researchers predict the omicron search would peak january 18th only if the new variant far less evasive as the delta variant, dr. mccreary, how do you see it? well i m i think that is accurate. we will see a peak in the first or second week of january but the thing is just because omicron partially evades immune protection, which it does, partially antibodies but not the memory details that give you that protection against severe disease. we see high numbers of all micron cases and low numbers of hospitalizations for omicrons in parts of the world with high rates of particular variant. that should be a signal to us this is equivalent of a bad flu season and respiratory where most people will get in the community but it does not result in severe illness for the majority of people. mike: here is the