our labs also detected on the pcr that there were abnormalities and we alerted the nicd and only last week was the announcement that yes, it is, indeed, a variant, and we all know the story of the variant with the 30 plus mutations. not sure what it will mean going forward. it might mean it will escape your immune system. it might mean that you are not -- if you are vaccinated, it still can attack you. very interesting. there's a lot of things that we still are unknowns that we still don't know. >> let's dig into more of what you know, doctor, which is first and foremost, what are the symptoms of omicron specifically that you saw in your patients? >> again, it is very vague. it is a malaise type of thing. i don't feel well. i have a body ache and pain, and i'm tired. i'm tired for two days, and you know, you have to ask this specifically. do you have a temperature? i would say i think they were warm. none of them had severe cough. they would say they've got a scratchy throat. it's not a sore throat. it's not a direct sore throat. none of them had a runny nose at that stage or specific