relatively quickly after you get sick. and we have a lack of testing here in the united states right now. the second issue is that we're not going to have adequate supply for quite a while. they're saying we're going to have around 65,000 doses this year, another 200,000 in january. that's just a drop in the bucket in the face of omicron. and the third thing is i worry this pill is going to be available largely to those with privilege, to the wealthy and not to those who are necessarily highest risk for those severe outcomes. >> right. that always is a concern in these sorts of situations, isn't it? and doctor, omicron infections appear to be falling sharply in south africa suggesting we could perhaps see a sudden drop in omicron infections elsewhere in a just a matter of weeks, although that is clearly not certain. what do you make of the data coming out of south africa right now? and does it give you any comfort or hope? >> it does give me hope but hope