sharfstein: absolutely.nce is very strong for cases as well as for hospitalizations, particularly for older people. boosters really help. if people are on the fence about it, do they need it, given the virus that is out there, i would very much encourage them to make those plans today. lisa: a lot of people are sick of hearing about covid. they want this to be over. frankly, they are acting like it. micron and putin may have been at a table 20 feet away, but people in bars are not. how much are we heading towards a 1918 flu pandemic fourth wave that nobody talks about, where people get sick and die but no one wants to hear about it because people have moved on? dr. sharfstein: i think it is that cartoon of people in a crowded restaurant saying "i can't believe we cannot get back to our lives yet." people are doing the same things as they were before and completing the other people are doing stuff extra careful for themselves. i hope we can come to a bit more of a consensus. i realize it is hard, that we shou

sharfstein: it is difficult.ed and i have done some podcast interviews, that you find a good middle ground and you find those thresholds and you take a step as a society, and nobody is happy with it because half of the people think it is too far and half of the people think it is not far enough. it emphasizes how important it is for public officials and public health officials to be explaining, explaining, explaining. relentlessly trying to get as much information and social understanding of the policies getting put into place. it has been hard. people are dug in but there is no alternative. the more people who understand, the better off you are but i agree there is a big risk. jonathan: i just want you to speak to something more clearly. summative people have been talking about this report that came out of johns hopkins, that lockdowns did not work. that was not affiliated with your school. can you walk me through the conclusions of that or questions you have about it? dr. sharfstein: that was a working paper. o

sharfstein: that has to be a huge priority.ined in the green. that has changed. when the markets reopen you are looking for a loss of 3/10 of 1% . your bloomberg dollar index is lower. the u.s. 10 year is not trading today. crude up 7/10 of 1%. coming up, we will be talking about central banks, geopolitics , inflation, and where james thinks we should be positioning amid these times. this is bloomberg. ♪ if you're a small business, there are lots of choices when it comes to your internet and technology needs. but when you choose comcast business internet, you choose the largest, fastest reliable network. you choose advanced security for total peace of mind. and you choose fiber solutions with speeds up to 10 gigs to the most small businesses. that's virtually everywhere we serve. the choice is clear: make your business future ready with the network from the most innovative company. comcast business. powering possibilities™. ♪ >> it is midday in london. i'm tom mackenzie. welcome to "emerge markets -- "bloomberg markets." the pr