dr. leana wen pointed out, you know, you can't be in a state of emergency always. >> right. but you can track what's happening. and the virus is adapting to people. and we need to adapt to the virus. that means we need to adjust as it's changing. with omicron being much less severe than former variants, we've changed some of the protocols. as omicron recedes, we can certainly dial back a lot of the precautions. but we need to see what comes next. we are better prepared than we've ever been for covid. more vaccines, more masks, better masks, more tracking, more testing, more genomic surveillance, more treatments. so, we're really in much better shape than we were before. but unless we're ready to roll with the punches with the next variant, we may get caught off guard. >> isn't one of the punches now though? the cases are dropping, the hospitals aren't overtaxed. if you're actually rolling with the punches, as it were, you have to react when the punches