it tends to cause mild illness. overall, that's true, but the problem is the cases are getting so huge that even a small percentage of a huge number can still be a big number, and that's what we're seeing with hospitalizations, a relatively small percentage in the hospital, but a small percentage of a big number is a big number. the cdc does it regular forecast. let's take a look at their latest one. if we look right now, we're averaging about 9,400 new hospitalizations per day. the krlds cds's forecast 17,400 new hospitalizations per day by mid-january. if we look at deaths in the last four weeks, 39,000 deaths have happened in the past four weeks in the united states. the cdc forecasting that in the next four weeks there will be an estimated 45,000-plus deaths. again, yes, omicron milder but it's so transmissible. now, as you said, there is a bit of good news here. let's take a look at a press release from johnson & johnson.