more on pandemic: 'We can't wait'

President Joe Biden on Wednesday urged lawmakers to secure more funding for his administration's Covid-19 response and warned of severe consequences for the nation if Congress doesn't authorize the money.

"This isn't partisan, it's medicine," Biden said in a speech from the White House while urging Congress to act "immediately."

 The President said without the new funding, the US will not be able to sustain its current testing capacity beyond June and that by the fall it will not have enough vaccine supply to provide booster shots to all who are eligible.

 "Even worse, if we need a different vaccine for the future to combat a new variant, we're not going to have enough money to purchase it. We cannot allow that to happen," Biden said.