One North Texas hospital said the rate of kids testing positive has more than doubled, and it appears the rollout of new vaccines to kids 5 and under isn't really taking off.
North Texas doctors are pointing to that rise in cases, saying now is the time to consider getting your child vaccinated if you haven’t already.
Cook Children’s said its seven-day average positivity rate has gone from 3.5% on May 5, to 8.4% on June 5, to 21.6% Wednesday."Certainly nothing close to what we saw with the Delta wave, with the initial Omicron wave, but we're seeing increased numbers. And to me, that's a warning sign," Dr. Kahn said.
"So it's something that's gotten everyone's attention as the rise is not slowed or stopped yet," said Dr. Holt Oliver, with Parkland Center For Clinical Innovation. "And that's where we are right now, just paying close attention to the rise and making sure our hospital systems in the county are prepared."Doctors still say the best way to protect yourself is getting vaccinated, but the vaccination rate for the youngest children is off to a slow start.
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