themselves, from a scientific standpoint and their efficacy rate has been really good. now it's true, the efficacy of some of the vaccines in terms, preventing infection, have taken a bit of a hit with the delta variant. but, they have held up incredibly well in protecting against serious illness and death. places that are highly vaccinated like, vermont which have been a model for battling covid with the republican governor in charge, i will add, vermont is already seen that protection inaction. more than 87% of the eligible population in vermont has received at least one dose, and as a result they did not see a huge new wave of cases hospitalization, and that from delta. so far they have been spared the misery of waves of deaths that we've seen in states like florida and mississippi. mississippi in fact, now has the highest rate of covid deaths per capita in the country. surpassing the states hardest hit at the very beginning of the pandemic, states like new jersey and new york. and you'll remember those