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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.
Roanoke City and Alleghany Health Districts holds vaccine clinic for people with disabilities
ROANOKE, Va. – The Roanoke City and Alleghany Health Districts held a COVID-19 vaccine clinic specifically for people with disabilities Wednesday.
The once-coveted COVID-19 vaccine is now available to just about anyone who wants one but for many, available does not mean accessible.
“Afraid to go out, afraid to catch it because if I catch it, with my lungs, I’m a goner,” said Shelia Addair, who got her vaccine Wednesday. “People with disabilities like me can’t walk very far, we can’t get very far, we can’t stand, we can’t sit.”