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In october, november, december mandates, you'll see seasonal upticks in those first shots that will continue, i think. but at a slower pace. >> i do want to ask you about the j&j. given what we know now, should it ever have been a one-shot? >> no. i don't think so. i know this is met with controversy, but the fact that j&j presented the bulk of their data to the fda last week for a booster after two months, this signals this should've been a two-shot vaccine. having said that, alicia, one shot exceeded what the fda originally said we needed for meeting that minimum efficacy. we just kind of go...

I do want to ask you about something that's emerging in the data that i think is interesting, and that's that the cdc says the number of americans getting their booster shots is outpacing those getting their first vaccine dose. what does that tell you? what do those numbers tell you? >> it does tell us that we have now as of october 19th the majority of americans who have received their first sets of shots, those are including some of those high risk, over 65, people with chronic conditions. they're the first people we prioritized. they're going to be the ones in high demand for boosters, but ...