moderna is working on and getting close to approving a half dose as a booster shot of its own, and pfizer pushing and very close, we understand, for approval next month for emergency use of vaccines for kids as young as 5 years old. all of this at a time we're seeing a nationwide crackdown the on mandates and to try to compel people, order people to go get vaccinate. it's gotten to the point right now that a we have better than 5200 teachers in the new york metropolitan area stand to lose their jobs because they have not gotten vaccinated. that extends to other cities and counties across the country where this has been going on. so in the middle of the controversy over this is the realization that however unpopular it might be, maybe even illegal it might be, it has had the desired effect of lifting up the nation's vaccination rate and getting the