variant. once the holidays past and the gatherings come and go, we ll see a decline in cases. i think it s going to be a little too late for the president s push for rapid tests and treatments. gillian: wow. dr. saphier, thank you for joining us today, and happy new year if i don t see you before then. happy new year! gillian: so, mike, this is worth noting, just some anecdotal evidence, but the week before last i wanted to get a covid tests so i called up a test clinic in my neighborhood. they said, if you want to get results within 72 hours, you are welcome to come in. we ll get you a free test. but if you want a response within the next hour after coming in, we are going to charge you $250. mike: right. gillian, everyone i know who has tried to get a test has been totally frustrated by the process. not by the hardworking adults doing their very, very best to do the testing and process the tests, but just buy the whole process, taking forever, wondering why it took so long fo