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Might have a sore throat as we're seeing in some cases, but by the time the virus tries to travel down to the lung, stephanie, there is no luck here in terms of creating pneumonia, because there is not enough downstream to tackle the virus. that's why we're seeing get a booster, because the chances you don't go to the hospital are more and more slim. not only do you lack some of those antibodies in the lining of your nostrils and in your throat, you have none of those powerful defenses in your lungs. that's why if you're unvaccinated, getting omicron, the most contagious form of the virus, you...

They had another medical or surgical reason for actually going to the hospital in the first place. the majority of the adults one vaccinated, and of a recent two-week period at least 80% of patients were under the age of 50. now, to be clear, these are all covid patients, but we don't know if they had the omicron variant specifically, but the south african medical research council says a reasonable assumption is being made that the infections were from this new variant, so what do you see in this new data? >> well, ana, i just a couple minutes ago spoke to a colleague of mine in south africa a...