it's not dire. we know what we need to do and we do it. from the data we have available it seems omicron doesn't cause serious illness in children and the good news is children over 5 can get vaccinated and vaccination does proffer a significant amount of protection. you're right that we have to worry about our youngest kids, those under 5 so we have to do everything we can to protect them from getting it. >> i of course, want the optimism to go back to what normal looks like in a safe way but i have pause about this. one study suggestions children may be more at risk for omicron but less people are likely to be hospitalized, children were 20% more likely to be hospitalized:.