A free dual-pop-up clinic offering vaccines for children and adults and those sometimes hard-to-find tests runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today at the West Dallas Multipurpose Center.
The clinic opened an hour earlier than expected because of the long lines, said Narvaez.
“I’ve already had a family member die because of the COVID-19 virus, and I was elected to take care of these folks,” Narvaez said. “It means a lot to me if we can save one person. If we can stop you from ending up in the hospital and dying and not being here for that next important event in your family’s life. That’s why this is so important.”
Jenkins says the number of COVID-19 cases is estimated to be larger, in part, because at-home test results are not tracked by the county. Change previously stated that it’s likely the number of breakthrough cases is up because the omicron variant has many mutations, which were not included in the current COVID-19 vaccinations available.
“The deaths we’re seeing now are not Omicron, they’re Delta deaths,” said Jenkins on Friday. “The positivity rate is as high as we’ve seen it. It’s in the 30s. In some hospitals, it’s 39% of the tests.”
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