because we are seeing that in multiple hard-hit states, even while the variant continues to surge in states with low vaccination rates, our overall national case count is now starting to drop. we appear to be on the downward side of the curve in terms of the omicron crush. doctor ashish jha, dean of the brown university school of public health. he put it this way in the washington post, his headline here as you can see is, quote, the worst of omicron might have passed but the pandemic isn't over. dr. jha suggests that we use the next few months, when we see lower levels of the virus, to get ready, to get ready for the next surge or even the next variant. he says part of that preparation will need to include new vaccines. he also says by the time the next variant arrives, all americans should have access to anti viral treatments immediately after testing positive. are we on track, both for new variant specific vaccines and for the kind of access the