While the community may be on the other side of the omicron surge, it's still important for people to get vaccinated and boosted to be prepared for whatever comes next, Austin Public Health leaders said.
People wait in line at a drive-thru COVID-19 testing site at the Long Center in Austin on Dec. 27.
Dr. Desmar Walkes, Austin-Travis County's health authority, said the surge “devastated” the community with more infections in vulnerable populations, children and older people. In the last two weeks, 66 people with the disease died in Travis County. While the community may be approaching herd immunity, Walkes said, people who have been vaccinated still need to get boosted. About 72% of those 5 and older who are eligible to receive a shot have been vaccinated, but only about 30% have received a booster. Booster shots are recommended five months after a Pfizer or Moderna mRNA vaccine and two months after the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
“At the end of the day, it helps protect those vulnerable high-risk populations and those populations who cannot get vaccinated because they’re not recommended yet — like our very young … or those populations who may not be able to get vaccinated for a myriad of different reasons,” DeLeon said.
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