that they vowed. doings no tick testing was the big one and the obvious ones, vaccines and therapy. i think they did it better than in some other areas. >> yasmeen, we're also talking about a new variant. we shouldn't jump to conclusions but there's so evidence it might be able to get around. what can you tell us about this new variant and what policies and concerns does the administration have right now as they try to curb its impact? >> i think it's a little unclear the threat posed by the new variant that the w.h.o. has labeled it a variant of concern. it's very unlikely delta would not be the dominant strain given the transmissibility.