Yesterday’s public health meeting stressed the importance of getting vaccinated for COVID.
Dr. Bob Leon Guerrero–Chief Medical Officer said, “COVID still is among us and we recommend getting the COVID shots.”
He gave an update on vaccination statistics, “The rate of COVID infections are going down, the severity in children are going up. They’re the ones that represent the most unvaccinated group of all.
Dr. Leon Guerrero says that the unvaccinated group represents roughly 10-20% of people 6 months to 18 years of age. Vaccinated adults represent close to 90%.
In the past 8 months, there have been a rise in hospital admissions in children for COVID related reasons.
In addition to COVID, the RSV or respiratory syncytial virus, which causes mild, cold-like symptoms has been going around.
Dr. Leon Guerrero says that it has resulted in one death of a child, “We’ve had a lot of admissions on the pediatric ward on it.”
Dr. Leon Guerrero reminds the public that vaccinations are still necessary, especially for children who represent a large amount of unvaccinated individuals, “I encourage people to get their children vaccinated. Talk to your pediatricians, talk to your … and try to see about the vaccinations.”
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