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Covid and the flu, but rsv, as well. that's flu-like symptoms often to younger children, and it's gone up dramatically in the past year alone. one of the biggest challenges is finding hospital beds for those young patients. often children under five, defendant and the pediatric unit and intensive care units is really tough. many hospitals are forced to use emergency rooms for long-term space or even setting up tents for overflow patients. >> and there's an emergency bedroom open, it's filled him in when there's an inpatient bed open, someone is willing to take that, as well. >> pediatricians h...

Have these layers and more children who are requiring hospitalization then we see in any given season. >> arthel: fox news senior correspondents steve harrigan his home in atlanta, home of the cdc. speaking stomach speak out they are forced to track respiratory illnesses. but also, rsv which is hitting children under the age of 5. one of the challenges is to find enough hospital beds. especially in pediatric icu units. there shortages so severe that sometimes children are put in the e.r. for extended periods of time and some hospitals are using tents to handle the overflow patients. >> when th...

For the speech tomorrow. hospitals are struggling. in alabama there are 181 more i.c.u. patients than there are formally staffed beds. cnn health reporter jacqueline howard joining us now with more. j jacqueline, where do these overflow patients go when they need i.c.u., but there is no i.c.u. staff to take care of them? >> reporter: erica, that is what many communities are facing. when we have vaccine available for people, it is incredibly sad and incredibly scary to see i.c.u. beds filling up like they are now. most of the patients that i.c.u. beds are filling up are unvaccinated patients....