to know if i'm fully vaccinated and boostered, is it okay to travel? is it okay to gather with family and friends? >> well, i can't speak for the vice president, but i can say omicron is coming. and so the science experts knew delta was going to come. the health experts knew omicron was going to come. it's here. it's very transmissible. now, it does seem to be a bit milder, which could be a huge quirk. if it out-competes the delta variant and is indeed milder, some might view that as a victory. if it's so transmissible that many people get infected you're obviously going to have a huge surge in cases and naturally some of them -- a lot of them are going to be hospitalized. i will say if you've been vaccinated and had the booster as well, you're probably in pretty good shape. but if you haven't had the booster and in particular if you haven't been vaccinated, it's