first go-around. i had several people that were taken to the hospital that weren t vaccinated from delta. one who almost died. i think that s a great danger here. the shots were still effective against delta, and it appears the shots, it looks like, will be effective against omicron too. again, this is all early. we re still learning as we go. the early sense about this new variant is it is very transmissible, even more so than delta. but the severity of the illness may not be quite as significant, at least not yet. the people who have been affected in south africa were younger people, who respond better anyway. that is a mixed signal. there is a concern that there are more breakthrough cases. it does seem like the two-dose vaccinations, some were boostered too, got the virus but weren t that sick. to eugene s point, there have been record numbers of americans who have gotten shots and boosters in recent days. the white house officials