in five of the new cases. so what do you say to the governors and public health officials in those states? >> well, what i would say to them is what i would say to the general public, chris, which is the pandemic isn't over. we have to be cautious and we have to do everything we can to get people vaccinated. that stands as the single most effective t pathway we have to keeping people safe, protecting their families and ending this pandemic. chris: you talk about distinguishing between the vaccinated people and the unvaccinated. los angeles county, the most populated county in the country, as of midnight has imposed a new mask mandate for people indoors, whether vaccinated or unvaccinated. i wonder does that send the wrong message, one, that it doesn't follow the science about the fact that vaccinated people