shortages. reason being its employees are quitting rather than getting vaccinated. and now, the hospital will be forced to hold off on delivering babies. meanwhile, a number of republican governors say they will fight the biden administration on its new vaccine mandates. possibly in court. the rnc argues the president's executive orders are unconstitutional. those orders would apply to as many as 100 million people. joining us now is pulmonary critical care doctor, jeremy taupen. he works in illinois, about halfway between st. louis and indianapolis. doctor, welcome. >> thank you, joshua. >> what's the biggest difference you see between the way that covid is handled in mutune versus the way it's handled in chicago, considering you have perspectives in practicing in both? >> yeah, i think, you know, very similar. and similar challenges. both are having issues right now