hospitalizations and deaths all down dramatically. >> and in general sense that finally we have got the virus under control, rather than the other way around. under the c.d.c.'s new metric more than 90% of americans live in counties with low or medium covid risk. and a big reason is vaccination. three/fourths of adults now have theirs, another booster, with covid cases down the labor market is up, nearly 700,000 jobs added last month. the 0% of jobs lost during-- 90 percent of jobs lost have returned. >> the economy will be booming as we get out of this omicron wave. >> but covid always comes with a cav yet. caveat. health officials warn the pandemic is hardly over as threats go, omicron may not be the omega. another variant is possible. and children under five are especially vulnerable. but overall, in unmasked