shots. will he or she need to get boosted? i think, most importantly, also, christi, we should not be waiting for that perfect vaccine. people are thinking, hey, if i just wait long enough, we re going to get an omicron super vaccine that fights against that variant. remember, we just talked about the predominant strain is delta. there s no perfect vaccine. so get that booster shot if you re eligible. get the first shot if you re not been vaccinated. such good points, dr. mathew, especially at a time when it is really confusing for people. tlai th thank you so much. good to see you. thank you. controversial discussion ahead for you. they re called overdose prevention sites, but critics say they are a legal and moral dilemma. we re going to hear from an advocate for these harm reduction facilities on how they could play a key role in the fight against the opioid crisis. we ll be right back. sin honey.
back yet. it comes at new york is dealing with a drug overdose epidemic. last year more than 2,000 people died of a drug overdose in new york city. 85% of those deaths involved opioids. according to the office of the special narcotics prosecutor somebody dies of an overdose every five hours. they do suffer from an overdose. they can get immediate attention and resuscitation. that s very important. not everyone is on board, though, with this idea. representative malliotakis calling on the department of justice to block the overdose prevention sites and back out here in new york city i can tell you the epidemic continues to climb and why they say the sites are so important. this site alone in new york city could save 130 lives in a year. dana: we ll keep an eye on that.