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Covid. that's probably not a good idea. we have a huge number of cases. lots of transmission. it is plummeting but we do need to hang in there. i think we're in better shape than we've ever been in this pandemic. we have more immunity, more treatments, better masks, bear understanding of masking and the issue isn't. so mask mandate or no. it is a graduated approach. if you're sick, even in the future. a good idea if you wear a mask going out. if you have a severe immuno compromise, you may want to wear a mask. so this is a different approach to masking. mandate or not that i think we'll need t...

Are you pursuing emergency use authorization right now for full sized booster doses? >> so the 50 micro gram dose is highly effective. it certainly works against delta. we see good evidence now it works against omicron. the hundred micro gram shot is actually authorized here and around the world for people with immuno compromise. that would be cancer, maybe organ transplant. we presented the data this week and i think what we want to do now is work with governments, work with health systems. let them decide as the pandemic continues to go ahead, you know, do they want to have a higher dose of ...

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In your view, should there with a coalescing of minds to say boosters are a good idea for general population? >> yeah. good morning, jim. always been a physician that believes that we need to keep protecting those that are vaccinated. we know for a fact that with time the vaccine immunity wanes. that's a given. that's not surprising. and with a lot of people in this country that are overweight, obesity is a pandemic as well, on epidemic in this country, we need to protect them, also the immuno compromise. i think the fda's ruling, giving that opening for people with co-morbid conditions, peopl...

To? >> yeah, big picture, you need to realize a booster may not help you. what we have seen is that in people over the age of 65, in people who are highly immunocompromised and people living in nursing homes, those are really the three groups where there is truly convincing data to support extra doses of vaccine, and that's partly because older people, people with immuno compromise, they don't count with a good immune response up front. then if you wait, you're less well protected. for the general population, that remains to be seen. if you get a booster and it givens you a transient three or ...