WATCH: Dr. Dowell on the COVID Vaccine- Do the Right Thing
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Dowell began by stating that hospitalizations due to COVID-19 are down across the state, but especially in Natrona County. Our ICU has few, if no patients with COVID right now, due to the community masking and doing their job, he stated. For that, he added, I applaud you completely.
Dr. Dowell then spoke on the news of different variants of COVID-19 that have recently become public.
Dowell stated that the virus is mutating, or changing itself, in order to survive. He said this happens with many viruses and, in the case of coronavirus, the result is that it is becoming more transmissible. This means that it s easier to catch and it s easier to pass on to others. He emphasized that this is even more of a reason to wear masks, wash hands, and socially distance.