so as we watch that vote on the house floor, we're going to continue to talk with dr. hotez because we have this developing news regarding the omicron variant. so as i said, we're going to talk about what the cdc director said. she said the science is evolving, saying today that the omicron variant is doubling every two days or so, meaning it may become the dominant variant in the united states sooner rather than later. it may ultimately prove to have less severe symptoms, but the rapid speed means a lot more people could get it. so what does that mean for our population and our hospital system? you were saying before the break that it's going to take a toll, correct? >> yeah. i think that's the weak link that not enough people are talking about because if you have a lot of health care providers, don, who are getting sick with covid, even though they've gotten a third dose, if they have breakthrough infections, even if they're