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Brewster, you're at a testing site at chicago. what's the latest there? >> reporter: well, you have that emphasis on testing, especially among children. illinois was one of the top five states to see an increase in childhood hospitalizations, one of about a dozen that have seen the pediatric hospitalizations more than double in the past month. that's especially conditioning considering schools are going to be picking back up in just about a week or so here. what we're seeing in illinois, especially in chicago, you have chicago public schools sending about 150,000 rapid antigen test kits being ...

Details about those tests next week, including contracts between the federal government and companies. we're expecting to learn more about those late next week. now, in addition to those tests, the federal government is searching resources to states that have been affected by this virus, that includes a new testing site set up by the federal government in new jersey. that will open today. additional sites in the district of columbia and philadelphia are also expected to open in the coming days. fema has dispatched health workers to states like new york and arizona. other federal health workers...

State and governor for offering up the nagds national guard as a resource. they will be coming into our cleveland area to help offer access for testing. right now, because we have so many covid cases, there isn't a rapid test to be found. and the pcr tests that are offered generally at testing sites, the wait period is approximately seven days. so the national guard will be helping us by setting up the testing site. i do want to acknowledge we are so grateful for their help but these are also folks with families. and we know they're coming to us, um, during this holiday time at costs to their ...

That, kids with appendicitis and heart attacks and get into car accidents and all of that is going to be much, muffin more difficult because we have a large proportion of the population that is not vaccinated, plenty of high risk people who are not boosted. that combination sets up a large pool of people who, as they get infected, will end up really straining the resources we have in hospitals today. >> cnn's natasha chen in los angeles where child covid cases sky rocketing and you've been at a school testing site all day. what's the mood been like there as parents, kids, the country tries to ...

Americans to order online, but the system won't 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. miami-dade county announced overnight that they have distributed 152,000 test kits for at-home rapid t...