john: we heard prescriptions from fauci a moment ago, albeit mild. give vaccinated or get man to make. no mask mandates or social lockdowns or anything. we will hear much more when the president lays out his plan to do with omicron. my question, senator, do we know enough about it to issue any kind of prescription question rick absolutely not and it would be foolish to have any public health policy come out t. anything that biden says will be unsupported by any science and it will be his gut protective government must do something. in all likelihood, government will do the wrong thing. we should wait, pause, study this. the first thing we need to know is this a worse variant or a less lethal variant question rick if it s less lethal, this might be a lucky break for us. if it s more legal, but government should do is get out of the way of a new vaccine and
no, you can feel safe without fit mack wearing a mask and having dinner at a receptio. if you are in a public conquer get setting and which you do not know the status of the vaccination of the people involved, it s prudent to wear a mask. that s what i do. what about the eggnog? unless you have a special type of mask that i don t know about, sure. when you re eating or drinking, take the mask down. to the extent possible, keep it on when you re in an indoor congregate setting. have you advised the president about the possibility of new testing requirements for people coming into this country? does not include everybody? the answer is yes because you know that the new regulation come if you want to call it that, is that anybody and everybody is coming into the country i need to get a test within 24 hours of getting on the plane to come here. what about people who don t
it new monoclonal antibodies. you may need new monoclonal antibodies, but you don t need them if it s a dead stomach mild variant. if it s deadly, were going to need new monoclonal antibodies. instead, felt she will want you to wear in extra mask and dictate you don t go to church. if this turns out to be a bad disease. sandra: you might be one of his toughest critics. you re not as only one. you look at the way he is pulling when it comes to president biden on his handling of the pandemic. he continues to sink to new lows. he did take a question in that briefing room from our own peter doocy asking specifics about who should be tested coming to this country considering the new variant? can you advise the president of new testing requirements for people coming into the country?
of the new strain, the chief of staff to president biden just tweeted out in response to criticism about restrictions now. building restriction and harsher restrictions. saying, no stronger covid measures produce stronger economic outcomes. that s why it is up significantly over last year. not sure if that s a fair comparison considering so much is closed down this time last year compared to now. we have a significant economic rebound. i believe are going to have this news conference beginning shortly. thank you. john: another problem weighing on the biting white house, the president s controversial picked lead facing tough questions from lawmakers at senate confirmation hearing today as critics argue she could use her power to silence conservative voices. hillary vaughn with the latest that capital. she has called out and attacked the very news
to deal with the omicron vibrany include new testing requirements from people coming in from overseas. what do you expect the president will say tomorrow? i can tell you that at this point it is a good idea. there s been a lot of talk about airlines having to give passenger information and i think a lot of people feel that this is an invasion of privacy. right now, the united states is heavily depending on other nations evaluation of the virus. it would be prudent and crucial that we get some of our own samples to be able to test it in the united states. by identifying people who may have been exposed to the omicron or have the omicron variant, we would have her own sample and will be able to do her own research to do do might look at the vaccines, look at the treatments, and get us more information. i think that testing is a good idea. i don t think travel ban s are good long-term solution and quarantines are not practical.