israel more than half the population here has had their third dose already. we'll learn something i think, the whole world will learn something of how effective the third dose on masks is that's slowing down or stopping omicron. >> israel has been a fascinating task case. raf sanchez, we appreciate you joining us. thank you all of you for waking up early on this monday morning. "morning joe" starts right now. ♪ good morning and welcome to "morning joe," it's monday, december 27th. >> what a beautiful shot. a beautiful shot of the nation's capitol. the sun's coming up. >> how was your christmas? >> my christmas was absolutely wonderful. and a lot of it was with you,