republic of congo, travel thed through europe, so there was a wide variety of people wearing masks on airplanes. you re in close proximity, so it s a good idea to have extra layers of protection. there s nothing like added layers to prevent potential of spread. arthel: absolutely. and, listen, there have been other variants in between delta and omicron. explain why these different variants continue to crop up. well, the thing is about this virus just like other viruses, the more opportunity it has to spread, the more opportunity it has to replicate. and when it replicates, it mutates. when it mutates, vernallingly you may end up with a mutation that makes it more contagious, makes it more lethal, makes it have more severe disease or could potentially evade the immune responses general rated by the vaccines and also reduce the effectiveness of treatments like monoclonal antibodies.
services committee, rob whit math. first to the tight governor s race in the commonwealth of virginia. as a virginia lawmaker, what are you seeing regarding level of interest in this governor s race in your district and elsewhere? well, mike, i ve had the [audio difficulty] i m going to just glenn has been focusing on what s important for virginians, and that s why he s really connected with folks in this race. i ve travel thed around with him, the level of excitement is off the charts. people are really focused on what s best for their families. he s connected on issues where he wants parents to be in charge, wants to build back virginia s economy, wants to make sure we keep our communities safe by supporting police, not defunding police. all of those issues he has connected with folks on, and they have been incredibly important, i see, across the state of virginia and in the