more than 101,600 people dying from the virus each day. that is the highest in a month. 1,600 people are still dying from this every day. and when vaccines are widely to everyone from 5 to 105, it s even more of a disappointment. folks, as we head into the winter, we re staring down the barrel of a huge surge of delta. the mayor of the largest city announced today all private employers will be required to mandate vaccines by december 22nd. big news out of new york city. joining me now from jfk airport in new york city is nbc news correspondent antonia hylton. also with me is the co-director of the center for vaccine development at texas children s hospital, dr. peter hotez. dr. hotez, credit where credit is due, you ve been talking about omicron but you have been sounding the alarm over delta, reminding people that this is a