Biden doubles Pfizer antiviral pill purchase
President Joe Biden announced Tuesday afternoon that he was doubling the federal government's purchases of Pfizer's COVID-19 antiviral pill, from 10 million to 20 million treatment courses.
"They’re a gamechanger and have the potential to dramatically alter the impact of COVID-19, the impact it's had on this country and our people,” Biden said.
He also warned that those who remain unvaccinated "will die" during the ongoing omicron surge.
“So there's no excuse, no excuse, for anyone being unvaccinated,” Biden said.
![PHOTO: President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting with members of the White House COVID-19 Response Team on the latest developments related to the Omicron variant at the White House complex in Washington, Jan. 4, 2022.](https://s.abcnews.com/images/US/president-biden-presser-rt-jef-220104_1641334661673_hpEmbed_22x15_992.jpg)
-ABC News' Ben Gittleson