nyu and nbc contributor. doctor, breaking news, a second anti covid pill getting fda authorization. how does this change the fight against covid? stephanie, this is fantastic news. we can all use more tools in our toolbox but i think we need to look at this with some measured optimism. we do not have those pills in hand yet. it will take time to ramp up to be able to have enough to be able to distribute and we are looking at a surge right now in our midst, so i think in the long-term, fantastic news. we re going to be able to benefit from it. we re going to have pills that are going to be available to really reduce the burden on hospitalizations, really reduce deaths but it will take time to get those pills out for use. kathy, the numbers in new york continue to be astronomical, in terms of cases or the time it takes to get a