so if we go into a lull after omicron, the biggest thing we need to do is to put on a tremendous push to get as many people on this planet vaccinated as possible, as fast as possible. >> the good news there is, fortunately, vaccine production will be ramping up in the months to come. and that's possible if we can get through that vaccine distribution issue and the hesitancy, of course. professor john schwartzberg, thanks so much. appreciate it. >> you're welcome. now to china. and it recorded some 56 new covid cases on saturday. 19 were locally transmitted and 37 came from overseas. now, this comes less than two weeks before the start of those all-important winter olympic games. thousands of protesters, meantime, marched in paris on saturday to voice their anger at the vaccine pass now required by law. anyone over 16 must show proof of vaccination in order to access most public venues.