAN‘T PLAY IF YOU‘RE NOT VACCINATED PERIOD, THE SECOND QUESTION IS WELL
NOT VACCINATED PERIOD, THE SECOND QUESTION IS WELL THEN HOW COME HE CAN GO SIT IN
THE SECOND QUESTION IS WELL THEN HOW COME HE CAN GO SIT IN THE STANDS WITH OTHER
THEN HOW COME HE CAN GO SIT IN THE STANDS WITH OTHER PEOPLE THAT ARE
THE STANDS WITH OTHER PEOPLE THAT ARE AT THE GAME,
PEOPLE THAT ARE AT THE GAME, IF HE‘S NOT
AT THE GAME, IF HE‘S NOT VACCINATE, IF IT WAS UP TO ME,
IF HE‘S NOT VACCINATE, IF IT WAS UP TO ME, I‘D STILL BE
VACCINATE, IF IT WAS UP TO ME, I‘D STILL BE REQUIRING
I‘D STILL BE REQUIRING INDOOR VENUES
REQUIRING INDOOR VENUES TO
INDOOR VENUES TO MANDATE
TO MANDATE VACCINATIONS, NOT MASKING, BUT
MANDATE VACCINATIONS, NOT MASKING, BUT VACCINATIONS THAT
VACCINATIONS, NOT MASKING, BUT VACCINATIONS THAT THIS POINT
VACCINATIONS THAT THIS POINT AND I THINK WE‘RE MAKING A
THIS POINT AND I THINK WE‘RE MAKING A MISTAKE. IF WE‘RE LETTING UP
AND I THINK WE‘RE MAKING A MISTAKE. IF WE‘RE LETTING UP ON THE
MISTAKE. IF WE‘RE LETTING UP ON THE VACCINATION RULES AND
ON THE VACCINATION RULES AND A SERIOUS
VACCINATION RULES AND A SERIOUS SPORTS STAR
A SERIOUS SPORTS STAR SHOULD NOT BE GIVEN
SPORTS STAR SHOULD NOT BE GIVEN A FREE RIDE AND GO
SHOULD NOT BE GIVEN A FREE RIDE AND GO AGAINST THE RULES THAT ARE IN
A FREE RIDE AND GO AGAINST THE RULES THAT ARE IN PLACE. THAT‘S THAT‘S MY
AGAINST THE RULES THAT ARE IN PLACE. THAT‘S THAT‘S MY OPINION ABOUT
PLACE. THAT‘S THAT‘S MY OPINION ABOUT IT.
OPINION ABOUT IT. AND IT MAKES ME FEEL, I‘M
IT. AND IT MAKES ME FEEL, I‘M LIKE FEEL BAD FOR THE PEOPLE
AND IT MAKES ME FEEL, I‘M LIKE FEEL BAD FOR THE PEOPLE SITTING NEXT TO HIM. I‘M LIKE,
LIKE FEEL BAD FOR THE PEOPLE SITTING NEXT TO HIM. I‘M LIKE, EVERY TIME I INHALE AIR, I‘M
SITTING NEXT TO HIM. I‘M LIKE, EVERY TIME I INHALE AIR, I‘M GOING TO THINK HOPE THAT
EVERY TIME I INHALE AIR, I‘M GOING TO THINK HOPE THAT COVID IS NOT IN IT.
GOING TO THINK HOPE THAT COVID IS NOT IN IT. DR. IRWIN REDLENER. THANK YOU
COVID IS NOT IN IT. DR. IRWIN REDLENER. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE AS
DR. IRWIN REDLENER. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE AS ALWAYS AND HELPING US
SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE AS ALWAYS AND HELPING US UNDERSTAND THE LATEST,
ALWAYS AND HELPING US UNDERSTAND THE LATEST, HOPEFULLY
UNDERSTAND THE LATEST, HOPEFULLY WE‘LL GET TO A PLACE WHERE WE
HOPEFULLY WE‘LL GET TO A PLACE WHERE WE ARE FINISHED. BUT AS YOU SAID,
WE‘LL GET TO A PLACE WHERE WE ARE FINISHED. BUT AS YOU SAID, WE‘RE NOT THERE YET.
ARE FINISHED. BUT AS YOU SAID, WE‘RE NOT THERE YET. PLEASE STAY SAFE.