since last week. that's a lot. it's now about 72,000 cases. that's a lot. higher than the peak last summer, everyone. and i hear you. i hear you. but we've got some good news, today. 70% of american adults have now gotten at least one dose of the vaccine. meeting the president's goal. well, we met that goal about a month late, by the way. but the white house is mounting a full-court press, trying to get the vaccination message out. even with cases on the rise, more than 99.99% -- are you hearing me -- more than 99.99% of people fully vaccinated against covid have not been hospitalized or died from a breakthrough case. there's your -- there's -- that's all you need to know, right there. so the vaccines are very good at preventing serious illness and death. and vaccinations are up. but here's the question. will that be enough to turn the tide?