percentage that haven t. in illinois we re getting at least 1,500 a day that are going to get that first shot. so people are making the decision. it s slow, but every shot counts and we re encouraging people to still make that choice. good to hear about that progress. doctor, thank for your help and we wish you the best of luck and a happy holidays, if you can get a break in there. thanks so much, jim. same to you. in new york, nearly 29,000 new infections were reported just yesterday, another record for state, even more than the depths of the pandemic early on. most of those cases, not surprisingly, in new york city, a big, concentrated population. shimon prokupecz is at a city-run testing facility in times square. shimon, we ve talked with you this week and see the lines. is anything easing up a little bit, particularly as centers like that one you re at get set up? reporter: i m going to show