now, we also spoke to jeremy butter of the iraq and afghanistan veterans of america. he called this a agreement first step, but it is not enough and it is not fast enough. "i completely believe they are working in good faith but it is just too slow." here's what former secretary of veterans affairs david shul key said to us earlier today: >> i don't think it's fast enough. i think it's a signal moving in a different direction and in a positive direction. i think what the white house is signaling is that the current system is not working, and they want to find a way to change it. what they're suggesting is a new way that i think does make se sense, and they want to pilot that. and they want if to lead towards better results. >> schifrin: but that pilot will take months for cancers, and then and only then consider other illnesses. meanwhile, legislation on both sides of the house that would grant a range of benefits for a range of illnesses that's correct what is veterans groups want to pass. >> woodruff: so we will see. nick, there is something else that i want-- that

but between serving diners and polishing silverware, manager jeremy's shift comes with a new set of responsibilities, making sure the business doesn't breach covid-19 control measures. that includes using government software to confirm diners are safe to be seated. >> during the week, we are losing a bit of time to check everyone in. we need to have it all set up, get the app, and check every qr code. >> forming part of france's health pass app those qr codes , indicate one of three things - - whether a person is vaccinated, has previously been infected with covid-19 or tested negative in the past 24 hours at an official testing site. with almost two thirds of the european union's population of nearly 450 million now fully vaccinated, those types of rapid tests have become much less common. testing facilities which once swelled with crowds now largely sit empty, as authorities move away from subsidizing testing costs. as covid-19 mounts a major resurgence across the eu, member states are now rethinking that strategy -- a reassessment backed by the world health organization's richard pebody. >> europ