we can't let this virus control us any longer. >> your last take on this when we talk about new york having the highest vaccination and highest number of cases and mask mandates. when we hear the phrase this was a pandemic of the unvaccinated, that kind of seems to defy logic. last look. >> it is the pandemic that includes all of us. the unvaccinated are at higher risk of complications but even if you're vaccinated you can pick up and spread the virus. we're in together and best we can all use this mitigation strategies to protect one another. the concern is the unvaccinated are at a higher risk and the ones that will end up hospitalized and losing their life. we have the tools to fight this virus. we know what to do to keep ourselves healthy and not lose our lives. just a matter of using those tools. >> what are you seeing on the ground? i want to ask you when they say the omicron variant is not as severe and the reactions have not been as severe, is the