look like when it comes to actually delivering the tests. the white house has said that they will put up a website at some point in the next month, where americans can directly go order tests, that will then be shipped to their homes. but it's unclear when those deliveries might start. president biden has acknowledged some of the frustrations with the shortage of tests and also, the lack of access to testing as this surge has continue offered the course of the past few weeks. but the president also offered this assessment about whether covid is here to stay. >> no, i don't think covid is here to stay. but having covid in the environment here and in the world is probably here to stay. but covid as we're dealing with it now is not here to stay. the new normal doesn't have to be. we have so many more tools we're developing. >> battling this pandemic remains the key challenge for president biden, as his success as president really hinges on whether he can get this virus under control. arlette saenz, cnn, the white house. >> as you just heard in