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Here we go it is our number two on a Friday live in Los Angeles. It's the herd wherever you may be and however you may be listening Fox Sports Radio I heart radio FS1 Alex Currie in for Joy Taylor today I will say this

Everybody wants to be an expert expert on COVID. I have no idea. I've watched it for a year

Decimate businesses. I will say this today is the first day I feel incredibly hopeful

77% COVID

plummeting it's down 77% in the last six weeks

There's an article today that herd immunity and vaccines and this is right in the middle of the winter

This is when we thought it was going to be the worst. This is February

You know virus is all in warm weather. Don't spread as often. We know that right. You're not getting it off surfaces warm weather outdoors is good to kill a virus

So it's down 77%

Vaccines are now available at a much higher percent the governor of California and we've been incredibly restrictive now you can play high school sports as of March

So that's amazing. That's awesome for all the kids to get out there. I think this has been so

Tough on kids and families. You know my kids are out of that space my kids now. They don't want to be anywhere near me

So you know, I'm but when you get kids that are six seven eight nine ten those early high school years were sports and social

Situations are so big for kids. It's so important. It's been so punitive against families with young kids

So first day today. I feel like I see I see the horizon. I see the end of it. It's plummeting the vaccines are out there

Uh, summer speculating Washington Post today heard immunities greater than we think I have no idea

I'm just telling you what I'm hearing but today I feel optimistic about

Listen man, this has been a crazy last 12 13 months

Today I feel like positive today is a very good day potentially for America

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