Experts say California’s better-than-average vaccination rates and newly implemented mandatory mask policies in parts of the state have helped prevent a more grim situation.
Covid-19: Younger populations need vaccine urgency
Covid-19: Younger populations need vaccine urgency
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The Delta variant of Covid-19 is spreading rapidly throughout the world and has been detected in 124 territories the World Health Organisation has said.
An emergency room doctor in the United States has told BBC World News about how the initial narrative of it being a virus which kills older people is now problematic as those populations have been largely vaccinated in the country.
“It s really difficult to reverse that narrative for our 20 and 30 and 40 year olds, even 50 year olds who make up a bulk of our new cases,” Dr Natasha Kathuria, said.
we spoke to dr natasha kathuria, an emergency room doctor in austin, texas about this. here s what she said. every er doctor and icu doctor that s working in an area with an active covid surge in america shares those feelings at that physician. you know, we have patients all the time that they lose that sense of urgency, they don t get the vaccine, and them in they fall critically ill and come to us to save them and protect them, they are desperate at that point, and it s just too late, we of course cannot vaccinate someone when they are actively sick with covid 19. so, we see that scenario happened far too often. we have two big pools of people who are unvaccinated in america. we have got those who believe in these, you know, extremist conspiracies and they are very anti vaccine, you know, not a lot of logic and their fears about the vaccine and those patients are not the ones
DSHS launches campaign encouraging Texas youth to get vaccinated
New Lambda COVID-19 variant detected in Houston hospital this week
The Texas Department of State Health Services focuses on the Delta variant as the WHO names Lambda variant one of interest but not yet one of concern.
AUSTIN, Texas - With COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations on the rise in Texas, the Department of State Health Services (DSHS) is pleading with Texans, especially young Texans to get vaccinated.
According to DSHS, three-quarters of Texans 65 and older are now fully vaccinated, whereas 40 percent of those ages 18 to 34, and just 26 percent of those ages 12 to 17 are fully vaccinated.