SAN RAFAEL (KPIX) — There was a latest improve in COVID instances in accordance the California’s Division of Public Well being. The surge has prompted hypothesis amongst well being officers colder climate retaining folks indoors and waning immunity to the vaccine possibly contributing elements.
Marin has an extremely excessive vaccination fee however even that county has seen a rise in COVID instances, of late. It’s particularly regarding contemplating that is the time of 12 months that we noticed a major spike in 2020. COVID instances hovered round 3000 per day within the state final October however skyrocketed to greater than 58,000 by December.
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UCSF epidemiologist Dr. George Rutherford feels there may be motive to be optimistic that the numbers received’t explode this 12 months.
“The distinction maker this winter is we’ve lots of people vaccinated and the vaccines work actually very well.” says Dr. Rutherford.
Marin County has led the best way within the Bay Space with 81% of the entire inhabitants vaccinated and simply this weekend, held a pediatric tremendous web site at Miller Creek Center Faculty. In all, practically 2400 children between ages 5-11 bought the shot.
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“I feel it’s a standard seasonal swing. We’ll see instances return up and there’s going to breakthrough infections as a result of everyone knows vaccines are about 90% efficient however the extra of us which are vaccinated the less breakthrough infections we’ll see,” says Marin resident Ted Whitney.
One other resident, Marty O’Hagan provides, “I’m cautiously optimistic. I might say that we’re higher outfitted than we had been a 12 months in the past.”
In the meantime, state well being officers are urging folks to get vaccinated with the intention to curb any kind of winter surge, and to get the booster. It’s estimated that lower than half of these over 65 have acquired their booster shot.
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“One factor that bothers me is that there have been 2.7 million doses of booster vaccine which have been delivered however the inhabitants of California over 65 is 5.7 million,” says Dr. Rutherford.
