New numbers show that COVID infections are making a holiday return, the case count in Dallas County nearly doubling in just a couple of weeks.
"And so have hospitalizations," warns Steve Miff, CEO of the Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation or PCCI. "So, we are embarking on a period unfortunately right before the holidays where in addition to flu... we have to continue to deal with COVID."
"So, there's a bed availability concern, and there's a staffing availability concern," says Miff,"because with increased prevalence of COVID or flu, staff themselves get sick and the workforce component is always a concern during these big times." Gabriella Suarez has also managed to avoid for the virus for two and a half years, but she's ending her vaccine avoidance today.
"Get the booster shot. Get your flu vaccine," says Miff. "Those are very tangible things that everybody can do preventative, to help yourself, help your family, and help your loved ones."
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