Despite COVID-19 numbers peaking nationally two weeks ago, Dr. Peter Hotez said transmission of the virus is still occurring and could increase in the coming months amid low uptake of the updated COVID-19 vaccination. Hotez, co-director of the Texas Children’s Hospital Center for Vaccine Development and dean of the National School…
Despite COVID-19 numbers peaking nationally two weeks ago, Dr. Peter Hotez said transmission of the virus is still occurring and could increase in the coming months amid low uptake of the updated COVID-19 vaccination. Hotez, co-director of the Texas Children’s Hospital Center for Vaccine Development and dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, said individuals may not be receiving this vaccine because of continued availability issues and/or suggestions from their physicians to wait until later in the season when they may need immunity more…