spot, but that young man is 17. he qualifies for the vaccine. any idea why he didn't get the shot? >> reporter: you know, in our conversation he said he didn't see it as a serious thing. he said he was joking about this virus up until the point when he tested positive. he said he didn't take it seriously until he woke up in the hospital. he's been in the hospital more than three weeks at this point, and he'll tell you most of that time, he was not even awake. he was on a ventilator. he was incubated. his dad said when he finally got out of the icu, he couldn't keep himself up. he is getting to the point where he can walk about 400 feet now without losing his breath. he's getting better, but the idea is he didn't take this seriously. he was joking about it even after he tested positive. but he says that was a dramatic mistake, and i'll tell you both, he and his father have now been vaccinated. they got their first dose about a week ago. >> yeah. i bet. all right. shaq, thank you.