have to do it with a sense of urgency. we need a defense budget pretty similar to what reagan had. 5% to 6% of g.d.p., brian. this sits at 3. and that s why, in my judgment, it s not enough to really jump start what we need to do in the indo-pacific region. yes, are there good things in the budget? certainly. yes, there are. but, overall, not sufficient. as to the vaccine, i have come full circle on this. so our audience understands, when we deploy our troops around the world, they get a protocol regiment of shots to protect them from that particular region of the world. tetanus shots, et cetera. and this is why the covid-19 shot was added to that protocol regiment. but the science has moved us in a different direction. we now have natural immunity throughout this country. most people asymptomatic. we also have this particular cohort of the united states military, which is young and healthy. and does not have co-morbidity
is number one strain in the united states, it presents more like a cold why aren t we treating it like a cold? in south africa, if you test positive in south africa, you are asymptomatic, you don t have to quarantine. if you get a positive test, do back to work the same day. with natural immunity, people tested positive for covid previously, because of their vaccinated population, the fact omicron is so much less severe, makes no point in destructing work lives, everyday lives to have people asymptomatic, will, stay home. will: you know, carley, not to make light again of something that can be, can be very serious but increasingly more often than not is not serious, i have allergies right now. i guess the juniper is out in texas, mid winter, probably because we have 80-degree
pete: holy cow could it be more confusing, brian, to your point. what is anthony fauci even saying? it s under consideration to be looked at. we have received some pushback. what is the science? at least in the answer from walensky at least at a minimum she is saying the pcr test will show you are positive for 12 weeks so it s not really helpful. but, by the way, you mentioned where are all these magical treat all these people asymptomatic. parents are utterly confused. can i talk about my little parent group here. they don t know how long to stay at home. when to keep their kids at home. when they need to test. when they don t need to test. bribe brian unbelievable. pete: school doesn t know which means they give up. rachel: i just have decided, brian and pete, that i m not going to take medical advice from people who haven t treated anyone with covid-19 and that would be walensky and fauci who have never treated anyone with covid-19. there are a lot of doctors out there, many o