have the tools to stay open safely. there s also the news that peter laid out, too, ordering of another 10 million treatments for the anti-viral pfizer pill. how important is that? the thing about a covid pill it has ingredients taken from china and india and has to go along the supply chain and takes months to manufacture. this order placed now, we won t receive it for a month. unfortunately, we need the medications right now. there s going to be a delay. i would say while that is a great gesture, it s not enough for the moment that we re in. i would have liked to have heard from president biden, we are in a very difficult moment and will be in this moment the next four to six weeks. here are policies we need to put in place to make sure it s safe for everyone as a collective. peter, go to you on this, because what is next for the white house here? what are you hearing from
challenging. please wear your mask in public to protect yourself and others. we re going to get through this. we re going to get through it together. we have the tools to protect people from severe illness due to omicron, if people choose to use the tools. reporter: the president saying he is frustrating about the lack of available tests right now and says there are improvements made at this time, but notably, he said to americans they should go on google and try to find out when the free tests are available in their communities. hallie, anybody that s tried that, likely a lot of folks at this point with a surge in cases now. a million in just 24 hours, recognizing eving if you show up at one of those places, you could be in line for hours. no kidding. peter alexander, stand by one second. bring in dr. blackstock into the conversation. you heard peter lay ow one of