CDC recommends masks in public settings
By Bailie Myers | February 17, 2021 at 12:02 PM CST - Updated February 17 at 12:13 PM
AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) - A minor is requiring the assistance of a ventilator as they battle COVID-19 in the Intensive Care Unit of an Amarillo hospital.
In a news conference today, chief medical officer for Northwest Texas Hospital System Dr. Brian Weis used the case to express the need for continued vigilance in the fight against the virus.
“This is a young person...otherwise healthy that has gotten sick enough to require to be put on a ventilator...it can affect anyone,” said Dr. Weis. “We need to be very careful.”