As hospitalizations increase, Carilion Clinic pushes the importance of COVID-19 vaccines
Most of those hospitalized are unvaccinated
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ROANOKE, Va. – As vaccination rates slow, infections of COVID-19 and hospitalizations of those infected increase.
Tuesday, CDC officials reversed their mask recommendation in certain circumstances.
“In areas with substantial and high transmission, the CDC recommends fully vaccinated people wear masks in public indoor settings,” said CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky. She spoke to reporters by phone.
“Many weeks ago we would just have two to three hospitalized. In the last couple of weeks, upwards of twenty individuals would be hospitalized,” admitted Dr. Anthony Baffoe-Bonnie. He is an infection prevention and control specialist at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital.