we need to continue that trend. jonathan lemire, i want to talk to you about masks n school, that s one of the mitigation efforts that s been in place for a while. we know some counties and states remaining controversial and there is lawsuits to prevent that from happening. can you deliver your message to us why that is so important particularly now with arrival of omicron surges and cases surging among children. absolutely. we know the mitigation strategy works. i am a father, i want my children to be safe. and while my children tell me they don t like wearing masks, i don t like it. i know in order to keep myself safe and my community safe, it s something i have to do for now. it s unfortunate that it has become politicized. we know the data shows that in those places where students were not masked, there were greater