kids' ability to learn, jobs. this is a great discovery. no corners were cut. we've had hundreds of millions of people vaccinated and serious side effects are extraordinarily rare. there is no evidence of any long-term negative consequences. but i understand that people have concerns, they have questions, they're tired of covid and yes, many people who get covid aren't seriously ill but far too many have died. eric: a cdc study shows you have an 11 times more chance of being hospitalized if you are not vaccinated by covid and more likely to die from not having the vaccination. and you mentioned florida, for example. why is the risk of death and of getting covid in florida as you just mentioned, why is it so high? >> as great as vaccines are and as effective as the covid vaccination is, it's not something that can be done all on its own. first off, we need a much higher