does this prolong the pandemic forever? >> tough to know. there is a possibility that they'll get infected, develop immunity. we are seeing that prior infection with delta or alpha variant is not protecting people from omicron. it is possible they'll develop immunity that will protect them from severe future variants. in the meantime in the hospital i'll keep taking care of everyone who comes in regardless of whether they are vaccinated or not. that is my oath and what i do for everybody and folks will continue to fill my hospital beds if they've not gotten their shots. >> you are at brown. what do you make of the decision by cornell which saw a huge spike in covid cases after students came back to campus in ithica, new york, after thanksgiving break, to basically, you. >> shut down in person learning? is that something we'll see more of? is that even necessary if it is just cases and not hospitalizations and serious illness? >> i think that is a really