patients with omicron. >> in the uk, what we've seen is the strain on the hospital system, it's not just because of the covid patients going to hospital, but because doctors, nurses, staff, they're getting sick themselves. so how big a problem do you expect that to be when many hospitals are already short staffed and running on fumes? >> that's been a big problem for us, as well. we've had more hospital staff absent in the last week than we've had at any time other than our previous peak last year. so we're very concerned about the well-being of our staff and also just their ability to be able to show up every day, when either they or their family members can become cases themselves. >> totally understandable, given how long this pandemic has just gone on and on. but widening this out beyond your hospital, you said that the u.s. has just weeks to take