u.s. population. that is huge news. given that covid is surging again. most of it tied to the delta variant causing a 25% spike in hospitalizations since last month driven by the still unvaccinated. michigan is seeing a record number of covid hospitalizations straining limited resources. beds, and emotional reserves. across the country, new cases have climbed from an average of 95,000 a day to 120,000. roughly 1600 americans are dying every day because of this virus and we're on track to hit the horrifying milestone of 800,000 covid deaths in a matter of days. meanwhile the omicron mutation is detected in 21 states. pfizer said people that received three doses of the vaccine are better protected against this new and highly transmittable variant. these are blood samples. we have to wait to see how this