coronavirus even as we're getting hospitals strain under the surge across the country. here i am in massachusetts. from massachusetts to hawaii, omicron has been detected in 21 states. it may spread more swiftly but thus cautious optimism that the illness is not as severe. newly released data from pfizer shows three doses is the trick needed. pfizer noting that lab studies showing that third dose increases anti-bodies by 25 fold. the report coming from pfizer comes after a south african study shows the vaccine was less effective than omicron than older variants of the coronavirus. today president biden noted the news. >> the pfizer lab report came back saying that the expectation is that the existing vaccine protects against omicron.