africa or even what we re seeing currently in our own hospitals is that this variant of omicron seems to be less severe. those aren t requiring as much of the hospitalizations as we saw during the alpha variant. and i think that s really where we re concerned. we re not straining the resources of the hospitals at this point to really necessitate those things. dr. fred davis, thank you and thank you for what you and your fellow health care workers do. we really appreciate it. thank you. is a breakup what democrats need to ultimately come back together? a new idea looking to find the votes to deliver president biden s big economic agagenda. that s next. (kate) better? (guy) better. (kate) hey. (kate) and up to $1,000 when you switch. (carolers) better (kate) because everyone deserves better.