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Americans to order online, but the system wont be in place until next month. so a conference call with governors, the president offered assistance but said ultimately it would be states efforts that curb the pandemic. >> there is no federal solution. my message to the governor is simple. if you need something, say something. >> reporter: and john, while the health group that runs this testing site, one of the busiest in south florida, says that at this point supply is not an issue for them. miam...

Just the people who arent vaccinated but the people around them that they may be exposing. we need to take those kinds of stepses. so i think thats what the president has been doing, even though its being very much criticized by some. this is a public health emergency. we know these vaccines are safe and effective. if we have a chance to drive this delta variant away by getting more of our population immunized, then thats what we have to do. i wish we didnt have to use man day-to-days, but if th...

American has one test? how much does that cost and then what happens after that? >> all i know is that other countries seem to be making them available in greater quantities for less money. >> well, i think we share the same objective, which is to make them less expensive and more accessible, right. every country is going to do that differently. >> theres a talk about making them more accessible. im a person whos fortunate to have health insurance, i can get tested fairly easily. its still been ...

Companies pay for the at-home rapid testing. rapid is key to all of this. there are a few caveats with all of that. its likely not to go into effect until mid-january. of course, the tests have not always been in an abundant supply here in the united states. its part of this overall effort theyre taking steps as theyre trying to learn more about the new variant that is now in in t the united states. >> lets bring in the medical director at the baylor college of medicine. its great to see you aga...