middle of next year. but as you point out, we can't get to that number in this country despite the fact that supply is not an issue. >> one of the three pillars of biden's global plan to fight covid is to rebuild health care systems and health infrastructure. what could the u.s. health care system do better to prepare for the next pandemic? >> i think this is a topic i've been thinking about the most. at its core you're asking a question about, how do we convince a large society, a large country like this to invest in preparation, which sauls hard. pay a lot of money for something that may or may not happen that you cannot really see or feel until it does happen. it's challenging. it's challenging in our individual lives to do the right things in terms of our health. it's challenging in a societal level as well. but i think there's some specific things. what we learned is that if the pandemic happens all of a sudden everybody in the world wants the same things. the same reagents. the same swabs. the same supplies. the same ppe. if you'll be truly ready, you will have to verticalize and