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Originally we hear from the cdc director on the "today" show this morning, she confirmed that this morning saying it's not as effective picking up omicron as it was the delta or alpha variant but saying that the pcr test should be the reliable test for folks to take. that's why we're here at the site where you're seeing lines -- not yet but seeing lines across the city as that testing front continues, not just here in illinois but across the country. >> doctor, lines, lines everywhere but there's also questions about the antigen test and what people are taking and the delays in getting pcr res...

Are dealing with right now. >> alicia: you talk about the supply for this pill, but it's also running against the supply of these rapid tests that folks are having such a hard time getting. and also when we even go to a location to get tested members of my family were told it would be 3-5 days before they get a result. let's just fast-forward. if it's going to take a while for us to get results, the faster we use these pills the better. don't we have a problem on our hands here? >> you are absolutely right. you have such a shortage of testing. fortunately we can use what's called a rapid antig...

Remains. our chief medical correspondent dr. sanjay gupta breaks it down for us. >> two different types of tests, pcr tests, the gold standard, that will find virus, that will find remnants of virus you could still be positive long after you are no longer contagious. the rapid antigen test we talk about, people often take at home, those are the ones that are more likely to answer the question people are really asking, am i still contagious? that's the answer that a throughout of people are wanting, they feel fine, but they want to know if they are still contagious. the cdc should be promoting ...

End of this pandemic. he urged 5 million in france to finally get shots. france is also making home tests more available. the rapid antigen test as arrived on supermarket shelves this week. as it comes at a time of record cases. and officials of the world health organization say the pandemic could end in 2022 if global vaccinations increase. the director general said it can only happen if we end inequity, and vaccinate 70% of people in all countries by the middle of this year. yes, just in a few months. now, a fascinating wildfire hits near boulder, colorado, fueled by hurricane force winds....

Instead announced plans to distribute them free of charge last month. when president biden came into office there were zero at-home antigen test on the market. today there are eight and we have quadrupled the supply. according to reporting by vanity fair the biden administration was provided proposal in october to manufacture 700 million covid tests a month. they reportedly turned down the idea because they did not think the production would be possible, jon regards alexander huff, thank you. parishioners flocked to st. patrick's cathedral in manhattan to celebrate midnight mass for the church...