mardi gras in 2020. we have had ups and downs in the state of louisiana, and across the south, but right now is a terrible moment today. health officials believe that we could reach the highest numbers of covid-19 hospitalizations in louisiana since the pandemic began. and that's why governor edwards is sounding that alarm as you mentioned, brianna, he is really upset with a number of people in the state who are unvaccinated. there are about 2,000 covid-19 hospitalizations across the state of louisiana. 90% of them are unvaccinated people. the governor is pleading with people in his state to get vaccinated. he says it's the only way to end what he's calling a nightmare. but there seems to be a bit of a silver lining, maybe some people in the south are listening, and we're seeing dramatic increases of people getting the vaccine in mississippi, louisiana, arkansas, and other states. let's listen in to how the white house covid-19 response coordinator says those numbers are improving, and what it