positive. so it may be that start of the omicron that we're seeing where kids may be relatively asymptomatic. but, again, it's too early for us to know the exact course of what will happen in children. and we'll be keeping in contact with our colleagues around the country to be sure that we're doing all we can to keep kids safe while we're here. >> how about you, dr. kimberlin? >> well, across much of the south, our delta wave reseeded by the end of october, beginning of november. >> right. >> so, we had a pretty nice period of handful of weeks just after thanksgiving. now in terms of cases, not necessarily hospitalizations, but our cases, it's almost a vertical kind of line. so, really, it's something that i anticipate will have a lag period. and we'll start seeing increased hospitalizations as well. even if, even if omicron is a little less, or somewhat less severe, compared with delta as an example, it is so much more