already-strained health care workers are struggling with an overwhelming burden of patients. "the washington post" reports that in new england hospitals are struggling under immense pressure driven by the daechlt. quote, doctors in the region all said that a substantial majority of the patients currently hospitalized with covid between 60% and 80%, were unvaccinated. the breakthrough cases, meaning those who were vaccinated, that end up in the hospital, tend to be milder and are concentrated among older and patients people with other health conditions, they said. back with us tonight, dr. vin gurngts critical care pulmonologist in seattle. he's advised us on public health throughout this pandemic since those terrible early days in 2020. he's also on the faculty at the university of washington institute for health metrics and evaluation. good to see you as always, my friend. these increased hospitalizations we were seeing prior to the onset of omicron, are these