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Omicron. it really needs to get boosted. >> i'm curious. is there a lot to learn from all the professional sports leagues about two issues, one, the issue of boosters, and, two, the issue of the j&j vaccine? because i know now we're not really recommending it. it seems the j&j vaccine was very popular with athletes. i know they get tested more than most of the rest of the population. is that why it's been so many breakthrough cases? >> you know, that is possible. there is no doubt now as we get more and more data that when you look at the data in general, that the mrna are preferable to the j&...

But we were well prepared and expected that we were going to see variants, there's no doubt about that, but i believe that the vice president was referring to the fact that if you look at the number of mutations in omicron, it's unprecedented. there are about 50 of them, 30 of them in the spike protein and about 10 to 12 of them in the receptor binding domain. we've never seen anything like that before. so in that context she was correct. >> all right. dr. anthony fauci, i'll admit i have like 17,000 other questions, but we don't have that much time. i'm sure we'll be seeing you in the days to...

Pricey. if they're considered something that essential, should they be priced as high as they are, and we've seen a few public places to get tested. do you need more resources on that? what's the situation in colorado? >> we've made free at-home testing available to every coloradoan for months now. we've sent out 1.2 million right to your doorstep. you get the free test. it's a popular program. we're certainly planning on continuing it for the time being. it's also important to note that while the northeast is going up in cases, our region in the rocky mountain west has been going down for sev...

Could, but she -- she's definitely a big influence there. >> reporter: and inspired your love of them. >> uh-huh. she -- she definitely did, but -- so i -- i have her to thank for what i'm going down this sunday, the new covid surge. >> i think we're looking at a rate of cases that's so large that we still overwhelm our hospitals. >> the omicron variant exploding across the globe -- >> what we're seeing in some of these other countries is doubling times of about every two days or so. >> -- and across the united states. >> as we know, there will be plenty of breakthrough infections, that's fo...

Thrive. >> interesting you bring up the inflation issue. it feels like the rise of omicron is only going to set us back on that since the supply chain seems to be the biggest impediment when it comes to the inflation issue. you've talked about some things you've done. is there anything outside what the federal reserve does that can impact inflation in your mind? >> you know what public policymakers can do, governors, legislators, president, congress? we can save people money. if you save people money on child care, that makes a real difference in people being able to work, and also the develop...