we don't have enough resources to do it. what do you make of this decision? >> right, chuck. they have no other choice. they have been forced into this position. we have very high transmission levels of this virus and it's true. contact tracing is an effective strategy containing the virus. but only up to a certain point. when you have levels as high as the current levels of omicron transmission it basically is ineffective combine would the fact that we have inspected staff and public health workers. i think what we're seeing in maine is likely going to happen, unfortunately, in other states. >> let me ask you this. we didn't -- we look like we are caught off guard by this variant. we didn't have enough testing supplies ready to go as the demand for testing and i've heard some argue that even pre-omicron we wouldn't have had the testing supplies necessary for the rush before the holidays. but given that another variant