holidays drive people to gather. and, you know, so many of us have waited so long to see family members as you showed in the introduction. and i think it was just really hard to ask people to wait any longer. um, particularly people who are vaccinated and boostered and really have prepared to be safe when they travel and saw family. so, all these compounding issues coming together really meant that we were -- it is not surprising that we are where we are with cases just, um, just kind of exploding across the united states. >> yeah, and then as you just referred to, those breakthrough infections. people have had the shots, and still have been infected. so i want to get your advice on what to do. but -- but first, let's start with simple exposure. let's say, you know, this is happening all across the country. your -- your kid came home from college for the holidays and tested positive for covid. i mean, the testing lines are so long, many people are saying, well, you know, i'll wear my mask, i will limit my contact with other people. but if i don't have symptoms, i won't bother getting tested. is -- is that wrong? i mean, even if you have no