Over 1,500 San Franciscans are testing positive for COVID every day -- and the group with the highest number of infections are teens 12- to 17-year-olds.
Dr. Bardach believes testing is also playing a role with more teenagers getting tested at higher rates.
"One testing reason which is that the older kids tend to have symptoms more and therefore they are getting tested also outside of the school context because they are more likely to have symptoms. The 5- to 11-year-olds are just a little less likely to have symptoms so we are not catching those cases as much," said Dr. Bardach.
Benjamin is vaccinated but testing and masking continue to be key in keeping him and his family safe.FDA expands Pfizer COVID-19 boosters for 12- to 15-year-olds as omicron surges While 12- to 17-year-olds have the highest rate of infections in the city, 18-year-old Lyrik Powe says many around him are letting their guard down.
"I can tell from my point of view that slowly people didn't care. There are bonfires still happening at the beaches, people still going out," said Powe and added,"Nothing has changed really. We still need to be safe.""There are a couple things you can do. One is vaccines. If you haven't gotten your child vaccinated they are very protective against worse disease and getting it or transmitting it. So, it creates that safety layer for the individual.
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