authorize to approve emergency use authorization for the booster of the pfizer booster doses for 16 and 17-year-olds as well. good idea? >> yeah, so i'm so glad that they have submitted that data. the fda's number one priority are vaccines for covid-19. they have said that privately and publicly. they will look at this data quickly. if they seem it is safe for 16 and 17-year-olds, it will be incredibly to get those to them as quickly as possible. >> these booster shots, will they work against the new omicron variant? >> that's one of the questions that we're looking to answer overall is how vaccine efficacy is impacted by the variant. we do feel confident that there will be some protection that you get from the vaccine and that protection will be even greater for those who are boosted. >> we're now learning that the second confirmed case of this new variant in minneapolis, the first one out in california. that this individual who did get confirmed with this omicron variant was not only doubly