brandt has details from d c. >> over the roar of air force ones in june's, the president fielded shouted questions about the first doctor. joeay. just days after the president recovered from the virus. it's yet another high profile reminder that the pandemic is still ongoing. still for 500 people dying every day. it's way too much. and in a discussion with the chamber of commerce, white house covid response coordinator, doctor ashish jha said we can't just forget about the virus. we do nothing and just sort of hope for the best. i think we could end up getting into a lot of trouble to prevent that. doctor jha says the biden administration is facilitating the development of a new variant specific vaccine, which could be ready as early as next month. >> it's going to be really important that people this fall and winter get the new shot. he also says it's critical for schools and businesses to update their indoor ventilation and for covid treatments, masks and testing to be widely available. if all of that happens, i am confident we keep every business open keep every school open. we don't have to like how hospitals that are ov