by it and certainly the administration will also focus on curving the spread of it if it does make its way here to u.s. >> thank you so much for your excellent reporting staying on top of this fast moving story. joining me with more on the merging threat of omicron, primary care specialist and public health expert. welcome. thank you so much for being with us. >> thank you sdp. >> it seems how much protection will the vaccines provide against the variant. we heard a lot about dozens of mutations on the spike proteins. can you translate that for lay folks and how much do we know about the protection people may have if they have been vaccinated. >> i take the whole position we shouldn't panic just yet. the most important thing is to study the virus. just because it's more contagious, doesn't necessarily